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That Linehan *censored* again.

Post by nezumi » Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:08 pm

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/21/g ... -backlash/

Seriously, what kind of disorder do you have to have to even remotely think this is ok?

*Please be sensitive on this thread, for obvious reasons*

Mods - please delete if too sensitive even for here :)
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Re: That Linehan *censored* again.

Post by El Pollo Diablo » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:29 pm

Thanks for posting the thread, nezumi. There's no need to delete it, it's a topic that's perfectly valid for discussion, though obviously care is, as you say, very much required.
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Post by Tessa K » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:40 pm

What the actual f.ck? What kind of disordered mind would come up with this idea?

ETA: Sorry, that was my instant angry response. A more considered, calm response will follow... probably

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Post by El Pollo Diablo » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:47 pm

Some people may question why Linehan has gone down such a long and dark path of horrific transphobia, bullying, and just generally being a c.nt in the last ten or so years. Essentially, it started when he wrote an episode of the IT crowd which was (in my opinion) a pretty good one in most respects, but it featured an off-colour thread of jokes throughout about someone being trans, and some comedy about how that meant they lived their lives. TBH at the time I didn't think much of it myself (I had the barest awareness of trans rights issues back then), but I see now why the trans community took against it.

Anyway, some criticism came Linehan's way, and it seemed to launch him on this journey of discuntery eventually leading to him being one of the few blue tick people on twitter who've had their account removed. He's said a lot of things which are absolutely horrific, and the obsessively abusive path he's travelled down in the last few years doesn't appear to have done him any good.

People can read about some of the things he's said and done related to transpeople on wikipedia.
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Post by bjn » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:50 pm

Tessa K wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:40 pm
What the actual f.ck? What kind of disordered mind would come up with this idea?

ETA: Sorry, that was my instant angry response. A more considered, calm response will follow... probably
Rage away.

I'm just completely befuddled as to how he got to the point where he could consider this as a thing he should do.

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Re: That Linehan *censored* again.

Post by jimbob » Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:07 pm

Tessa K wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:40 pm
What the actual f.ck? What kind of disordered mind would come up with this idea?

ETA: Sorry, that was my instant angry response. A more considered, calm response will follow... probably
Having read the article, that seems like a considered and calm response
Have you considered stupidity as an explanation

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Post by cvb » Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:19 am

I used to genuinely like him. He came across very well when I heard him on panel shows.

Then he seemed to go f.cking insane with this trans gender hate stuff.

History will not look well on his like, and others in a similar boat.

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Post by Tessa K » Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:36 am

I've just been rereading a book about the Crusades. People do all sorts of terrible things when they think they're justified and see themselves as heroes fighting for a good cause, even without religion. Vileness becomes normal, especially when there are rewards - either booty or fame or applause. Dissenting voices are easy to ignore.

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Post by plodder » Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:59 am

Not that this should matter, but I wonder what he's *actually* trying to express here? It's all a bit Freudian.

I can be a little insensitive to where the line is with this stuff, apols if this crosses it for anyone.

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Post by discovolante » Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:00 am

cvb wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:19 am
I used to genuinely like him. He came across very well when I heard him on panel shows.

Then he seemed to go f.cking insane with this trans gender hate stuff.

History will not look well on his like, and others in a similar boat.
He had a reputation for being pretty grumpy on Twitter before he got into the anti trans stuff. It was a slow burn.
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Post by JQH » Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:38 am

jimbob wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:07 pm
Tessa K wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:40 pm
What the actual f.ck? What kind of disordered mind would come up with this idea?

ETA: Sorry, that was my instant angry response. A more considered, calm response will follow... probably
Having read the article, that seems like a considered and calm response
Agreed.
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Post by cvb » Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:21 am

discovolante wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:00 am
cvb wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:19 am
I used to genuinely like him. He came across very well when I heard him on panel shows.

Then he seemed to go f.cking insane with this trans gender hate stuff.

History will not look well on his like, and others in a similar boat.
He had a reputation for being pretty grumpy on Twitter before he got into the anti trans stuff. It was a slow burn.
I do not twit. From what I heard of him he seemed to be a bit irascible but not a dick. He has definitely gone full dickwad here.

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Post by Bird on a Fire » Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:30 am

What a c.nt. Lock him up in Azkaban with the other transphobic bigots.
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Re: That Linehan *censored* again.

Post by discovolante » Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:43 am

cvb wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:21 am
discovolante wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:00 am
cvb wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:19 am
I used to genuinely like him. He came across very well when I heard him on panel shows.

Then he seemed to go f.cking insane with this trans gender hate stuff.

History will not look well on his like, and others in a similar boat.
He had a reputation for being pretty grumpy on Twitter before he got into the anti trans stuff. It was a slow burn.
I do not twit. From what I heard of him he seemed to be a bit irascible but not a dick. He has definitely gone full dickwad here.
I think thin skinned might be a better way to describe him. My reference point as to whether he was just a bit of a grump or something worse than that is that I'm pretty sure I saw him getting off a tube carriage I was getting on some time ago, and I consciously decided to give him a wide berth (not that I have a habit of hassling celebs who are going about their business anyway but still, it's more about the instinctive reaction I had I suppose).
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Re: That Linehan *censored* again.

Post by jimbob » Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:35 pm

cvb wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:19 am
I used to genuinely like him. He came across very well when I heard him on panel shows.

Then he seemed to go f.cking insane with this trans gender hate stuff.

History will not look well on his like, and others in a similar boat.
I thought he seemed reasonable ... but then as you said.
Tessa K wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:36 am
I've just been rereading a book about the Crusades. People do all sorts of terrible things when they think they're justified and see themselves as heroes fighting for a good cause, even without religion. Vileness becomes normal, especially when there are rewards - either booty or fame or applause. Dissenting voices are easy to ignore.
Yes, there is a definite subset who seem to think that transgender people are "just pretending" and that to defend women they have to suppress transgender rights. JK Rowling being another obvious one who also has a huge blindspot.

And as you say, feeling that one is on the side of the angels often makes one prone to such behaviour. See also many of the conspiracy theory trolls, being absolutely vile because they think that, say Covid is a scamdemic to enable mind-control or something.
Have you considered stupidity as an explanation

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Post by jimbob » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:54 am

Related... not sure whether this should be a split or not.

But following the Mr Potato Head thing, this is from a bloke I started following for his CBRN expertise.

https://twitter.com/DanKaszeta/status/1 ... 46080?s=20
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There are only two genders. Male and female. That’s it. If you have an issue with that, just crack open a Bible. It’s right there in black and white. #MrPotatoHead
He's had a varied career. Chemical warfare protection, US Secret Service, Verger at St Martin's in the Fields, and recently Assoc Fellow at RUSI.

One of those is not like the others.
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Post by jdc » Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:47 pm

El Pollo Diablo wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:47 pm
Some people may question why Linehan has gone down such a long and dark path of horrific transphobia, bullying, and just generally being a c.nt in the last ten or so years. Essentially, it started when he wrote an episode of the IT crowd which was (in my opinion) a pretty good one in most respects, but it featured an off-colour thread of jokes throughout about someone being trans, and some comedy about how that meant they lived their lives. TBH at the time I didn't think much of it myself (I had the barest awareness of trans rights issues back then), but I see now why the trans community took against it.

Anyway, some criticism came Linehan's way, and it seemed to launch him on this journey of discuntery eventually leading to him being one of the few blue tick people on twitter who've had their account removed. He's said a lot of things which are absolutely horrific, and the obsessively abusive path he's travelled down in the last few years doesn't appear to have done him any good.

People can read about some of the things he's said and done related to transpeople on wikipedia.
Apparently he's been to a HoL committee today "to talk about how he got so mad that people on twitter didn’t like a joke from his TV show that he destroyed his career and his marriage".

The disgraced comedy writer was invited to speak with the Communications and Digital Committee on Tuesday (9 March) regarding social media conduct policies.

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Post by Grumble » Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:08 pm

Last time I checked on All4 The IT Crowd was still there, next to Father Ted. What does he mean it’s been taken off Channel 4?
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Post by jdc » Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:39 pm

Grumble wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:08 pm
Last time I checked on All4 The IT Crowd was still there, next to Father Ted. What does he mean it’s been taken off Channel 4?
I've investigated this and s3e4 is missing, which is the one where "Douglas finds the love of his life in a journalist named April, but mishears that she used to be a man, thinking she said that she is from Iran."

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Post by discovolante » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:39 pm

It's really um, fascinating, watching so many people go publicly off the rails, in various ways.
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Post by nezumi » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:09 pm

discovolante wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:39 pm
It's really um, fascinating, watching so many people go publicly off the rails, in various ways.
I'd probably not pick precisely those words myself. My version would involve swearing, a car chase, and the destruction of no less than three independent businesses.

I can't shake the feeling that the era we're experiencing is the collapse of civilisation. I know that's both irrational and over the top but well... public "going off the rails" is basically the same as the arse end of the Roman Empire.*

I wish Linehan would just go away and be quietly bigoted ALL ON HIS OWN.

* There are other reasons.
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Post by discovolante » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:22 pm

nezumi wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:09 pm
discovolante wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:39 pm
It's really um, fascinating, watching so many people go publicly off the rails, in various ways.
I'd probably not pick precisely those words myself. My version would involve swearing, a car chase, and the destruction of no less than three independent businesses.

I can't shake the feeling that the era we're experiencing is the collapse of civilisation. I know that's both irrational and over the top but well... public "going off the rails" is basically the same as the arse end of the Roman Empire.*

I wish Linehan would just go away and be quietly bigoted ALL ON HIS OWN.

* There are other reasons.
Warumich has written a book about that! viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1923&hilit=Book&start=25#p58536
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Re: That Linehan *censored* again.

Post by nezumi » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:49 pm

discovolante wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:22 pm
nezumi wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:09 pm
discovolante wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:39 pm
It's really um, fascinating, watching so many people go publicly off the rails, in various ways.
I'd probably not pick precisely those words myself. My version would involve swearing, a car chase, and the destruction of no less than three independent businesses.

I can't shake the feeling that the era we're experiencing is the collapse of civilisation. I know that's both irrational and over the top but well... public "going off the rails" is basically the same as the arse end of the Roman Empire.*

I wish Linehan would just go away and be quietly bigoted ALL ON HIS OWN.

* There are other reasons.
Warumich has written a book about that! viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1923&hilit=Book&start=25#p58536
I wanna read the book! Title please!
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Post by discovolante » Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:02 pm

I dunno, he said in the OP of the thread that he submitted it to the publisher in November I think so hopefully we'll hear in due course :)

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Post by nezumi » Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:21 pm

discovolante wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:02 pm
I dunno, he said in the OP of the thread that he submitted it to the publisher in November I think so hopefully we'll hear in due course :)
I am on tenterhooks. It sounds brilliant.
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