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Eddie Izzard marks Women in War school event

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Cookingutensil · 16/07/2022 22:45

Not a single woman could be found to head up this event to celebrate women in war, so this Bournemouth school invite Eddie Izzard - in his female guise presumably - to do the job.

I'm guessing women made no contribution to WW2 whatsoever, bet it was blokes all along, women were probably too busy fretting.

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20280243.eddie-izzard-attends-second-world-war-event-talbot-heath/

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Chillinoncarneisunderrated · 17/07/2022 02:33

As the granddaughter of a woman who risked getting herself blown up everyday her and her sister worked in a munitions factory during WW2, I'm bloody raging. I'm not far from Bournemouth as well. Still not as glam as Eddie though eh ?

Sloebluewalls · 17/07/2022 02:29

This is awful. Incredibly disrespectful to actual women who fought the war. Clearly highlights a school Indoctrinated with gender ideology, willing to gaslight pupils into thinking blokes can simply identify as women. Had it been themed men in war I would’ve have blinked at EI involvement.

NewPotatoSalad · 17/07/2022 01:55

It was trans women who won the Second World War, you transphobes!!

Truthlikeness · 17/07/2022 00:56

ErrolTheDragon · 16/07/2022 23:06

Both Eddie and Sarah share a keen interest in the Second World War, with Eddie having starred in a number of films set in the era, including the 2008 film Valkyrie.

I'm struggling to make a connection between that role (or any other film EI has been in) and 'Women in War'.

You mean the movie where Eddie played a male German general?

SteveHarringtonsChestHair · 16/07/2022 23:36

On the plus side the article doesn’t reference Eddie as a woman or call Eddie she or her throughout.
It’s cleverly worded so that pronouns are not used at all.

On the minus side an ethics class discussing gender and war misses the point that gender is irrelevant in war, sex is relevant.

Johnnysgirl · 16/07/2022 23:13

Christ, what a mockery of the whole bloody thing 🙄. Slap on a bit of lippy, and hey! it's fine, Eddie's being a girl today.

EaselArt · 16/07/2022 23:12

I think Eddie is trolling us. Fucking arsehole.

Penguintears · 16/07/2022 23:10

If Eddie wakes up in "boy mode" will Eddie have to cancel?

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Cookingutensil · 16/07/2022 23:09

Don't know KittenKong, but I'm going to dress up as the soldier from YMCA and see if my local primary are interested in my services on remembrance day.

I know fuck all about war or history, but who cares, I'll be fabulous 🥰😙

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TheBestBitch · 16/07/2022 23:09

ZaraSizeMedium · 16/07/2022 22:52

Gosh weren’t they lucky that it coincided with a day when Eddie was (presumably) in ‘girl mode’.

Quite

Neverplayleapfrogwithaunicorn · 16/07/2022 23:08

As the granddaughter of an Auxiliary Territorial Service officer... I'm seething on behalf of all the women who went to war.

ErrolTheDragon · 16/07/2022 23:06

Both Eddie and Sarah share a keen interest in the Second World War, with Eddie having starred in a number of films set in the era, including the 2008 film Valkyrie.

I'm struggling to make a connection between that role (or any other film EI has been in) and 'Women in War'.

KittenKong · 16/07/2022 23:00

Women, war

what does this person have to bring to either discussion?

ZaraSizeMedium · 16/07/2022 22:52

Gosh weren’t they lucky that it coincided with a day when Eddie was (presumably) in ‘girl mode’.