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[–]ChodeSandwichtender and moist 39 insightful - 18 fun39 insightful - 17 fun40 insightful - 18 fun -  (1 child)

Watching shallow, vapid idiots scream and cry about celebrity betrayal is one of the few pleasures to come out of this new decade.

[–]mvmlego 31 insightful - 11 fun31 insightful - 10 fun32 insightful - 11 fun -  (0 children)

The outrage from TRAs concerns me a little to much for me to find it amusing, considering the amount of political power they're amassing. On the other hand, I can still get a good laugh out of the women who feel betrayed by Kelly Clarkson when she lost some weight.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 34 insightful - 6 fun34 insightful - 5 fun35 insightful - 6 fun -  (15 children)

Wow. I wonder if he was taking the piss all along. If so, good on him. I wonder what Ellen Page has to say about that.

[–]ChodeSandwichtender and moist 44 insightful - 11 fun44 insightful - 10 fun45 insightful - 11 fun -  (14 children)

I think Ellen Pages' opinions are whatever Ellen Pages' creepy girlfriend tells her they are.

[–]DestructionI ❤️ adult human females 32 insightful - 4 fun32 insightful - 3 fun33 insightful - 4 fun -  (7 children)

Has Page actually done ANY trans advocacy before dropping the t bomb? I can't be the only one who thinks her being trans came completely out of left field.

[–]fuckupaddamsBisexual Terve 36 insightful - 5 fun36 insightful - 4 fun37 insightful - 5 fun -  (5 children)

She did shame a lesbian bar in Tokyo into accepting trans women a couple years back

[–]DestructionI ❤️ adult human females 22 insightful - 4 fun22 insightful - 3 fun23 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Oh right, I've heard about that! The trans ideology must have fried her brain to the point where she couldn't even see the irony anymore.

[–]cure_osa_disorder 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Homophobic, self-loathing, AND racist? A white woman lecturing lesbians of color on who they should allow into their own bars!

[–]MilkTea 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Not to mention she was defending a white American male transwoman who threw a fit for being denied access to the Japanese lesbian bar.

[–]cure_osa_disorder 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

And to think they call gay men drama queens!

[–]fuckupaddamsBisexual Terve 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Right, like how on earth was it in any way her business?

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 29 insightful - 1 fun29 insightful - 0 fun30 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sadly yes and she appears to have been groomed by both the HRC and her creepy zealot uhaul wife, and has looked really worse for wear as a result of it. It really doesn’t appear to be pure calculated opportunism on Page’s part. That would have been the best case scenario IMO. I hope she’s OK and gets through this.

[–]RiverSong 24 insightful - 10 fun24 insightful - 9 fun25 insightful - 10 fun -  (3 children)

Excuse me ... the creep is actually her wife. They are a beautiful heterosexual but totally queer wedded couple.

[–]julesburm1891 25 insightful - 2 fun25 insightful - 1 fun26 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

So, I know we shouldn’t put a ton of stock in people’s social media profiles. However, I think it’s super weird that the only time Ellen’s wife mentions her on Instagram is about her transition.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 15 insightful - 5 fun15 insightful - 4 fun16 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

They uhauled almost faster than Eddie’s about face.

[–]cure_osa_disorder 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hollywood is literally applauding ex-gay therapy as long as they don't use Jesus to justify it.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ellen Page's wife was extremely cool about her becoming Elliot. I wonder if it was the wife who put her up to it.

[–]reluctant_commenter 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

*wife, but yeah. It does kinda seem that way, unfortunately.

[–]Seahorse 27 insightful - 1 fun27 insightful - 0 fun28 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

These people are unhinged.

The level of anger they have because someone won't engage in vitriol like themselves is sickening.

Truly narcissist behaviour.

[–][deleted] 21 insightful - 12 fun21 insightful - 11 fun22 insightful - 12 fun -  (0 children)

"mass murder"

"the damage this caused"

...whatever you say.

[–]fuckupaddamsBisexual Terve 22 insightful - 6 fun22 insightful - 5 fun23 insightful - 6 fun -  (2 children)

M.....mass murder? What?

[–]Constantine 26 insightful - 3 fun26 insightful - 2 fun27 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

This was my takeaway. Like, okay, you think JK Rowling's essay made it more likely for trans kids to commit suicide (it did not, but for the sake of argument, whatever). Now that's mass murder? Like, literal mass murder by words? For real? You think that's how that works? I just... I have no words.

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 11 insightful - 10 fun11 insightful - 9 fun12 insightful - 10 fun -  (0 children)

I just... I have no words.

Well that's good, because you can't commit violent atrocities without weapons.

[–]Franklintheturtle 20 insightful - 8 fun20 insightful - 7 fun21 insightful - 8 fun -  (0 children)

well that was quick lol

[–]fuck_reddit 18 insightful - 7 fun18 insightful - 6 fun19 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

The rise and fall of eddie izzard is like a 50 word news blurb lol

[–]fuckupaddamsBisexual Terve 16 insightful - 6 fun16 insightful - 5 fun17 insightful - 6 fun -  (4 children)

Someone catch me up to speed, who the fuck is eddie izzard

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 43 insightful - 5 fun43 insightful - 4 fun44 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

He's a comedian who's played with gender for a while now, was a transvestite, but then decided this year to reveal he's a lesbian woman (don't know what that makes his wife now). However, he made the mistake of defending JKR, so now everyone who was calling him stunning and brave are now calling him a TERF, albeit with far nicer language than they would usually afford any actual woman who expresses the same opinion.

[–]cure_osa_disorder 9 insightful - 4 fun9 insightful - 3 fun10 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

He said he wanted to be a woman, he got what he asked for: insults and misogyny for standing up for an actual woman.

[–]Penguinberri 25 insightful - 2 fun25 insightful - 1 fun26 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

He's an English celeb. He's big here(outside of his comedy shows) because he's always unashamedly worn make up and heels but never as a drag queen or trans woman (well until the last year I think) just because he wanted to. He was gnc and it was refreshing. Not sure what's happened that's made everyone turn on him now tho?

[–]mvmlego 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I was wondering that, myself. A little context would have been nice.

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 15 insightful - 5 fun15 insightful - 4 fun16 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

Never meet your heroes of the week

[–]JulienMayfair 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

"Splitting," tending to see the world in strongly polarized, black & white terms, is strongly correlated to Cluster B Personality Disorders like Narcissistic and Borderline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_(psychology)

[–]cure_osa_disorder 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

People like this are more like a Cluster F.U.C.K.

[–]reluctant_commenter 15 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

[–]JulienMayfair 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Me, too.

[–]deliciousdogfoodmy name isnt a puppyplay reference i swear 12 insightful - 4 fun12 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Heh. A more predictable group of schmucks the world has never seen.

[–]justagaydude123 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe he does have an ounce of self-awareness.

[–]MyLongestJourney 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

They are their own worst enemies aren't they?

PS. I still believe Eddie Izzard self IDed as a woman for satirical purposes.

[–]cure_osa_disorder 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

PS. I still believe Eddie Izzard self IDed as a woman for satirical purposes.

So you think this is all an Andy Kaufman-style practical joke?

[–]MyLongestJourney 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I am not familiar with Andy Kaufman and I am too bored to google him.But I do think that Eddie is mocking TRAs right in their face.

[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Andy Kaufman (1949-1984) was an American performer; typically identified as a comedian, but what he really did was comment on comedy-- by subverting its most basic conventions in unexpected, often-unsettling ways. Lots of "wait... is this just an act, or what? Does he really MEAN it? How the hell is this even COMEDY?" and nervous laughter. Also confusion, irritation, and-- not infrequently-- anger. Kaufman referred to himself as "the anti-comedian"; he was probably more of a performance artist than anything else.

So announcing himself as a "lesbian" to become the toast of trans everywhere, then turn around and embrace their Public Enemy #1... sounds like it'd be right up Mr. Kaufman's alley.

[–]cure_osa_disorder 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

They eat their own so much it's a miracle they're not all 600 pounds by now!

[–]cure_osa_disorder 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If you haven't been called T-RF, you're not a real feminist.

[–]PriestTheyCalledHimBisexual 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

So what did he do?

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think he identified as a enby lesbian(getting widely praised by the woke for it) and then later defended J.K. Rowling, with predictable results(many accusations of betrayal, transphobia etc). I wouldn't be too surprised if he did the whole thing for comedy.