Richard Coles embarrassing himself

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Why do these mediocre men need to keep speaking? You’d think this was written by a 12 year old, who uses the word ‘baddie’ ffs? 🤦‍♀️ It’s so full of virtue signalling, ‘look at me with all these young people showing them how cool I am’ it’s absolutely tragic.

I've seen this meme before

Brilliant!

Oh come on. He’s stating that he’s sat around a table with people of different generations. There are differences. He’s acknowledging that they grew up on Harry Potter, but disagree with JKR. Ok, he used the word baddie, no need for the snark. He’s a man of the cloth, he’s hardly going to be calling her a C*nt is he? Especially if those kids are going to look that post up. He’s having some respect for their ages and their parents, who he probably doesn’t wish to fall out with.

And I don’t actually know where he stands on the Trans debate.

I find him to actually be quite a nuanced, respectful and funny man when I’ve heard him talking about things. This, isn’t something to waste energy on.

What I’m saying is; if it were me, there’s plenty worse words I would’ve used to describe the hateful woman.

Richard Coles has an incredibly sinister brother who is no stranger to causing harm to women: campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2024/12/18/undercover-policing-inquiry-andy-coles-primer/

Baddie is a compliment in gen z slang!

During the AIDS crisis Richard Coles for some reason decided to pretend to be HIV positive.

If anything I’m hearing a little bit of shade towards his younger companions; the word ‘baddie’ is quite childish and maybe implies that he thinks hating JKR for her views on women’s rights is itself childish and/or simplistic.

What I find bizarre is how he can sit there as a rich celebrity and think it’s a good thing the younger generation don’t think they’ll ever buy a house

I don't see a problem with it, I grew up with HP, the first one was used as one of my school texts, but I don't see JKR as a baddie.

I don't understand what you're het up about. That he had the temerity to mention people he is working with don't like JKR?

But he doesn't align himself with The Youth thinking JKR is a 'baddie'. I'd agree with a pp that the slightly silly term suggests he doesn't.

Baddie is a good thing

I think he’s saying how they have different views from him, not necessarily endorsing what they’re saying.

Exactly!! I don’t think he realises! Ha

How did you get that from his post? He's listing generational differences, not judging them.

This thread is weird.

i don’t know what he means, I think Sabrina carpenter is a classic baddie. Im not sure what he’s saying!

He’s not saying that he agrees with them.

If you haven’t understood what the standard view of JKR is in that age group, at least in public, you’re in a bubble.

I didn’t know this! Oh the joys of getting old 😂

This is a man who pretended to have AIDS in the 90’s and whose brother is a creep. He has no moral high ground whatsoever.

Last time I looked I get to decide what I ‘waste energy on’.

That’s how I took it too?

What's the back story of the group he is with?
Who are they?
Local book club?
Church group (he is a Vicar after all)?
Local litter picking group?
Is he running the group as the leader (so that's why everyone else is younger?)

I’ve never liked him. Mostly because of the religion

I have many young people in my life of that generation who believe the exact opposite of JKR, but then they were brought up to think for themselves and not be brainwashed by SM.

It's fine

At least you (probably) didn't have to sit through an after dinner speech of his that I was obliged to listen to. It was vacuous but everyone just tittered along. Self absorbed.