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Fanny cradock and transgenderism

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Purplewithgreenspots · 14/01/2019 12:45

How is she anything to do with the new gender politics? According to The Times, a celebration about her in Waltham forest will be ‘very queer’, including style, food, gender politics and aspiration. I thought she was just a cook but correct me if I’m wrong.

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tellmewhenthespaceshiplands · 17/01/2019 11:12

River must be my pink lady brain 😊

Delirium I had to google as title made me laugh so much. May have to watch and quite like Mark Gatiss!

Deliriumoftheendless · 17/01/2019 11:08

Fear of Fanny starring Julia Davis is a good watch.

RiverTam · 17/01/2019 11:02

hahahaha, I know which thread you meant that for, hilarious mix-up!

tellmewhenthespaceshiplands · 17/01/2019 10:42

Doh. Wrong thread, soz peeps

tellmewhenthespaceshiplands · 17/01/2019 10:41

Nice to see Fanny Haddock here today >waves

CrispbuttyNo1 · 15/01/2019 15:43

“La Rue was unquestionably a bloke”

To be fair, fanny certainly wasn’t unquestionably a woman judging by her appearance 😂

RiverTam · 15/01/2019 14:20

that Twitter is fucking hilarious. And that photo of Fanny makes her look like a man in drag, which I agree was, astonishingly, An Actual Look for women at that time.

RiverTam · 15/01/2019 14:18

'unhygienic fanny' GrinGrinGrin

VickyEadie · 15/01/2019 14:16

I know! La Rue was unquestionably a bloke.

RiddleyW · 15/01/2019 14:16

How did she not know? Honestly.

I don't think he was in drag at the time - I think she just didn't know who he was. I'm just guessing.

ChesterGreySideboard · 15/01/2019 14:14

it was revealed to her that La Rue was actually a female impersonator

How did she not know? Honestly.

RiddleyW · 15/01/2019 14:10

That video is amazing. Mincemeat omelette!

And when she says men don't like small mince pies. So amazing.

I am a Fanny fan.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplands · 15/01/2019 13:56

I've had so many moments over the last few years when I've been tempted to join Twitter. But then didn't because I'm too chicken for the toxic crap that could come my way plus I'm sure my blood pressure would rocket.

That Twitter account could make me do it! Hilarious.

EinsteinsAbsolutelySoberHCB · 15/01/2019 12:52

That omelette! 🤢

I normally only lurk on this board, as I think you're all fabulous, but never have anything to add.

I'm very puzzled about Fanny Cradock and gender politics, so fell down a bit of a wiki wormhole. And this stood out, in relevance to the thread,

When she appeared on the television chat show Parkinson with Danny La Rue and it was revealed to her that La Rue was actually a female impersonator, she stormed off the set.[28]

theOtherPamAyres · 15/01/2019 12:40

How is she anything to do with the new gender politics?

There is a parody account on Twitter : Dr Fanny Cradock
"I'm the one your mother told you to listen to.
#GenderCritical
#AlcoholSoakedIndividualapparently
#RadFem"

Tweets in the inimitable style of Her Ladyship but with added quirks Grin

twitter.com/BustedWench

Pythagonal · 15/01/2019 11:11

I’m sure we have all done that 😂😇

Only if the dog hasn't got there first. 😚😁

CrispbuttyNo1 · 15/01/2019 11:07

“However it did lead to one episode where she was making a roast dinner and dropped the chicken on the floor. She picked it up, picked off any fluff and said ‘remember, you are alone in your own kitchen’ while plonking it back on the plate”

I’m sure we have all done that 😂😇

picklemepopcorn · 15/01/2019 10:20

Gosh. Just read wiki about her.

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Purplewithgreenspots · 15/01/2019 10:03

Imagine if you had to eat her food. [shudders]

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recently · 15/01/2019 09:45

My mum told me she was unhygienic

I must admit I did shudder inwardly when she smeared all that egg white on the "paste" and then just carried on without washing her hands. I've just been reading up on her on Wikipedia - she certainly had an interesting life.

ChesterGreySideboard · 15/01/2019 07:33

The BBC have put some of them on iPlayer. The Cheese and Wine episode is a joy to behold.
She used to do a lot of it live, which is a hell of a skill.
However it did lead to one episode where she was making a roast dinner and dropped the chicken on the floor. She picked it up, picked off any fluff and said ‘remember, you are alone in your own kitchen’ while plonking it back on the plate.

Illyria47 · 15/01/2019 07:08

PositivelyPERF
I have just literally spat my tea over the keyboard over your comment re unhygienic fanny. Brilliant.

DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 15/01/2019 06:21

I’d never heard of her, but now I love her. Her food looks repulsive, (and I love mince tarts), but I deeply admire her domineering manner - no namby-pamby coddling of the viewer. It’s Fanny’s way or the highway.

I have renounced the stomach-churning slop of the hilarious Sandra Lee and henceforth swear allegiance to Ms Haddock. Cooking in full evening wear. What a woman.

PositivelyPERF · 15/01/2019 03:31

You mean she was an unhygienic fanny? Shock

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Purplewithgreenspots · 15/01/2019 02:53

It was a surprise for me too, the one d. I do wonder if a d was dropped for effect.
My mum told me she was unhygienic, which is why I never had an interest. At least if Beeton had problems keeping clean, the books don’t say soGrin.

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