Charli XCX accuses BBC Three of giving more attention to ‘men’s rights’ documentary than her own

A couple of weeks on from airing her feminism in the music industry documentary, Charli XCX has called out BBC Three for giving a ‘men’s rights’ documentary more prominence.

Last night (14th December), the channel gave Reggie Yates’ ‘Extreme UK’ its usual primetime slot. This episode looked at groups of fucking bonkers men who believe their rights are being compromised when compared to women. The documentary featured interview with Roosh V, who gives classes on ‘men’s rights’, and how “women are no longer trained to submit to a man.”

In a series of tweets (as reports NME), Charli commented on a snippet of ‘Extreme UK’, saying: “this snippet is terrifying. and also, annoying. because i made a doc for the bbc that was shown on a tuesday at 10.30pm when a lot of my audience were unable to watch. this doc seems (from this snippet) to be discussing feminism in an entirely negative light and is shown prime time at 9pm.”

She added that people like Roosh V “don’t deserve airtime,” saying: “positivity should be promoted. not negativity.”

Charli’s own ‘The F Word and Me’ documentary followed her world tour, where she also found time to interview fellow musicians - Ryn Weaver, Marina and the Diamonds, Liz - about their experiences in the music industry. It’s a very worthwhile watch.