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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

a list of men or companies who have stood up for us

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siucra · 20/04/2025 19:17

Like so many here, I have been disheartened by the lack of support from so many famous men, those I liked and or admired are now and will forever be in my blacklist. Same for companies.
This whole experience has been so hard and I thank all the incredible women who carried on and spoke for us...
However, who are the men who were on our side? Andrew Neil? Piers Morgan? There aren't many but would love to hear some names of those who put women first...

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ItsCoolForCats · 20/04/2025 19:18

Duncan Bannatyne

siucra · 20/04/2025 19:21

It's funny, isn't it, that as a left-leaning, proper dyed-in-the-wool socialist, that when our chips were down, none of the men came to our defence. When I think about the battles I have had, cheering on gay (men's) rights, listening to lectures about all sorts of things, and then when it came to it, we were despised.

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siucra · 20/04/2025 19:21

ItsCoolForCats · 20/04/2025 19:18

Duncan Bannatyne

Fair play to him.

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TeiTetua · 20/04/2025 19:26

Well, Graham Linehan of course.

NextRinny · 20/04/2025 19:29

siucra · 20/04/2025 19:21

It's funny, isn't it, that as a left-leaning, proper dyed-in-the-wool socialist, that when our chips were down, none of the men came to our defence. When I think about the battles I have had, cheering on gay (men's) rights, listening to lectures about all sorts of things, and then when it came to it, we were despised.

This gets to me the hardest. I fought my own mother for gay men's rights - during the AIDS scare.
Only for women's problems to completely go above their heads when they could have spoken up.

KnickerlessParsons · 20/04/2025 19:34

Graham Linehan’s life has been
destroyed because he stood up for us.

Waitwhat23 · 20/04/2025 19:35

James Dreyfus

PruthePrune · 20/04/2025 19:36

Richard Dreyfus, Marilyn

MoistVonL · 20/04/2025 19:36

Michael Foran

PruthePrune · 20/04/2025 19:37

I meant James not Richard 😁

siucra · 20/04/2025 19:37

NextRinny · 20/04/2025 19:29

This gets to me the hardest. I fought my own mother for gay men's rights - during the AIDS scare.
Only for women's problems to completely go above their heads when they could have spoken up.

Yes, it was really quite chilling, really. How much so many of them actually hated us.

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siucra · 20/04/2025 19:38

PruthePrune · 20/04/2025 19:37

I meant James not Richard 😁

Yes, James was marvellous.

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siucra · 20/04/2025 19:38

PruthePrune · 20/04/2025 19:36

Richard Dreyfus, Marilyn

Good old Marilyn didn't let us down. I suspected that Boy George was on our side but didn't say anything.

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Elifane · 20/04/2025 19:39

Arty Morty
Andrew Doyle
Debbie Hayton
Mr Menno
Duncan Bannatyne
David TC Davis

SecretFerret · 20/04/2025 19:41

Ricky gervais
Robert Winston

SeedyHotel · 20/04/2025 19:41

The McGann brothers.

LadyMargaretPoledancer · 20/04/2025 19:41

Ralph Fiennes.
Jim Broadbent
Robbie Coltrane
Helena Bonham Carter

All defended JK Rowling

MoistVonL · 20/04/2025 19:41

Simon Fanshawe
Douglas Murray
the absolute legend that is Ben Copper
Daley Thompson

Elifane · 20/04/2025 19:43

James Esses
Andrew Gold
Malcolm Clark
Dennis Kavanagh

SeedyHotel · 20/04/2025 19:43

Fred Sargeant

siucra · 20/04/2025 19:46

Feeling already heartened. Had forgotten many of the names because had left social media and retreated to small bubble (and the sanity of The Times and Mumsnet). Thank you to all men who stood up for us.

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Waitwhat23 · 20/04/2025 19:46

Murdo Fraser
Gavin Barrie
Alex Massie
Richard Dawkins
Neale Hanvey
Michael Foran
Russell Findlay
Wings Over Scotland
Euan McColm
Dennis Noel Kavanagh
Jon Pike
Daley Thompson

SameyMcNameChange · 20/04/2025 19:46

Ooh yes I remember David TC Davis being a really staunch supporter way back when.

Richard Garside
Michael Biggs
Ben Cooper KC
Justin Webb

Hercisback1 · 20/04/2025 19:47

Henning Wehn

siucra · 20/04/2025 19:47

I hope JK Rowling and all those wonderful women such as Rosie Duffield and Suzanne Moore and all the other brave, fabulous women have a really good shindig.

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