Hannah Gadsby on 'good men'

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Hannah nails it again.

www.stylist.co.uk/people/hannah-gadsby-calls-out-good-men-in-blistering-speech/241290

Comedian Hannah Gadsby has delivered a blistering speech decrying the “good men” who draw false lines between themselves and “bad men”, saying that “all men believe they are good”.

Speaking to an audience at The Hollywood Reporter’s 2018 Women in Entertainment Gala, Gadsby pondered the problem of men being the ones to draw a line on misogyny.

“I want to speak about the very big problem I have with the good men, especially the good men who take it upon themselves to talk about the bad men,” she said.

“I find good men talking about bad men incredibly irritating, and this is something the good men are doing a lot of at the moment.”

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If you've not come across Hannah before, her show on Netflix is called Nanette and it's essential viewing.

Absolutely Materialist. So true.

Never thought of it like that *materialist

You are so right ..

Cis? Can’t believe that of all people, Hannah Gadsby drank the kool aid 🙈
She’s still amazing. And so right.

Always puts me in mind of this:

I found myself remembering the day in kindergarten when the teachers showed us Dumbo, and I realized for the first time that all the kids in the class, even the bullies, rooted for Dumbo, against Dumbo's tormentors. Invariably they laughed and cheered, both when Dumbo succeeded and when bad things happened to his enemies. But they're you, I thought to myself. How did they not know? They didn't know. It was astounding, an astounding truth. Everyone thought they were Dumbo. (from: Elif Batuman, The Idiot )

I love the way she calls pompous male TV hosts ‘Jimmys’. I’m definitely adopting that one.

her radio series from 2015 'Hannah Gadsby Arts Clown' is available on the BBC iPlayer.

Just been listening funnily enough. it was really enjoyable and thought provoking.