fucking Stephen Fry

He did an interview where he was asked about it. Someone at The Guardian thought it was interesting enough to do a story about it. And you thought it was interesting enough to read it, so they were obviously right.

And, in fact, over-prescription of Oxycontin is a very serious issue. Listen to this, if it's not too boring for you: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00050s0

But surely you realise that this is in the papers and on the BBC because they felt it was newsworthy, not Stephen Fry?

So you're sexist and ageist? Could we add homophobic in there?

Sounds like a nasty fall indeed, and given that he's a household name I'd expect a story or two about his recovery.

So yes you're being unreasonable, especially as you're under no obligation to read such articles, let alone post threads about them.

And AGAIN.........

He didnt write the article, he didnt ask the questions, he didnt create the issue that you are pissed off about.

This really is about you.

Well Claudia Winkelman, or whoever books the guests for her radio show, presumably asked him to do the interview. He didn't gatecrash the studio. The Guardian then wrote a piece about the interview. So they aren't classing him "'pointless" either

It's his career being in the public eye 🤷‍♀️

He does films, talk shows (nearly put talk shoes initially 😆) etc.

It's interesting when people talk about MH and addiction issues

howmethesunny · Today 23:33
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I’m 49 for all those incensed by my reference to his age. It’s not his age, it’s pompous man”

pompous women are irksome, too.

Considering the oxy addiction crisis in the US, it actually is quite interesting that UK doctors are prescribing oxy for falls. But Stephen Fry has no control over the article. It's a lazy rehash of a radio interview.
It seems as though you're trying to generate an angry thread over nothing. Go have a cup of tea / coffee / gin and maybe you'll feel less grumpy in the morning. In fact have a too.

Who TF are you to call him pointless? Why do you think your life matters? What the hell have you ever done that makes you so important. He’s done more for people than you ever will you idiot.

Go to your post of 23.33 and press on the edited button and you'll see your original post. It's right there.

Oh wait, is this one of those Tattle by proxy threads. I guess it's the right day and time for one

The Guardian have selectively represented this story - I heard the original interview today on R2.

This was in no way the basis of the interview. Upon describing how he recovered from the surgery, he did say he was reticent to take this drug (and YES I am very aware of its impact if abused and have watched the Netflix). It wasn’t so much “it’s for the NHS” - more - it will stop the agonising pain and allow you to sit up in bed the next day. Move your legs the following. Get into a chair the next. Start physio. Rather than fester in bed in pain.

this is what these drugs ARE FOR. When abused, clearly, they are awful. But poor show of the Guardian to present in such a way. Listen on iPlayer if you want the full context.

And no. I’m no particular fan of Steven Fry (and yes he was promoting a book - but most radio guests are) but I do feel strongly about blatantly sensationalist journalism

I heard the interview on Radio 2 and it was actually quite interesting.

And I'm sick of ageist people, yet here you are 🤷‍♂️

Yes, we can all see you hate ageism. That would be why you used old age as a derogatory term in not just one, but three different posts. And "of a certain age" clearly means the same thing.

Yes it did. When you edit a post, we can all see what it said before it was edited.

You hate ageism and yet you used "old man" to describe him as he is older than you......

I am older than you, am I an "old woman"?

I was given it after some surgery but I’m one of those people on whom it doesn’t work so was left in agony. Give me morphine any time.

Newspapers are full of pointless stories about celebrities every day. It really irritates me.
Today it's:
This Stephen Fry one- several papers have run it.
Jada Pinkett Smith saying she will never divorce Will Smith even though they live separate lives.
Jess Phillips MP reveals she has had breast reduction surgery to stop male MPs leering at her.
SCD stories, including Jade Goody's ex-husband giving interviews about her son's father.
IACGMOOH- trail of utter rubbish
Some actress joined a 'throple'

It is all pointless rubbish. We don't need to know any of it but it fills the websites of the dailies. And it does that because PEOPLE READ IT. Why? Why do people read any of it? It's mindless drivel that papers use to distract us from the things they don't want us to focus on. The D Mail fills article after article with it, as do The Mirrir, The Sun, The Express. The D Mail has barely mentioned a word of Johnson, Whitty, Valance, Cummings etc at the Covid Inquiry because they don't want us to read about it. But they run at least 8 stories a day on I'm a Celebrity.

I'm sick of all of it- of the female celebs who bare their bodies for cameras constantly and sell the photos to national newspapers. It's painful to see women still prepared to do this for attention. Men are not much better now. And the level of the stories about reality tv participants, Z list celebs - it's just sleazy rubbish. Nothing is private and not up for sale.

Are we really so shallow that anyone reads this stuff and follows these people? We must be or it wouldn't be there. It's one of the biggest indicators to me of how crass, drab and low-level many people's minds must be in our society. It's worrying.

I don't read it, I don't follow any of them and I don't watch any reality tv. I don't think anyone should but unfortunately I can't make that decision.

Loose Women and I'm A Celeb are mindless low-level trash.

I find Stephen Fry quite irritating and misogynistic.

However, as others have said, this story is interesting due to the medication it involved.

His life isn’t inherently unimportant because he’s older, either. People do have a tendency to think their own lives are important, human nature!

I haven't met him personally although having been in a London restaurant where he was sitting at a table a few feet away I thought he was lovely & the epitome of humility & kindness. As he was walking out I looked up & smiled & he nodded & smiled back 😊