Aylan? Alien? Alan?
Alan Kurdi’s aunt: ‘My dead nephew’s picture saved thousands of lives’ Why do BBC journalists insist on changing the name of Aylan Kurdi to Alan Kurdi? Are they trying desperately to make the name more familiar, less ‘alien’ to Brits so that we feel more empathy for the boy? Does the BBC really think nobody feels any empathy and that they have to manipulate us by disrespecting and exploiting … Continue reading