Never, never, never apologise to these arseholes.
A town carnival has been forced to issue an apology after a float that jokingly featured burly men dressed ‘as the Olympic 2024 female athletic team’ was deemed ‘transphobic’.
There is no such thing as transfauxbia. It doesn’t exist. It is merely a weapon used to beat down dissent – and in this case a joke, because that is what it was. However, it was clearly too close to the bone for this comedian without a sense of humour.
Trans stand-up comedian Donna Landy attended the Great Torrington Mayfair and Carnival in Devon back in May and blasted a float for being ‘offensive’ and highlighting a backwards’ viewpoint on transgender issues.
I bet his routine is a barrel of laughs. Maybe he should listen to a Ricky Gervais gig and keep listening until he gets the message – he really isn’t that special and we really should not be treading on eggshells around this mob and its insane bullying. It was a joke. If you can’t take a joke, why are you in comedy? Unless Landy is as funny as Nish Kumar…
On the day of the festival, Ms Landy took to Twitter and said the float was ‘transphobic’, adding: ‘First float I see at Torrington Carnival is a bunch of blokes in drag and a sign saying ‘of course we are female we sit down to pee’.
The lack of self-awareness in that statement is actually funny. So maybe he can tell a joke after all.
‘There were clearly some men in drag, along with some women in proper athletic gear, and every now and again they ran a short sprint to catch up with their float. When I caught up with the float and read the sign my heart sank, it was clearly mocking trans athletes in sport and by extension all trans people, really.’
Nah, it was mocking cheats who stole trophies from genuine female athletes.
Ms Landy said she was worried she ‘could get attacked’ at the event because people could have began ‘mocking her’.
Ah, yes, look at MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! It’s all about MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! No one was likely to be mocking him because no one cares who he is.
‘I could get jostled, or attacked. Perhaps it sounds far-fetched but I have trans friends who have been ridiculed in public and physically assaulted just for being trans, so who’s to say it couldn’t happen here?’
Yes, it is far fetched. No one cares and no one would have been taking any notice. Indeed, as there is no mention of any attacks, no one gave a hoot.
The annual festival, dating back to the 13th century, issued an apology last month to the trangender community and said they have identified one individual who will be ‘receiving a visit’ from Councillor Doug Smith to ‘discuss the inappropriate entry’.
FFS! I do hope that individual demonstrates inappropriate entry to Councillor Doug Smith – preferably using the rough end of a pineapple wrapped in razor wire. You never apologise to these people as they only come back for more.
The float’s message comes as Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who
smashed women’s recordscheated this year, will be banned from competing against biological women in international events after the world swimming’s governing body announced on Sunday that it is barring transgender athletes who went through male puberty.
There, fixed that for you.
I think these weirdos are pushing their agenda too far and are, finally, experiencing pushback from non-weirdos.
For me at least, a man that thinks he’s a woman, and vice versa, is as mentally ill as a person who thinks he or she is a donkey, for example, and I utterly refuse to participate in or enable their attention-seeking delusions.
I was going to post this to the previous article only to see you ‘beat me to the punch’ as it were.
Speaking of punching, Donna Landy should by what it is saying here open itself up for a serious kicking. The lack of self – awareness is truly depressing if unsurprising.
Can’t demur from your conclusion
If this Landy creature is offended, it’s because he/she/it CHOSE to be offended. You can’t have Morris dancers dressing up in traditional black face because it’s racist; you can’t have men dressing up as women as a joke, because it’s sexist (will we have to dig up Danny La Rue and Dick Emery and burn their remains to appease these morons?). By the way, I would love to, or perhaps not, listen to the repertoire of a trans comedian. Anyone have any idea of what the act entails? Can’t wait for her/him/it to appear on Live at the Apollo.
@Penseivat
One thing that is striking in the world of advertising is the female (that is female as understood by 99.9% of the human race) obsession with their bits and associated functions.
Incontinence pants, potions and ungeants to prevent a yeasty minge, period this, period that, period the other.
I’m waiting for the “transbender swimmer who smashed women’s records” to do what many of it’s ilk do and start endorsing products for money.
I’m sure ladies would be encouraged to keep their gussets lemon fresh and fungus free by the sight of this inspiring vision of feminine grace and elegance parading its achievements in the cause of feminine hygiene (although I imagine an actual comparison of lady gardens would be like comparing Venice with Magdeburg after the 30 years war).
Actually that’s an idea for a float and I do hope these stout yeoman and their fine lasses are considering it for next year.
That would be an appropriate response.
I think men who dress up as female athletes on a carnival float are brave and funny. I couldn’t do it.
They can’t give it a rest can they.
None of us give a tuppeny one, in the words of Catherine Tate’s Lauren character, ‘we ain’t bovvered’.
I think that might be the problem.
They’re going down the wrong creek without a paddle…