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That Eddie Redmayne is a self serving privileged prick?

289 replies

IJumpedAboardAPirateShip · 11/06/2020 08:11

Where was he when he took the part in the Danish Girl that could have gone to a trans woman and elevated an actor who otherwise has no options open to them? AIBU in thinking Eddie Redmayne is jumping on a misogynistic bandwagon when he doesn’t actually give a shit about trans people or their rights?

FWIW I do believe there’s a world where women’s rights and trans rights can live side by side and support each other but it speaks volumes that the cis-rich-White-Male-heterosexual parade comes out and tries to antagonise a situation between two social groups that their particular social
Group has oppressed and abused and dehumanised and humiliated for thousands of years? Daniel Radcliffe is no better - his response to the original JKR tweet even only refers to transwomen and doesn’t even mention transmen!!!

They say they all need to just listen and be educated when it comes to racism but when it comes to feminism they tell women to sit down and shut up while they mansplain and admonish, fuck them

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NearlyGranny · 12/06/2020 15:15

Quite, Lizard!

Cailleach1 · 12/06/2020 22:29

Ok. I can't stand him now anyway. To my mind, whether it is cowardice, misogyny or both, he appears (to me) to be a fellow traveller who says nothing when witnessing women being viciously attacked. The superficiality, irony and hypocrisy!

I just wanted to say I found 'The Danish Girl' to be one of the most boring films I have ever seen. Love Alicia Vikander, but Redmayne was so mawkish in it he came across as a simpleton. It was devoid of any real depth. It was shallow like play acting. Well, that is my assessment.

Signalbox · 27/06/2020 19:30

This amused me!

twitter.com/BillBaggins96/status/1276926061876559874

Melroses · 27/06/2020 22:00

Kama Grin

Melroses · 27/06/2020 22:01

You can never capitulate enough.

RufustheRowlingReindeer · 27/06/2020 22:12

Oh no...

What a shame...

Poor eddie...

#bekindeventhoughitsreallyfunnyandserveshimfuckingright

RufustheRowlingReindeer · 27/06/2020 22:22

Actually forget the kind bit

#itsreallyfunnyandserveshimfuckingright

Kilbranan · 27/06/2020 22:31

Haha karma indeed! Serves him right

MrsHuntGeneNotJeremyObviously · 27/06/2020 22:34

I was toying with leaving twitter because it's a cesspit and does my head in, but I did enjoy that!

Melroses · 27/06/2020 23:25

Twitter has some nice backwaters.

ResumetonormalASAP · 09/07/2020 00:43

This with bells on it:

EnthusiasmIsDisturbed Thu 11-Jun-20 16:34:53
The only trans people I see aggressively attacking J.K Rowling are transwomen
Strangely not seeing transmen being so aggressive
Odd that male aggression and entitlement isn’t lost though they feel they are women

Indeed!

LettyBriggs · 09/07/2020 00:58

You had me until you used the word “cis”. I don’t bother engaging with people who use the word “cis”. It’s utterly meaningless.

Jullyria · 09/07/2020 03:08

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Sonineties · 09/07/2020 09:23

I really don’t like the accusation that women are unsupportive, unsympathetic and unwelcoming to transpeople who are fleeing to women’s safe spaces because they suffer verbal and physical abuse and discrimination in men’s spaces.

Why aren’t Redmayne and Radcliffe aiming their displeasure at men who are violent, abusive, discriminatory towards transpeople? Why is this women’s problem to fix?

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