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Eddie Izzard Graun correction

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BraveBananaBadge · 21/08/2021 19:30

I've searched but couldn't find anything on this, sorry if it's been covered - just been reading through the This Much I Know feature and saw Eddie was the subject at the start of this month.

The self-flagellation of the correction at the bottom is hilarious and says it all...

Eddie Izzard Graun correction
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AtlasNeverShrugged · 22/08/2021 03:24

The left always eats itself.

nepeta · 22/08/2021 03:17

This piece gave me the first hollow laughter of the day.

As an aside, it doesn't bother me at all if someone misgenders me. This could be because I know for sure which sex I am. That misgendering is such a crime in some contexts but just a faux pas in other contexts should provoke some thinking about why the difference exists.

FrankButchersDickieBow · 22/08/2021 01:38

I remember when Eddie was funny AND I bought the Guardian.

Times have changed so much 😪

PaleGreenGhost · 21/08/2021 21:00

I remember when I religiously bought the Guardian. Also sigh!

MrsTerryPratchett · 21/08/2021 20:38

I remember when Eddie was cool and funny.

LazyViper · 21/08/2021 20:33

It reads like.a Private Eye joke. I suppose that’s what the Graun is now.

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BraveBananaBadge · 21/08/2021 20:17

I'm just fascinated by the way they tie themselves in knots. (The Guardian, not Eddie - who I can't imagine had anything to do with the correction.)

I forgot the feature in question is an Observer one but that's not really the point, in the circs. It's quite unbelievable they corrected themselves after finding out 'recent news came to light' about Eddie's gender identity, because didn't all that happen... months ago... in the, erm, Guardian?

Hypothetically they could end up having to put a clarification like this under any story about any person if this is how they're going to play the game.

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ErrolTheDragon · 21/08/2021 20:07

As pronouns only exist to make language easier, as soon as they get in any way complicated or confusing then removing the is the best option tbh.

However, I don't think there's any confusion at all about continuing to call Izzard 'he', if he's comfortable with it. He probably realises that insisting on 'she' might impair his ability to get male roles (which tend to be more plentiful and lucrative at his age than female ones).

Mulletsaremisunderstood · 21/08/2021 19:59

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Jaysmith71 · 21/08/2021 19:38
  1. Take your Guardian firmly in hand.
  2. Roll it up into a stiff tube.
  3. Guess.