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AIBU to find Dawn French's latest Trump comments more sad than funny?

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Sausagenbacon · 15/09/2026 08:58

I can't link Dawn French's latest rant, about Trump, but, if anyone else has seen it, do you find it funny. Or just feel very sorry for her?

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darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:53

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darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:51

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:48

Fauxfence? Is that a word you’ve made up?

Derailing? Is that something you like to do when the discussion is 1200 raped and slaughtered unarmed Jewish civilians and the shitwit French mocking their planned murder by terrorist animals during a ceasefire?

NancyThompson · 15/09/2026 12:51

I suppose at least she's not mocking 7 October 2023 victims this time.

moderate · 15/09/2026 12:49

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:47

If you think anyone who disagrees with you is pig headed, I’m not surprised you support Trump.

I don't support Trump. Any other ways you want to drive my point home, or are you done now?

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:48

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:44

You don't seem to have much of a grasp of how comment forums work. No need for the fauxfence and projection.

Drama? Yes, the 1200 children, families and teenagers raped and slaughtered by terrorist animals who wore GoPros for fun and enjoyment was a bit dramatic. And French the shitwit mocking them was, indeed a bit dramatic.

And yes, I have absolutely written her off, forever. As have all decent people.

Commenting on the fact that she mocked 1200 slaughtered children, teenagers and families by saying "we did a bad thing" in a baby voice is part of writing her off, and ensuring that her horrifying behaviour is front and centre on a comment forum that is frequented regularly by tabloids for commentary is part of that too.

How very, very odd indeed that you feel the need to defend her disgusting mockery, in any way.

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Fauxfence? Is that a word you’ve made up?

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:47

moderate · 15/09/2026 12:43

Are you trying to parody exactly the pig-headedness I'm describing? If so, good job.

If you think anyone who disagrees with you is pig headed, I’m not surprised you support Trump.

EasternStandard · 15/09/2026 12:47

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:44

You don't seem to have much of a grasp of how comment forums work. No need for the fauxfence and projection.

Drama? Yes, the 1200 children, families and teenagers raped and slaughtered by terrorist animals who wore GoPros for fun and enjoyment was a bit dramatic. And French the shitwit mocking them was, indeed a bit dramatic.

And yes, I have absolutely written her off, forever. As have all decent people.

Commenting on the fact that she mocked 1200 slaughtered children, teenagers and families by saying "we did a bad thing" in a baby voice is part of writing her off, and ensuring that her horrifying behaviour is front and centre on a comment forum that is frequented regularly by tabloids for commentary is part of that too.

How very, very odd indeed that you feel the need to defend her disgusting mockery, in any way.

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It is bad. I guess she has an audience for that mockery, depressingly enough.

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:44

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:38

You have written her off forever but immediately clicked the thread when you saw her name.

Ok…dramatic much.

You don't seem to have much of a grasp of how comment forums work. No need for the fauxfence and projection.

Drama? Yes, the 1200 children, families and teenagers raped and slaughtered by terrorist animals who wore GoPros for fun and enjoyment was a bit dramatic. And French the shitwit mocking them was, indeed a bit dramatic.

And yes, I have absolutely written her off, forever. As have all decent people.

Commenting on the fact that she mocked 1200 slaughtered children, teenagers and families by saying "we did a bad thing" in a baby voice is part of writing her off, and ensuring that her horrifying behaviour is front and centre on a comment forum that is frequented regularly by tabloids for commentary is part of that too.

How very, very odd indeed that you feel the need to defend her disgusting mockery, in any way.

Mischance · 15/09/2026 12:43

Trump is clearly a pillock, but her comments add nothing useful to the debate ...

moderate · 15/09/2026 12:43

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:35

Did she say her message was on behalf of the left?

Which comedians on the right have you judged for affecting credibility of those on the right?

Are you trying to parody exactly the pig-headedness I'm describing? If so, good job.

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:40

OtterlyAstounding · 15/09/2026 12:32

I always think that people who act like this undermine very valid criticisms.

The hyperbole, childishness and petty nastiness makes it seem like they don't have a good point that can stand on its own merits.

Yup. She's actually doing Trump a massive favour behaving like this, she seems quite unwell, or extremely stupid, and there is plenty to be said about Trump without resorting to this pitiful excuse for humour.

And due to her previous form for being mockingly disgusting about slaughtered and raped children, nobody with the tiniest bit of commonsense or decency will want to be seen supporting her. Stupid woman.

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:38

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:36

I think the sort of people who enjoy/are apologists for unarmed civilians and children being slaughtered by terrorist animals during a ceasefire are probably a bit mental anyway, to be honest. Perhaps it's just coming out more as she's getting older. You're right though, somebody close to her should be telling her not to do this - maybe she has nobody close to her anymore due to her awful opinions.

Nobody has to be a Trump fan (I am certainly not) to have written her off forever after her vile, minimising comments after the Oct 7th mass murder at a music festival.

"We did a bad thing" in a baby voice talking about 1200 slaughtered children, teenagers and families. She will never live that down. Not. Ever.

Yes, Dawn, yes, you did a bad thing by airing your vile mockery of dead innocents - and I do wish you would just fade into silent obscurity now.

You have written her off forever but immediately clicked the thread when you saw her name.

Ok…dramatic much.

Lentilcakes · 15/09/2026 12:37

Can’t bear her these days. As much as I hate Trump, and there’s some great comedy material there, she isn’t funny.

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:36

Beryls · 15/09/2026 12:29

Her and Nadia Sawalha have lost the plot, the weird too-up-close videos and the weird voices are very disturbing. I think they're both suffering from a mental illness, I don't understand why the people close to them don't stop them from embarrassing themselves. Hating Jews leads to people progressively becoming more and more unhinged, as we know. Should be studied really.

I think the sort of people who enjoy/are apologists for unarmed civilians and children being slaughtered by terrorist animals during a ceasefire are probably a bit mental anyway, to be honest. Perhaps it's just coming out more as she's getting older. You're right though, somebody close to her should be telling her not to do this - maybe she has nobody close to her anymore due to her awful opinions.

Nobody has to be a Trump fan (I am certainly not) to have written her off forever after her vile, minimising comments after the Oct 7th mass murder at a music festival.

"We did a bad thing" in a baby voice talking about 1200 slaughtered children, teenagers and families. She will never live that down. Not. Ever.

Yes, Dawn, yes, you did a bad thing by airing your vile mockery of dead innocents - and I do wish you would just fade into silent obscurity now.

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:35

moderate · 15/09/2026 12:27

Why is it up to the left not to destroy their own credibility and electability?
Is that not obvious?

Did she say her message was on behalf of the left?

Which comedians on the right have you judged for affecting credibility of those on the right?

OtterlyAstounding · 15/09/2026 12:32

I always think that people who act like this undermine very valid criticisms.

The hyperbole, childishness and petty nastiness makes it seem like they don't have a good point that can stand on its own merits.

Happyjoe · 15/09/2026 12:30

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:29

Didn't she grovellingly apologise the last time the public told her, en masse, to please shut the fuck up too?

Edited to add - oh you mean the first time she humiliated herself.

Yes, after an absolutely massive backlash she did indeed grovellingly apologise. Learned nothing, apparently. Still trying the unfunny, excessively odd baby voice routine.

Needs a scriptwriter if she's going to keep flapping her gums in public.

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Lol.

Beryls · 15/09/2026 12:29

Her and Nadia Sawalha have lost the plot, the weird too-up-close videos and the weird voices are very disturbing. I think they're both suffering from a mental illness, I don't understand why the people close to them don't stop them from embarrassing themselves. Hating Jews leads to people progressively becoming more and more unhinged, as we know. Should be studied really.

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:29

Happyjoe · 15/09/2026 12:27

For what it's worth to you, she apologised.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmjdpme470o

I can't ever see Trump apologising can you?

Didn't she grovellingly apologise the last time the public told her, en masse, to please shut the fuck up too?

Edited to add - oh you mean the first time she humiliated herself.

Yes, after an absolutely massive backlash she did indeed grovellingly apologise. Learned nothing, apparently. Still trying the unfunny, excessively odd baby voice routine.

Needs a scriptwriter if she's going to keep flapping her gums in public.

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:28

Jerrybalanitis · 15/09/2026 12:26

HtH? Nope.

Oh well, you've had matters explained to you clearly and irrefutably, so if you're pretending not to get it, nobody can help you.

YW.

Happyjoe · 15/09/2026 12:27

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:19

Yes, she's certainly allowed to use a baby voice and mockingly disparage and attempt to minimise the slaughter of the 1200 unarmed civilians - babies, girls, boys and families who were raped and murdered by the terrorist organisation Hamas, at a festival during the cease fire which was then in place, all of which was filmed by their rapist terrorist murderers on Go Pros they strapped to their bodies, for fun and entertainment purposes.

We know she is allowed to do this, because she did it.

Nobody suggested it was a crime for her to be such a disgusting piece of filth.

And nobody with an ounce of decency has to be a Trump supporter to write her off, forever, for having done so.

HTH.

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For what it's worth to you, she apologised.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmjdpme470o

I can't ever see Trump apologising can you?

Dawn French wears a black coat at a function and is looking at the camera.

Dawn French sorry for 'one-sided' Gaza war video

The video sparked a backlash with critics accusing her of appearing to "mock" the 7 October 2023 attack.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmjdpme470o

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:27

WhereYouLeftIt · 15/09/2026 12:20

Same. Trump is eminently mockable, but Dawn's piece on him is execrable. I actually couldn't get all the way through it, all I could think was 'get to the bloody point woman, if you have one!'. In the end I was too bored to continue watching.

Strangely, I found her meandering delivery rather like his. But it's not because she's using that style to mock him all the more, because it's the same delivery she used in her despicable mewling attack on Israelis.

Mentally, I think it's entirely possible she's demented.

To be honest, I hope there is some actual reason for her horrifying behaviour, first mocking and minimising the horrifying slaughter of 1200 civilians by terrorist animals during a ceasefire, and now continuing with her bizarre and unfunny baby voice musings - I used to think she was reasonably bright, but I now think perhaps she was just good at reading her lines.

I don't wish dementia on her, but at least that would give us a reason for her frankly odd and decidedly unamusing behaviour. Or perhaps she's got a drinking problem, or something similar.

moderate · 15/09/2026 12:27

nomas · 15/09/2026 11:26

Why is it up to the left to make a difference? What difference have those on the right made?

Why is it up to the left not to destroy their own credibility and electability?
Is that not obvious?

Jerrybalanitis · 15/09/2026 12:26

darkling2 · 15/09/2026 12:19

Yes, she's certainly allowed to use a baby voice and mockingly disparage and attempt to minimise the slaughter of the 1200 unarmed civilians - babies, girls, boys and families who were raped and murdered by the terrorist organisation Hamas, at a festival during the cease fire which was then in place, all of which was filmed by their rapist terrorist murderers on Go Pros they strapped to their bodies, for fun and entertainment purposes.

We know she is allowed to do this, because she did it.

Nobody suggested it was a crime for her to be such a disgusting piece of filth.

And nobody with an ounce of decency has to be a Trump supporter to write her off, forever, for having done so.

HTH.

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HtH? Nope.

nomas · 15/09/2026 12:26

EasternStandard · 15/09/2026 12:24

And people will comment re her video, which is also fine.

I haven’t said otherwise.