Graham Linehan in the Times

I sometimes worry about him and think he should do less social media. Write a book about this subject maybe? But then I remember he is a comedy writer , not an academic. His mind just doesn't work like that ; he is protean , impulsive and a bit impatient. He can't help jumping off at tangent or dropping his line of reasoning to tell a joke or anecdote.

Very much agree with you here but I still wish he’d take a break from it all, he should put himself first for a few weeks. I worry about him.

The --sly digs— descriptors in the article gave me the strong impression that Graham has a problem with alcohol

Thank you Graham, we owe you a huge debt of gratitude. I wish I was as brave and articulate as you.

Another who wants to say thank you to Graham and all who put their heads above the parapet.
Funnily enough, I watched Small, Far Away the World of Father Ted last night and laughed my socks off! What a talent! May I say thanks for that as well.

Oh aren't the comments wonderful I hope Graham reads every one.

I suppose it removes the possibility of calling the piece biased.

He’s a fucking hero. Not only has his comedy output brought so much pleasure to me over the years, but now he’s doing this.

I sometimes worry about him and think he should do less social media. Write a book about this subject maybe? But then I remember he is a comedy writer , not an academic. His mind just doesn't work like that ; he is protean , impulsive and a bit impatient. He can't help jumping off at tangent or dropping his line of reasoning to tell a joke or anecdote. The Mess We're In is like three old friends in a pub putting the world to rights rather than some university debate. It's lovely to see Helen Staniland and Arty keeping him grounded. But of course newbies - especially from the USA- will sometimes appear in the comments asking ' who is Owen Jones / Aimee Challenor ' or asking for the backstory. G'wan Glinner!

Glinner is a hero in the truest sense of the word.

I don't like the tone either. It's grudging and he takes a lot of sly digs. But then it's (rather badly) written by a bloke called Mike Wade whom no one has heard of and who probably wishes he had a hundredth of Glinner's talent and bravery.

I noticed that the article didn't link lots of useful things to previous Times articles. For example, it would have been easy to provide a hyperlink to the Times own coverage of the Guides scandal. I wonder why they chose not to do that?

As one of the commenters under the article said, why so much focus on what Graham has lost, surely the story is why his voice is so rare amongst famous men?

I subscribe to Graham's sub stack too. It is great - like a PP said, he writes about the issues, but also opens it for others (mainly women] to do round ups/discussions. I also follow Baroness Nicholson's webinars (a heroic woman) and he is on her panel. We do appreciate you Graham, very much.

[quote Phobiaphobic]@Igneococcus Yes, the comments are brilliant. On re-reading the piece, perhaps it's not that bad. There was just something in the tone I didn't like.[/quote]
I didn’t like the tone either - I think the author was very disappointed not to be doing a fluffy cheery piece about Father Ted, and wished that Glinner would crack more jokes. It didn’t explain the context of Marian Millar’s court case, which you would normally expect, or go into the background of the girl guides issue.

Thank you Glinner

Yes presumably Mike didn't actually read the blog or he would realise that Graham hadn't blogged personally 20 times but has made a space to amplify the voices of others.

There was a definite attempt to create a narrative about obsession (so over-investment), but I thought Glimmer dealt with that well.

Thank you Graham.

I agree. Why isn't everyone obsessed?

So many are happy to talk of the overt horrors of Afghanistan. Why can't they call out what Western men do to women too? Or are we supposed to be grateful for the crumbs they throw us?

Not sure about the tone of the article. Mentioning the copious blogging, didn't mention that the blog is also a platform to women's voices.

@Igneococcus Yes, the comments are brilliant. On re-reading the piece, perhaps it's not that bad. There was just something in the tone I didn't like.

The comments are very heartening indeed.
You're a diamond, Graham. Thank you.

I can't believe more people don't find it absolutely chilling that this man is an example of how TRAs will try to fuck your life up.

Honestly, I followed him on Twitter and his comments were not outrageously offensive by any reasonable measure.

For a long time they tried the usual appeal to males (females they go straight for the rape threats) of head tilt "so disappointed" "are you ok?", but then it was the jugular and clearly spilled over into real life.

It's a clear signal pour decourager les autres and it's working.

Bravo Graham and thank you for your service. You are a Good Person.

Graham's fighting for the rights of women, which so few men every really do, and never in my memory with his total passion. It's no wonder that he gets the same kind of insults thrown at him as we do: over-emotional, unstable, over-sensitive. I'm amazed no one's called him hysterical.

Imagine a world where every man was a Graham Linehan and how different women' lives would be. When this is over I want him feted: I want statues to him. But in the meantime I want to know why other British men aren't standing beside him, supporting him and being proud to be like him.

I'm watching IT Crowd S1E1 now. There's mixed-sex toilet jokes and JK Rowling references. It's spooky.

This whole situation is more than a little McCarthyite. But in that case blacklisted Hollywood writers came over here and wrote Robin Hood.

In terms of TV profile I was thinking but I don't know how it works and what he gets after all this time when eps are shown.

I think I read a comment by him somewhere where he said he doesn't get royalties on DVD sales or episodes being reshown - but you might want to check. There's a book of the Father Ted scripts on Amazon and he probably does get royalties on those.

At the risk of coming all over Owen "wrong side of history" Jones, I like to think that when this is all over, and the history books are written, Graham will be recognised as one of a handful of heroes who stood up for what is right. His efforts stand in stark contrast to the vast majority of cowards and misogynists who have refused even to acknowledge the attack on women's rights, let alone fight it.