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a list of men or companies who have stood up for us

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siucra · 20/04/2025 19:17

Like so many here, I have been disheartened by the lack of support from so many famous men, those I liked and or admired are now and will forever be in my blacklist. Same for companies.
This whole experience has been so hard and I thank all the incredible women who carried on and spoke for us...
However, who are the men who were on our side? Andrew Neil? Piers Morgan? There aren't many but would love to hear some names of those who put women first...

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RhannionKPSS · 20/04/2025 21:44

Simon Edge along with JCJ drafted that stupid , lefty letter !!!

abracabarbara · 20/04/2025 21:44

Arran2024 · 20/04/2025 20:40

Wes Streeting

Eventually.
When he saw which way the wind was beginning to blow.

WilfredsPies · 20/04/2025 21:44

Trans people are not a threat to women or female spaces. All the trans women I know carry themselves with grace and respect for the goddess energy. If you don't like me having an opinion fuck off and don't follow me. Anyone who wants critical thinking please stick around This was Boy George, in 2022.

This was him in (I think) 2020. ‘In a new interview with Britain’s The Sunday Times, the former Culture Club singer returned to his familiar criticism of modern pronoun usage, a favorite topic of George’s. He claimed that transgender and nonbinary people who ask to be referred to by pronouns that are consistent with their identities “want to be offended because they think that whatever’s going on for them is much more important than anything else.” I strongly suspect that Boy George is not in favour of anything or anyone being of more importance than him.

Boy George interview: the Culture Club singer on new music, inspiration in isolation and why he is worried about a new film of his life

Boy George pops up on FaceTime from his London lockdown location in a simple black hat and T-shirt. “I’ll get excited about dressing up when this is over,” he says, meaning the pandemic. His default setting, during a call that starts fast and goes on a...

https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/boy-george-interview-the-culture-club-singer-on-new-music-inspiration-in-isolation-and-why-he-is-worried-about-a-new-film-of-his-life-tl3qs33nz

MyHeartyCoralSnail · 20/04/2025 21:43

John Cleese.

it’s become very clear that the left are not the friends of women.

Men who have benefited over the years by the passionate frightening of women, their kindness and understanding have not been willing to return the favour. We need to learn going forward we need to remember this and examine the true views of groups of men on women before we lend our support..

IButtleSir · 20/04/2025 21:43

Waitwhat23 · 20/04/2025 21:15

I love the interview when he's praised for being the 'first person ever to win two Olympic tennis gold medals' and he pointed out that Serena and Venus Williams had already got 'about 4 gold medals each' and another interview when another tennis player was praised for being 'the first US player to reach a major semi final since 2009' and Andy said 'first male'.

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He is a proper male feminist.

derxa · 20/04/2025 21:42

Dmsandfloatydress · 20/04/2025 21:39

Wes streeting was my MP. Was definitely TWAW as i wrote and asked! Even when his constituency was full of Muslim women!

He would gain a lot of respect if he ditched this view. I think he’s nakedly ambitious. But also he I don’t think he believes TWAW.

NoFineBalance · 20/04/2025 21:42

derxa · 20/04/2025 21:12

The GB News men unpalatable as that is to many.

There were many men on in right wing media. Tucker Carlson and anyone at Fox News US. All the guys at Sky News Australia. Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro and the others at the Daily Wire. It's unpalatable in so far as you live in a purity spiral. I prefer to think of it as being such a fundamental piece of common sense that men cannot become women, that only the batshit believe it; and the batshit can sit anywhere on the political spectrum - as evidenced by men of all the major parties in the UK letting women down repeatedly.

Having said that, Rishi Sunak eventually told the truth, but a bit late in the day.

RhannionKPSS · 20/04/2025 21:41

Elifane · 20/04/2025 19:39

Arty Morty
Andrew Doyle
Debbie Hayton
Mr Menno
Duncan Bannatyne
David TC Davis

WTF! How on earth can you include Hayton? He is a huge part of the problem and one of the reasons that rubbish is in schools

OneOfThoseOldFashionedWomen · 20/04/2025 21:41

Graham Lineham.

He was a voice before it became mainstream, he lost so much for standing up for our rights. .

Christwosheds · 20/04/2025 21:41

NextRinny · 20/04/2025 19:29

This gets to me the hardest. I fought my own mother for gay men's rights - during the AIDS scare.
Only for women's problems to completely go above their heads when they could have spoken up.

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Agree with this. I helped out at so many AIDS fundraisers.

StripyCarpets · 20/04/2025 21:41

AzurePanda · 20/04/2025 21:23

Sorry if I’ve missed it but can’t believe Joe Rogan hasn’t been mentioned. He’s been absolutely steadfast and has given a huge platform to a wide variety of GC voices.

He hasn’t at all! He’s definitely come around, but he’s one of those that agrees with the person he’s speaking to. He was in full agreement with Eddie Izzard, and probably plenty of others too

Mmmnotsure · 20/04/2025 21:41

Sam Barber

SidewaysOtter · 20/04/2025 21:40

This is a brilliant thread! It's good to see those who stood up for us, even when they probably got a kicking for it, being recognised. Especially the amazing Ben Cooper KC.

As for those who stood quietly by - wilfully misunderstanding, wanting to signal your virtue or not giving a toss because this didn't affect you - we don't forget, you know.

RhannionKPSS · 20/04/2025 21:40

No, George is a misogynist bawbag

Dmsandfloatydress · 20/04/2025 21:39

Wes streeting was my MP. Was definitely TWAW as i wrote and asked! Even when his constituency was full of Muslim women!

Pudmyboy · 20/04/2025 21:38

NoFineBalance · 20/04/2025 21:34

Didn't James T Kirk himself, William Shatner, stand up for women on the trans issue? I'm pretty sure he had a twitter spat with Mr Sulu over the matter.

Ooh interesting! I knew George Takei is very TWAW but not about Shatner having common sense on this...

StripyCarpets · 20/04/2025 21:38

Everyone at Spiked; Tom Slater, Fraser Myers, Brendan O’Neill

Felinnefine · 20/04/2025 21:38

Winterwonders24 · 20/04/2025 21:30

Steven Fry has also blotted hus copy book on this issue

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He’s always hated women.

derxa · 20/04/2025 21:37

Freda69 · 20/04/2025 21:34

I was just about to write that, particularly the guys on Headliners who have really done their homework on this. (Except Eamon Holmes who doesn’t have a clue about anything)
And also Elon Musk who opened up Twitter to GC opinions.
This whole list seems a really random selection!

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To people like them this is the only stance. You have to agree with them on this issue. Because otherwise you’re wrong.

Mmmnotsure · 20/04/2025 21:36

Ted Cruz (can hardly believe I'm typing that)

abracabarbara · 20/04/2025 21:35

Has Andrew Gilligan been mentioned?

NoFineBalance · 20/04/2025 21:34

Matthew Syed, sports writer at the Times, author and podcaster.

EachandEveryone · 20/04/2025 21:34

SeedyHotel · 20/04/2025 19:41

The McGann brothers.

Certainly not Paul’s wife or any of their family she was very upset this week on Facebook and included the rest of her family

Freda69 · 20/04/2025 21:34

derxa · 20/04/2025 21:12

The GB News men unpalatable as that is to many.

I was just about to write that, particularly the guys on Headliners who have really done their homework on this. (Except Eamon Holmes who doesn’t have a clue about anything)
And also Elon Musk who opened up Twitter to GC opinions.
This whole list seems a really random selection!

WilfredsPies · 20/04/2025 21:34

Another odd political input came from Tony Blair who tried to warn Labour off this subject saying don’t have an argument with JkR

I firmly believe that a large part of the reason for this is there being nobody in Labour who is capable of taking her on without making themselves look like massive idiots. She’d wipe the floor with the lot of them.

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