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Eddie Redmayne

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RVN123 · 22/11/2021 10:58

He's come out as saying that he regrets taking the part of Lili Elbe in the Danish Girl, as he thinks it should have gone to a trans actor.

That's another issue, surely it's called 'acting' Eddie?

He has affirmed that TWAW and they 'just want to live their lives out peacefully and it's time to allow them to do so'.

So no-ones being harassed out of their jobs then Eddie? Children aren't being medicalised? Women aren't being told to shut up and be kind, and allow men into their safe and private spaces?

What makes a bloke like Eddie think he has any right to an opinion in something that does not affect him, just because he put on a dress and some lipstick for a role that he now regrets?

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yestheyhavethesamedad · 22/11/2021 11:18

Has eddie asked how that would work ?
If a trans actor should have played the part , are they going to hire 2, a transman to play the part before transition and then a transwoman to play the part after , or does the transwoman have to detransition then retransition .
Is he also going to apologise for playing a disabled person and insist only disabled people play them, or only gay people allowed to play gay parts so no gay men can play staight men 🤔

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 22/11/2021 11:16

That’s so disingenuous of him.

Firstly how many trans actors are out there willing to play a part which means they have to play pre as well as post transition?
Secondly does he really think a film like that would have got made at all without a big name like his attached to the project?

He has absolutely zero integrity and is basically saying whatever he thinks he needs to to not get cancelled.

PurplePeaks · 22/11/2021 11:16

@SomepeopleareTERFSgetoverit

I am no longer interested in any penis-haver’s views on this topic. my rights are not Eddie’s to give away.
This, completely this.
ArabellaScott · 22/11/2021 11:12

What is the difference between Eddie and a male who identifies as trans?

Jng1 · 22/11/2021 11:11

If trans people, especially trans actors, want equality then they should audition for parts like everyone else and it should be based on merit, not some tick box quota.
Or if they insist on a quota then it should be proportionate to the incidence of trans people in the population i.e. less than 1%. On that basis we shouldn't be seeing them get roles that often... Hmm

MatildaIThink · 22/11/2021 11:07

Does he also feel wrong for pretending to be French in Les Misérables, or someone with magic powers in Fantastic Beasts, pretending to have been born in 1809 in The Aeronauts, or an alien in the future in Jupiter Ascending? He certainly should not have pretended to be one of the worlds geniuses in The Theory of Everything.

Well either that, or we accept that acting is acting...

SomepeopleareTERFSgetoverit · 22/11/2021 11:01

I am no longer interested in any penis-haver’s views on this topic. my rights are not Eddie’s to give away.

LadyCampanulaTottington · 22/11/2021 11:00

It's called acting. People pretending to be people they're not.

Not that difficult is it, Eddie?

MissMinutes24 · 22/11/2021 11:00

Rich, posh, white, Old Etonian man Eddie doesn't see a problem. I'm shocked.