It doesn’t. I never get this idea that responding to somebody means I’m upset. I’m responding to you, think that’s because you upset me?
The gammon insult is old, boring and predictable. Like some posters on here.
Why in the world do you think I dislike working class communities 
Well it goes back at least as far as Nicholas Nickleby so it definitely has heritage. I think we should trawl Dickens for further insults. The guy was hilarious.
Like ‘woke’?
The fact that in order to provide evidence of the BBC’s ‘bias’ towards gender fluidity you had to go to the entertainment section, and dig up an interview in which an artist was being quoted about their views, proves that your accusation is without serious substance.
To be fair, woke is actually a compliment because it’s a positive term. Although, I realize most people think they’re being insulting when they say it.
I always think, woke as opposed to what? Being asleep?
So you went to the BBC website specifically to find something thing falls short of what you personally deem to be suitable content, in order to post here about the BBC falling short of what you deem to be suitable content.
Isn’t this all a bit ‘disgusted of Tunbridge Wells’?
The BBC have a duty to provide content beyond what you want to consume. It can’t be a national broadcaster focussing mostly on what @Klopptimist approves of.
I suspect this might be a bit of a fib.
With pineapple, egg or both?
Is gammon the only insult that can be used that is targeted at a specific group?
Asking for a ‘white’ friend that I have 
Unfortunately, voting for Brexit, wishing for the reinstatement of the death penalty, and getting cross about transgender people, is not a protected characteristic under the equalities act. 
Is being a middle aged white man(the group the insult is usually targeted at) not worthy of being a protected characteristic?
If an insult directed at other skin colours was used the poster would be reprimanded obviously.
Your suspicions are utterly incorrect.
Whereas considering yourself to be something you’re demonstrably not is? That’s just wrong.
I’m sure it is, in its own right.
‘Gammon’ however is not about being white or middle-aged. It’s about being right-wing and getting upset about progressive causes (gammon, originally used by Dickens, referring to going pick in the face)
Like ‘snowflake’ is used almost exclusively to mock the left (despite, in my experience, including here, the right being far quicker to take absurdly hyperbolic offence)
You’ll have to explain.
How many skin colours go pink in the face?
Gammon is used as an insult to middle aged white men,but you know that.
Exactly
I do know that, but it isn’t a racist insult.
It’s a joke, originally made by Dickens I think.
The “gammon tenancy” is one that is merely achieved through misplaced, over-enthusiastically demonstrated and misappropriated patriotism.
By and large most middle aged white men are unaffected.