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MoltenLasagne · 15/10/2025 11:19

I thought her sorry was a reflexive apology for laughing at something that clearly the interviewer thought was important but she thought was a load of tosh.

But either way, glad to see she's treating the issue with the level of seriousness it deserves...

hellowhaaat3632 · 15/10/2025 11:05

GoldThumb · 15/10/2025 07:31

I just posted about this exact thing.

Her apology is ‘not accepted’ 🤣

metro.co.uk/2025/10/13/lgbt-ally-supporting-harry-potter-mutually-exclusive-24413343/amp/

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I’m SORRY, that article is a pile of shite.

Also, how can you mistake what she actually said for a “grovelling apology”. Or any apology at all 🤣

Sorry. Not sorry

ContentedAlpaca · 15/10/2025 10:59

I think her sorry was more a sorry, I don't think it's a problem.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 15/10/2025 10:55

emboxing · 15/10/2025 10:38

The way she says "we're all going to have to figure out how to live together aren't we" sounds like the kind of tone you take when the kids are having an argument over something inconsequential.

Indeed.

Thingybob · 15/10/2025 10:47

You have to watch the vid to get it. That is a classic British "sorry" used as a weapon. The media are spinning this as Kiera apologising. That is a posh British women very much NOT apologising and dismissing the entire idea of doing so

And yet the author of the Metro article thought it was a "grovelling" apology.

emboxing · 15/10/2025 10:38

The way she says "we're all going to have to figure out how to live together aren't we" sounds like the kind of tone you take when the kids are having an argument over something inconsequential.

Planesmistakenforstars · 15/10/2025 10:26

GoldThumb · 15/10/2025 07:31

I just posted about this exact thing.

Her apology is ‘not accepted’ 🤣

metro.co.uk/2025/10/13/lgbt-ally-supporting-harry-potter-mutually-exclusive-24413343/amp/

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Comedy gold, and so completely self absorbed 😂

I fear I can no longer support Knightley.

Oh, I thought Keira Knightly was an actor. Did she become a football team or a charity at some point?

TheCrenchinglyMcQuaffenBrothers · 15/10/2025 10:26

Nicely done. I have to say, if someone was ever going to unashamedly dismiss this issue, I hadn’t expected it to be Keira Knightley. I didn’t know about the Disney thing either. Good on her.

Datun · 15/10/2025 10:10

fromorbit · 15/10/2025 08:47

I mean it could be she is very much off line and didn't notice that women were being attacked. I don't buy that though at all.

This is a live political issue which comes up a lot since 2018. She is an actress so she works in environment where these discussions are everywhere.

Moreover she has openly admitted she deeply cares about politics and cried over Brexit.

Keira Knightley gives an insight into her 'left-wing artistic' politics as she shares her tears over Brexit, thoughts on climate change and insists paternity leave in the UK is 'ridiculous' 2024
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14021425/Keira-Knightley-gives-insight-left-wing-artistic-politics-shares-tears-Brexit-thoughts-climate-change-insists-paternity-leave-UK-ridiculous.html

Somehow I don't think Kiera who banned Disney from her household for being too sexist actually has no thoughts about women's rights right now.

Keira previously revealed she banned her daughter Edie from watching Disney classics Cinderella and Little Mermaid because the characters are 'rescued by men'.

I think she secretly thinks that women are actually a thing.

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Yes I agree with all of that.

And the fact that she made them change a poster advertising Pirates of the Caribbean because they 'enhanced' her boobs

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 15/10/2025 10:01

ThorsRaven · 15/10/2025 09:38

I know it would be nice if all women said what we really think openly. However many women don't feel comfortable doing that. Keira has a career to think about

It looks like she was doing a promo interview for her new film - on those things everything the actors and directors say is performative, positive, politically neutral and scripted. They never say negative things, what they dislike, or what a nightmare someone/something was - because they're not there as themselves, they're being a representative of the studio / production in order to generate interest in the project (to get people to buy it / tickets).

The fact that she responded to that question with a passive aggressive British "I'm sorry but..." 'no I'm not going to disown Rowling and you need to learn to live with other people who have different opinions to you' (paraphrasing) is impressive.

If Knightly had come out with "it's all a load of bullshit and I stand for womens rights" it would be the equivalent of your estate agent making that same statement while talking about you selling your house.

The fact that she responded to that question with a passive aggressive British "I'm sorry but..." 'no I'm not going to disown Rowling and you need to learn to live with other people who have different opinions to you' (paraphrasing) is impressive.

The more I re-read what she said, the more masterful I think it was.

Basically a very polite, "grow the fuck up".

maltravers · 15/10/2025 09:54

Datun · 15/10/2025 07:46

That article is ridiculous. Such hand wringing, histrionic angst

And way, way behind the curve. The curve is in dot in the distance to that journalist.

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It was juvenile and spiteful. It’s hard to believe that passes for journalism tbh. Anyway, good old Keira! I see she’s in good company on the new audiobook, but for some reason no one is rushing to cancel the male stars who are also signed up…

ThorsRaven · 15/10/2025 09:38

I know it would be nice if all women said what we really think openly. However many women don't feel comfortable doing that. Keira has a career to think about

It looks like she was doing a promo interview for her new film - on those things everything the actors and directors say is performative, positive, politically neutral and scripted. They never say negative things, what they dislike, or what a nightmare someone/something was - because they're not there as themselves, they're being a representative of the studio / production in order to generate interest in the project (to get people to buy it / tickets).

The fact that she responded to that question with a passive aggressive British "I'm sorry but..." 'no I'm not going to disown Rowling and you need to learn to live with other people who have different opinions to you' (paraphrasing) is impressive.

If Knightly had come out with "it's all a load of bullshit and I stand for womens rights" it would be the equivalent of your estate agent making that same statement while talking about you selling your house.

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fromorbit · 15/10/2025 08:47

Datun · 15/10/2025 07:41

No. That wasn't an apology about working with her!

And as inconceivable as it seems, especially given this new role, I wonder if she is fairly unaware of the controversy.

she's got young kids, she's acting, writing, etc. Very busy.

I think if she genuinely knew everything that was going on, she would've had a more prepared answer. Although her manager or agent should've known i guess.

Either way, the dismissal was effective, and her answer nice and bland.

I mean it could be she is very much off line and didn't notice that women were being attacked. I don't buy that though at all.

This is a live political issue which comes up a lot since 2018. She is an actress so she works in environment where these discussions are everywhere.

Moreover she has openly admitted she deeply cares about politics and cried over Brexit.

Keira Knightley gives an insight into her 'left-wing artistic' politics as she shares her tears over Brexit, thoughts on climate change and insists paternity leave in the UK is 'ridiculous' 2024
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14021425/Keira-Knightley-gives-insight-left-wing-artistic-politics-shares-tears-Brexit-thoughts-climate-change-insists-paternity-leave-UK-ridiculous.html

Somehow I don't think Kiera who banned Disney from her household for being too sexist actually has no thoughts about women's rights right now.

Keira previously revealed she banned her daughter Edie from watching Disney classics Cinderella and Little Mermaid because the characters are 'rescued by men'.

I think she secretly thinks that women are actually a thing.

Keira Knightley gives an insight into her politics

The actress, 39, who is starring in the new film Black Doves, opened up about her 'left-wing artistic' opinions in a candid conversation with the fashion magazine.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14021425/Keira-Knightley-gives-insight-left-wing-artistic-politics-shares-tears-Brexit-thoughts-climate-change-insists-paternity-leave-UK-ridiculous.html

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MissScarletInTheBallroom · 15/10/2025 07:53

I think this is a perfect reaction from Keira. Nicely played.

She's a proper grown up, a 40 year old married mother of two who has had a very successful acting career for over half her life, and just doesn't have time for this kind of nonsense.

Datun · 15/10/2025 07:46

GoldThumb · 15/10/2025 07:31

I just posted about this exact thing.

Her apology is ‘not accepted’ 🤣

metro.co.uk/2025/10/13/lgbt-ally-supporting-harry-potter-mutually-exclusive-24413343/amp/

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That article is ridiculous. Such hand wringing, histrionic angst

And way, way behind the curve. The curve is in dot in the distance to that journalist.

Datun · 15/10/2025 07:41

No. That wasn't an apology about working with her!

And as inconceivable as it seems, especially given this new role, I wonder if she is fairly unaware of the controversy.

she's got young kids, she's acting, writing, etc. Very busy.

I think if she genuinely knew everything that was going on, she would've had a more prepared answer. Although her manager or agent should've known i guess.

Either way, the dismissal was effective, and her answer nice and bland.

GoldThumb · 15/10/2025 07:31

fromorbit · 15/10/2025 07:15

You have to watch the vid to get it. That is a classic British "sorry" used as a weapon. The media are spinning this as Kiera apologising. That is a posh British women very much NOT apologising and dismissing the entire idea of doing so.

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Kate Barker-Mawjee
Keira’s laugh says it all. Trans extremism has peaked and no one is afraid of it any more.
https://nitter.net/KateBMwriting/status/1978111954108432753#m

Asked if she knew that “some fans are calling for a Harry Potter boycott”.

Knightley said: “I was not aware of that, no. I’m very sorry. You know, I think we’re all living in a period of time right now where we’re all going to have to figure out how to live together, aren’t we? And we’ve all got very different opinions.”

She added: “I hope that we can all find respect.”

We are winning.

I know it would be nice if all women said what we really think openly. However many women don't feel comfortable doing that. Keira has a career to think about, but we know which side she is on. Women do say what they think on Mumsnet though and in private. Fighting back includes open defiance, and not so subtle digs and many many women specialise in that.

One of the biggest attempted cancelations in history and it is suddenly no longer relevant or even happened.

It is very irritating at one level, but this is exactly how we win. The idea of cancelling women over trans stuff is a JOKE.

I just posted about this exact thing.

Her apology is ‘not accepted’ 🤣

metro.co.uk/2025/10/13/lgbt-ally-supporting-harry-potter-mutually-exclusive-24413343/amp/