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Flo & Joan - Russell Howard

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SerendipityJane · 19/12/2020 08:24

Only half caught it (might rewatch later) but caught something in their song about "trans" and "J K Rowling"

leaving it there, as it's quite a mainstream show ....

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Passmeabottlemrjones · 19/12/2020 10:27

Yeah it's bullshit. Hardly anyone seems to have actually read what JKR said - presumably because she is a woman, and so isn't worthy of actually listening to and we have to take mens interpretation of it instead.

Pete Davidson on SNL said

“She creates a seven-book fantasy series about all types of mythical creatures living in harmony with wizards and elves and the one thing she can’t wrap her head around is Laverne Cox?”

When did she say anything to suggest she couldn't 'wrap her head around Laverne Cox'? Confused

houseofstark · 19/12/2020 10:27

Yeah I saw it on Facebook too but stopped it at the JKR reference.

I’ve liked some of their other songs but this one seemed more forced and it wasn’t as funny (before the JKR reference even).

BraveBananaBadge · 19/12/2020 10:19

The problem is these kind of throwaway lines become the received wisdom and so it’s impossible to see the funny side. I was just listening to a radio play written by young people which included one line - just one - which clouded the whole thing. “I felt as uncomfortable as JK Rowling on the trans march”. A crap joke anyway, but only went to show the young writer had no genuine grasp of what JKR had ever said on the issue. Yet as that sort of attitude is passed on, people will just take it as read. It’s worrying, which is why I doubt there’s any way to make this funny. There’s something inherently unfair about it.

MichelleofzeResistance · 19/12/2020 10:19

They are very woke. And MN is mentioned in a sneery way in another song. But whatevs, some of their stuff is quite funny and I don't need to agree with someone on everything in order to enjoy the bits of their work that I like.

DidoLamenting · 19/12/2020 10:16

@notnowdennis

It’s gob shite virtue signalling... “oh aren’t twee, sweary and on point”

Prefer Fascinating Asda’s Christmas message...

Love the autocucumber there but agreed on both points.
donquixotedelamancha · 19/12/2020 10:09

Flo and Joan are a pound shop Garfunkel and Oates.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=YCKpJkplwoU

zanahoria · 19/12/2020 10:03

The new expert on trans rights is a wizard loving sham

Sit down JK Rowling

Off you piss to Azkaban

www.comedy.co.uk/online/videos/21551/flo-and-joan-the-2020-song/

notnowdennis · 19/12/2020 09:20

It’s gob shite virtue signalling... “oh aren’t twee, sweary and on point”

Prefer Fascinating Asda’s Christmas message...

VictoriaLucas102 · 19/12/2020 09:16

Yeah it was quite funny up to that point, then I just stopped listening. Probably not surprising really.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 19/12/2020 08:57

Well I felt disappointed by that bit but the rest was good.

BaronessWrongCrowd · 19/12/2020 08:46

I got to the bit about JKR and I'm afraid I had a sense of humour bypass -women's rights is a massive joke huh?

IMH they are not as witty or funny as they clearly think they are.

OhMsBeliever · 19/12/2020 08:29

Is that their 2020 song? Someone shared it on Facebook so I listened as some of their other stuff is quite amusing. And then I stopped it after they slagged JKR off. Hmm

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