▲ 76 ▼ Graham Linehan: Father Ted co-creator arrested at Heathrow over his X posts (www.bbc.com) submitted 1 year ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/world@quokk.au 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) The first post, from his X feed, called it a "violent, abusive act" for a trans-identified male to be in a female-only space. He suggested: "Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails punch him in the balls." The third expressed his views, in which he said "I hate them", referring to "misogynists and homophobes", adding an expletive. As I read it, he is turning the TERF argument on its head by calling for a scene if a trans-male (FtM) enters a women's bathroom (what the law states). EDIT: A different article gave more context to the tweets. The dude is a hardcore TERF, like JK Rowling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] stankmut@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) He wasn't saying anything about trans men, at least in the part you quoted. That's a slur used against trans women. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago You are correct. A different article was far clearer on his stance. I am sure his choice of words was deliberately confusing. What a jerk. I'm sure he'll play the martyr now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pEg@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago The third expressed his views, in which he said “I hate them”, referring to “misogynists and homophobes”, adding an expletive. That's what would've gotten him arrested. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I too would like to know but there's no way I'm opening a BBC article on one of my devices. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) The first post, from his X feed, called it a "violent, abusive act" for a trans-identified male to be in a female-only space. He suggested: "Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails punch him in the balls." The third expressed his views, in which he said "I hate them", referring to "misogynists and homophobes", adding an expletive. As I read it, he is turning the TERF argument on its head by calling for a scene if a trans-male (FtM) enters a women's bathroom (what the law states). EDIT: A different article gave more context to the tweets. The dude is a hardcore TERF, like JK Rowling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] stankmut@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) He wasn't saying anything about trans men, at least in the part you quoted. That's a slur used against trans women. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago You are correct. A different article was far clearer on his stance. I am sure his choice of words was deliberately confusing. What a jerk. I'm sure he'll play the martyr now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pEg@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago The third expressed his views, in which he said “I hate them”, referring to “misogynists and homophobes”, adding an expletive. That's what would've gotten him arrested. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stankmut@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) He wasn't saying anything about trans men, at least in the part you quoted. That's a slur used against trans women. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago You are correct. A different article was far clearer on his stance. I am sure his choice of words was deliberately confusing. What a jerk. I'm sure he'll play the martyr now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago You are correct. A different article was far clearer on his stance. I am sure his choice of words was deliberately confusing. What a jerk. I'm sure he'll play the martyr now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pEg@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago The third expressed his views, in which he said “I hate them”, referring to “misogynists and homophobes”, adding an expletive. That's what would've gotten him arrested. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I too would like to know but there's no way I'm opening a BBC article on one of my devices. permalink fedilink source parent