Petition updateRequest BBC use the correct term Refugee Crisis instead of Migrant CrisisThe pen is mightier than the sword

Zinon ZygkostiotisFrance
Aug 30, 2015
When Edward Bulwer-Lytton famously coined the phrase "the pen is mightier than the sword", he clearly understood the power of words.
To some the use of the word Migrant or Refugee may seem trivial, but the tremendous response to the petition so far clearly shows that there are many who acknowledge the harm being done today. Of course, the broader issues are much more complex and will require more than just finding the right way to report on events, but only by doing so can we hope to properly understand the problem and begin down the road to finding a real and humane solution - not just bigger fences and more tasers.
I will be formally presenting this petition to the BBC on behalf of everyone who has signed, but if anyone should like to make an individual complaint they can do so by going to the link below and clicking on "Make a complaint".
A very big thanks again to all of you for your support so far. Keep sharing this petition, and hopefully we can gather enough voices to be heard!
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