Keira Knightley - they don’t accept her apology apparently

We really need the laugh emoji back 😂

I am so hoping she doesn’t back down or “clarify” her remarks with smarmy appeasement. What she said is completely fine. You’re a mum Keira, if you’re reading this DO NOT BACK DOWN. You sounded sensible and decent and you were absolutely right.

A quick google shows that the MSM are just as ridiculous

the mirror uses it to tell us that the rights of trans people has declined since the high court ruling

ffs

Idk…it’s quite probable she’s unaware of a serious boycott attempt because serious people aren’t making one.

They must be raging that their tantrums no longer work.

I cannot believe her agent wouldn’t have cued her in to the issue and briefed her on the possibility of TRA pushback if she took the role.

Good for Keira.

Off topic, but IMO she’s a very good actress when playing modern women but miscast in period pieces, where she simply doesn’t look right.

Yes, it's difficult to believe that she had no idea about the controversy whatsoever, but she does a good job of appearing perplexed. The advantage of being an actor, I guess.

It does feel as if the attempts to bully people into submission are losing their power.

Love that [s]he has written an article on ‘learning to live in your body without apology’. 🤣

Well, Keira has gone way up in my estimation.
Masterful use of the classically British 'I'm sorry this is such a stupid question' sorry.

I really really hope she doesn't cave. This bollocks needs to stop.

All I ask is that I don’t wake up tomorrow and read Keira has debased herself in a struggle session.

Maybe the next person who gets asked can give a bit of an eye roll and a 'whatevah'.

It's the first time I've seen anyone who has been asked that question, just look a bit nonplussed.

Sorry, no, what controversy?

If it's deliberate, it's a perfect answer. If it's genuine, it's also a perfect answer.

Trans what? Eh?

Brilliant 😄

I don’t think she was apologising to trans people. I think she was a bit nervous but paraphrasing I wasn’t aware of that, I’m sorry. We are just all going to have to learn to live together and respect each others opinions.

I don’t really know Keira Knightly former stance on trans ally ship or indeed if she had one but it sort of read to me that the whole thing is becoming a lot more irrelevant. TRAs are still objecting but obviously not working because no one gives a shit.

I think the days (apart from the loyal few) of Celebs prostrating themselves on the trans alter to prove they are the purest of allies are over. the TRAs haven’t helped themselves here because they’ve allowed perfect to become the enemy of good. How many times hsve we read about some former ally whose been cancelled / twitter pile on because they’ve dared to hsve a dissenting opinion about one little thing. It’s like being in abusive relationship where nothing you can do/ say will ever be good enough and they will find a reason to berate/ abuse you.

The TRAs only real power was having a platform and a voice thst was listened to and they fucked it. The corporate money has gone. People aren’t listening (or at least pretending their not) so you can say I don’t know but wouldn’t it all be lovely if we can just get along as if you were dealing with difficult 4yos.

It's interesting to see how this is all going to play out. Actors are being pulled in two different directions. On the one hand, they don't want to upset the trans bullies - and it's been very clear over the past few years that they will go to some length to appease them. Anything rather than face the horror of speaking out and being cancelled.

On the other, they really don't want to turn down the opportunity to appear in a lovely, juice, lucrative Harry Potter adaptation.

What to do? It's quite the dilemma. We've seen people like Nick Frost try to have it both ways (taking the role and saying he disagrees with JKR) but unfortunately that isn't enough for the trans bullies.

Meanwhile, JKR sits at home counting her wads of cash and chuckling.

Bashforth, Bash Back…

There seems to be a lot of bashing around at the moment.

Emily Bashforth needs a good —

Why, ‘editor’, of course. What did you think I was going to say? And possibly a nice lie-down in a darkened room.
Embarrassing fourth-form drivel.

She seems incredibly silly.

Sillier than she should be at the age of 26.

Gosh. The irony.

Learning To Be An Assertive Woman When Society Wants To Silence You | Emily Bashforth https://share.google/RnFd4coOML636ubsT

This her?

http://www.emilybashforth.co.uk/

seems Keira has read her website 😁

"I'm a firm believer in the idea that life gets indescribably better as soon as you stop apologising..."

She wasn't apologising. She was clearly laughing at the question. She said the word sorry in that English way meaning 'sorry you are being so ridiculous'