Unlikely allies? Hammond, May and Clarkson!

[Lexilooo]

Really never thought I could envisage talking positively about The Grand Tour in FWR....... but episode 4 of the current series seems to suggest that James May and Richard Hammond may have been peak transed!!

Discussion started with May talking about self ID saving money on car insurance by IDing as a lady with no need to "exchange the beef torpedo for the silken purse" and moved on to Hammond talking about self ID at the local swimming pool.

I guess they are no strangers to controversy so probably won't be too concerned about being called transphobes.

[Manderleyagain]

It might be that Linnehan has got stick because otherwise he seems to be left of centre and feminist. I think those on the liberal/left who speak about this will get more stick because they are seen as apostate, and there seems to be less tolerance of difference of opinion there than on the right atm.

Had he already pissed off a certain type because of gamer gate (which I know nothing about)? mtf seem to be over represented in tech, gaming, anime interest areas?

Clarkson et Al have barely dipped a toe in, and would be expected to take the socially conservative 'it's political correctness gone mad with added snow flakes' view anyway.

I was pleasantly surprised by their discussion of women in motorsports because I was expecting the worst! Has their series been axed by amazon? Seems a shame even though I spend the whole episode rolling my eyes at the overgrown children.

[Manderleyagain]

Snowbear yes I agree sorry just said the same but longer!

[DpWm]

My suspicion is that they are actually anti anyone being trans - which isn't exactly the feminist position

Feminists aren't "anti anyone being trans"

[DpWm]

^ Oops sorry lol totally misread that

[Horsewithnom]

Thank you for all the replies about GL - all makes sense.

Would it be fair to say then that the TRAs will not go after the Three Car Men because they (the TRAs) are cowards/don't have the stomach for it?