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If I identified as trans - Eddie Izzard

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pombear · 17/06/2018 19:21

I'd be seriously concerned that this person who claims to represent the trans issue is making a hash of said issue, and politics in general:

twitter.com/LOLabourLive/status/1007980764321939457
"I'm a member of the NEC. I've been a member of the NEC for about two weeks now. And I'm running for re-election right now, that's how relection works right now. ...I believe we have a slogan for the Labour Party, For the Many, Not the Few [what, you just found out Eddie?]"

Eddie in another LabourLive clip talks about 100 years of suffragettes "women, or , er, and transgender people...'2018. the end of the first world war. and er, we exist. so if you ever get depressed about the global situation draw a graph of human rights from ancient Eyypt...."

I used to admire Eddie for reclaiming stereotypical 'women's' clothing to represent the bandwidth of male.

Eddie seems to have recently swallowed the transgender agenda, and then got so confused that Eddie's not able to put together a coherent speech that doesn't involve ice-cream, ancient Egypt or, well, erm, I'm not sure. (And yep, you can shout at me 'it's just humour' but the 25 people amassed by the stage didn't seem to think it was humour either!).

It's Sunday, I've had a glass of wine, and this thread may not make sense, but I used to be a) a Labour supporter, b) a trans 'ally' and c) an Eddie Izzard fan.

WTF happened in the last couple of years that excluded some females from the above?

(Rhetorical question for many women on this board!)

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pombear · 17/06/2018 19:45

Watching the clips from Labour Live, it was a fucking car crash.

And I really mean my original title.

If I was trans, I would be extremely disappointed by this person representing me in the echelons of Labour as the 'trans' agenda.

He seems confused.

I'd be pissed off he now seems to be a significant influencer there.

Mind you, the other representatives who seem to be significant influencers to Jez re. trans also give me concern. LM/SB I'm looking at you.

I've lost the will to live!

Labour's losing women, people in general, even those who live in London who fancied seeing Clean Bandit for free yesterday!

NB: I WAS A LABOUR VOTER, YOU TWATS!

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R0wantrees · 17/06/2018 19:42

Interview from 2010
'Eddie Izzard: straight but not linear
He's a transvestite, heterosexual standup comic and actor who ran 43 marathons in 51 days – as a new DVD documentary makes clear, Eddie Izzard's life has been far from predictable'

www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/nov/20/zoe-williams-eddie-izzard-saturday-interview

Melamin · 17/06/2018 19:39
Grin
Ereshkigal · 17/06/2018 19:34

Oh dear Grin

DickTERFin · 17/06/2018 19:32

Incoherent wittering... let's talk about me and for a bit... and let's talk a bit more about me... and here's another thing you need to know about me... and just something else about me that is very interesting and relevant... incoherent wittering...

EI doing what EI does best - Filet du Narcissism with a side order of Word Salad.

NotAnejaculatorOrProstateOwner · 17/06/2018 19:31

Is it phobic to say that I enjoyed h[redacted I don't want to misgender] marathon BBC program running [redacted] < Sex description?

Viago · 17/06/2018 19:28

Grin nauticant

He was really reminding me of Ben Swain from TTOI in those clips.

Picassospaintbrush · 17/06/2018 19:27

nauticant

Best laugh of the day, thanks.

nauticant · 17/06/2018 19:25

He was mentioned in today's Sunday Times in connection with Jezfest:

Eddie Izzard, whose transition into Anne Robinson seems nearly complete