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Sky Arts ‘Portrait artist of the year’ - anyone watching?

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Toughie · 16/12/2020 20:21

‘Our sitter is one of the most celebrated comedians of our time, she has ....she is ....’
I was expecting Jennifer Saunders or Ruby Wax.
No. Eddie Izard.
‘I’m gender-fluid’... ‘I want to be in full-on girl mode from now on’ ... ‘I’ve asked to be referred to as ‘she’ and ‘her’ etc.
I’m trying to work out why it irritates me so much.
I think it might be the black high-heeled lace up boots.

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Zeugma · 16/12/2020 20:52

Also......pink neon in the background?

MrsMiaWallis · 16/12/2020 20:51

Dd pointed out that he picked the one that looked least like him

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Toughie · 16/12/2020 20:51

That’s because he’s a narcissist.

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Zeugma · 16/12/2020 20:49

Yes, I don't think those portraits meet with the sitter's approval, somehow....

YesMeLady · 16/12/2020 20:49

Eddie didn't seem impressed with any of the portraits

Mrsbrownsgargoyle · 16/12/2020 20:47

Oh, he just referred to himself as "he".

MrsMiaWallis · 16/12/2020 20:47

He hates them all lol

Tollergirl · 16/12/2020 20:45

It's made me really cross and I was so looking forward to it! WTF is "girl mode"? This is just topping off a generally WTF day as my 15 yr old DD was made to watch a film about "puppy play" during RSE today at school! I asked what the teacher said the rationale for this was? I suspect it's just the wokeism that is now normalising fetishism in the guise of educating our DC.

More annoyingly this had led to me dropping several stitches in my knitting project. Hey ho, I can pick up dropped stitches because I'm like, in "girl mode". As my DD said, he's too old for that anyway he should have said "woman mode" Hmm

Mrsbrownsgargoyle · 16/12/2020 20:42

I think he said he's "in girl mode TODAY", which is worse.

ApplePenPineapplePen · 16/12/2020 20:42

Would be more appropriate to say they were in old crone mode

thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 16/12/2020 20:39

Imagine if he said he was race-fluid or full on asian mode...

MrsMiaWallis · 16/12/2020 20:35

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Toughie · 16/12/2020 20:34

Good question.
They are painting what they see so I think all three will end up looking like a bloke.
I also feel uncomfortable with this ‘girl-mode’ phrase.
Isn’t the use of the word ‘girl’ quite telling?

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ApplePenPineapplePen · 16/12/2020 20:28

I have been following this programme for multiple series and I will watch this on catchup. If i were one of the lucky contestants I would have been upset at having to paint the drag queen 'the Vivienne' more - at least Eddie has a characterful face and less filler. How many artists will feminise Eddie's features to Eddie's satisfaction I wonder?

Zeugma · 16/12/2020 20:23

Yep........with you, OP