If I identified as trans - Eddie Izzard

From Izzard's wiki page 'He calls himself "a straight transvestite, or male lesbian".'

The former - fine. No problem, an honest bloke in a frock. But a 'Male lesbian'? Nope. That's not a thing, Eddie.

Fit's the late transitioning cross dresser DSM type- just saying.

It was Eddie that peak-transed me.

Eddie as a man who cross-dressed, wore makeup and didn't give a shit? Brilliant, ground-breaking and comfortable in his own skin.

Eddie as "trans"? Just no. You are precisely what trans isn't about. You don't represent my friends who have struggled and suffered to be who they need to be. You are precisely the problem that women have with the current trans umbrella. You are not a woman Eddie, you're just jumping on a bandwagon and people are falling for it cos you're a nice bloke.

I see you

[2010]: He's a transvestite, heterosexual standup comic and actor

Yes, I used to admire Izzard's stance of "these are not women's clothes, these are my clothes"

So now I start to wonder about the magical power of clothing! Or it could be just the big green light for heterosexual men to embrace transgenderism because they can all keep their Laydee Penis now. And brag about it, endlessly.

I think he will struggle in politics. He will lose credibility by joking around badly all the time. I doubt he can make the transition.

I used to like Eddie. I liked the fact that he rejected dresses and make-up as being women's - he said that anyone can wear them. I remember him saying, "they're not women's clothes, they're mine." He described himself as a transvestite - a man who likes wearing dresses and make-up. He never claimed that any of that made him a woman.
Now he has declared himself as trans, are we supposed to see him as a man or woman? I don't understand what he's talking about any more.

Mmm yum, I haven't had a C de B for years! Delicious. I have a boring old Montepulciano.

That comment was wrong of me and I apologise. I'm proud of every woman who does things that the patriarchy "inappropriate". I am glad you can share your opinions here even if I desperately wish there was more acceptance of the other side of the debate. I hope I haven't made you feel as if you cant share your opinions - infighting isn't ever the answer to guaranteeing rights for women. 🤝

With regards to his comedy:
Eddie hasn't been particularly funny for a while now. I think he's lost focus and sidetracked into making points all the time he's just forgotten he needs to make his comedy funny.

Eddie Izzard has the political nous of a buttered handrail.

Just joining you in a glass of wine there Pombear.

Of course you have a right and thankfully for you the mumsnet feminism board will continue to be a safe space for you to exercise that right.

He's a twat and I've been saying it for years.

He’s never been funny.

I never said that he was a good speaker or that he wasn't bumbling. He was, it was boring, but I enjoyed some of the points he made. You wouldn't have, and that's fine. I commented to offer futher context to anyone who might find it useful, which you didnt, which is fine. I think we can move on now?

I started a thread about this twat last year and made the papers..... just a heads up OP!

You are sounding a bit worse for wear yourself tbh there argumentative.

Like the barfly on the end stool, who rambles on making no sense whatsoever.

In your quotes in the OP, literally all Eddie talks about is his election and how we should recognise the contributions trans folk have made to history and the ongoing improvements in everyone's human rights. He was making small talk with the audience, not necessarily intending to make informative or meaningful political points. If you feel what he said was harmful, that's your prerogative, but we're destined to disagree on that. I think we were destined to disagree from the moment you decided to start a thread hypothesising on what you would think if you were trans. I dont hypothesize about whether I would have thought MLK was a good representation of the black community if I had been/was black. I can have my own thoughts on the topic without attempting to force myself into other peoples shoes, in a way that seems intended to invalidate the opinions of any actually trans people who disagree with you and whose opinions on the subject matter more in this case.

It sickens me that he made it onto the NEC. He is anti-Corbyn and now rewriting his own history...some of us are old enough to remember.

Eddie Izzard, whose transition into Anne Robinson seems nearly complete

This is wonderful