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Eddie Izzard BBC2 - Funny, handsome, charismatic...

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PamDenick · 01/03/2021 22:00

… I'd forgotten how handsome he was. Looks about great in his suit, high heels. nail varnish, make up….

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MonochromeMinnie · 01/03/2021 22:01

Yeah right.

PamDenick · 01/03/2021 22:03

No, I mean it.
He looks brilliant as a man - he can be gender non-conforming etc etc but HE'S STILL A MAN!

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Albgo · 01/03/2021 22:03

I don't have any time for men like him.

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Malteser71 · 01/03/2021 22:04

He was such a sexy man. Love the nail varnish.

Albgo · 01/03/2021 22:05

Sorry should say, after recent comments he has made about his gender identity. Couldn't care less who wants to wear nail varnish, heels etc - that's not my issue.

ReverendRicketyCricket · 01/03/2021 22:05

Yeah. No.

Bunnybigears · 01/03/2021 22:06

He confuses me because he used to always refer to himself as an action transvestite, he was quite happy being a transvestite as oppose to transgender. He always used to say he was a bloke that wore a dress. Now all of a sudden he is apparently a girl. Even the subtitles of his Force Majoure stand up show say "She hums" etc even though this was filmed when he was happy being a man.

AnyFucker · 01/03/2021 22:06

He used to be that one thing he is trying far too hard to be now... authentic

Malteser71 · 01/03/2021 22:07

I think he’s a bloody joke now.

I used to think he was awesome.

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 01/03/2021 22:07

@PamDenick

No, I mean it. He looks brilliant as a man - he can be gender non-conforming etc etc but HE'S STILL A MAN!
Not according to Eddie, so you might want to not misgender her.
MaudTheInvincible · 01/03/2021 22:08

@AnyFucker

He used to be that one thing he is trying far too hard to be now... authentic

Nailed it

EmpressWitchDoesntBurn · 01/03/2021 22:10

@PamDenick

No, I mean it. He looks brilliant as a man - he can be gender non-conforming etc etc but HE'S STILL A MAN!
He’s a man who now claims that liking nail polish & heels are evidence of ‘girl genes’. He’s gone from rebelling against gender stereotypes to reinforcing them.
TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 01/03/2021 22:11

@Malteser71

I think he’s a bloody joke now.

I used to think he was awesome.

This. I used to have so much admiration for Eddie and now I just feel contempt for how quickly Eddie has leapt onto the bandwagon in a genuinely tragic attempt to remain relevant.

The only other person I've never met that I've been this disappointed by is Joss Whedon.

Wearywithteens · 01/03/2021 22:14

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PamDenick · 01/03/2021 22:14

Empress has nailed it

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Coffeeandcocopops · 01/03/2021 22:15

I use to admire him. Especially when he run the marathons. Now I have no time for him.

Malteser71 · 01/03/2021 22:17

I actually feel sad watching this. I wish he’d come back. He was very much a man. An edgy, sexy man.

Jojoanna · 01/03/2021 22:17

Can’t stand him

OverByYer · 01/03/2021 22:17

Same I used to love Eddie. Saw him live many times and admired him as a man who wears make up.
His appearance on Portrait Artist of the Year left me so disappointed and the
‘ girl mode’ was infuriating.
I felt let down and can’t explain why

TheYellowOfTheEgg · 01/03/2021 22:18

I saw him running in a London park yesterday. He was absolutely plastered in make-up and wore fake breasts. He looked like a pantomime dame.

ErrolTheDragon · 01/03/2021 22:18

Not according to Eddie, so you might want to not misgender her.

According to Wikipedia, following their recent pronoun search&replace :

Izzard is genderfluidd^ and has said she prefers 'she' and 'her' pronouns, but "do[es]n't mind" 'he' and 'him'.[1][2]

Well, if Izzard doesn't mind then it should be absolutely fine for those of us who don't like mis-sexing to continue to call him 'he'.

TheSpottedZebra · 01/03/2021 22:20

He looked like a pantomime dame girl

Corrected it for you. Eddie has been quite clear that sometimes, Eddie is in Girl Mode.

ScoobyCat · 01/03/2021 22:21

This . I used to have so much admiration for Eddie and now I just feel contempt for how quickly Eddie has leapt onto the bandwagon in a genuinely tragic attempt to remain relevant

The only other person I've never met that I've been this disappointed by is Joss Whedon

Right there with you!

PamDenick · 01/03/2021 22:21

Yes, I feel let down. That he was so successful, urbane, interesting, funny and… authentic and now it feels like he is gaslighting me…

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rapthisup · 01/03/2021 22:23

He used to be so original, so funny and now he is the joke.

The routine is tired, the accents are terrible.

As a male lesbian he was interesting. As a middle aged trans woman dressed like BA cabin crew? No way.

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