Eddie Izzard not chosen to be Labour candidate for Sheffield Central.

Has he changed gender ?

What I object to is candidates pushing aside local people who have been doing the groundwork for years but are disliked by the executive because they are a tiny bit too left wing.

I believe Eddie doesn't mind what pronoun you use. I do think that castigating someone who has done a lot of good for one thing you find disagreeable about them, which actually only really affects them personally, a bit strange.
For example I would say Tony Blair did far more harm as PM and his major crime resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and left the Middle East much worse off. But I have often been told that I should recognise the good his government did. So it seems a major war crime is acceptable but.changing gender isn't.
People never cease to amaze me.

We have more than enough politicians who are confused about what they're there to do
🤣🤣🤣

I'm laughing but it's not funny, is it!!

Smileless2012

His switching between 'modes' is an insult to genuine trans people Doodledog.

Very true.

Excellent news. We have more than enough politicians who are confused about what they're there to do without parachuting in EI.

someone's choice of gender.


Someone's dishonesty about what sex they are, you mean.

What some of the comments on this thread reveal is how biased some people are and how they can ignore not only a successful comedy and acting career but a life of activism and fundraising simply because they don't like someone's choice of gender.

No Glorianny, people are not biased because they disagree with you; they dislike the persona he presents and do not consider him suitable to be considered as a possible MP.

His switching between 'modes' is an insult to genuine trans people Doodledog.

I think his switching between 'modes' does a great disservice to transpeople. It must be very difficult for someone trying to convince others that they genuinely 'feel like' someone of the opposite sex, that they were 'born in the wrong body', hate being 'misgendered' and so on, when one of the most famous representative of trans issues cheerfully says that he changes his mind all the time, and doesn't mind which pronoun is used.

It's not hard to believe that EI is only interested in what is best for himself.

Glorianny

Eddie Izzard has a track record of activism and support for the Labour Party. Hopefully she will continue to support and campaign for them. What some of the comments on this thread reveal is how biased some people are and how they can ignore not only a successful comedy and acting career but a life of activism and fundraising simply because they don't like someone's choice of gender.

Eddie Izzard hasn't chosen a gender his choice changes like the wind depending on what he's doing. It's on a video interview that he slips between modes at will, for example he's 'girl mode' for political campaigning, and 'boy mode' for acting parts. Asked how he changes between 'girl' and 'boy' modes he replied he takes off heels and puts on flats for a start. And I'm supposed to take him seriously?

Acting and comedy are totally irrelevant to the role of an MP. An ability to be grounded in reality is very relevant. The best candidate won, the people of Sheffield will have a proven hardworking MP at the next election.

Glorianny

Eddie Izzard has a track record of activism and support for the Labour Party. Hopefully she will continue to support and campaign for them. What some of the comments on this thread reveal is how biased some people are and how they can ignore not only a successful comedy and acting career but a life of activism and fundraising simply because they don't like someone's choice of gender.

Why are you calling him she? He's a man who cross dresses and has never claimed to be female. We need to stop this nonsense.

Do what you like Ed I don’t give a toss, but as your a man don’t Invade Women's spaces.

BlueBelle

Eddie izzard is a man Glorianna
I support anyone who has genuinely changed as it takes a lot of guts pain and time Eddie Izzard is a cross dresser who likes to flit from male to female…. at the moment he’s in the female camp give it time and he ll be back in the male camp
I admire anyone who does tireless work for charity or a cause but I do not admire his nauseating cry that he’s a woman….
when he gets his bits chopped off I ll support him and then and only then can he use the ladies toilet

Completely agree. EI doesn’t know if it’s New York or New Year. I can’t take him seriously.

BlueBelle, your last sentence @10:02 🤣🤣🤣.
No pain, no gain.

Glorianny

Eddie Izzard has a track record of activism and support for the Labour Party. Hopefully she will continue to support and campaign for them. What some of the comments on this thread reveal is how biased some people are and how they can ignore not only a successful comedy and acting career but a life of activism and fundraising simply because they don't like someone's choice of gender.

Well I didn't know he was a Labour activist.

And yes, I did know about his fundraising, having seen him doing the marathons so well done Eddie for all the charity work you've done.

But the best candidate won.

Eddie izzard is a man Glorianna
I support anyone who has genuinely changed as it takes a lot of guts pain and time Eddie Izzard is a cross dresser who likes to flit from male to female…. at the moment he’s in the female camp give it time and he ll be back in the male camp
I admire anyone who does tireless work for charity or a cause but I do not admire his nauseating cry that he’s a woman….
when he gets his bits chopped off I ll support him and then and only then can he use the ladies toilet

Sounds as if the correct choice was made. I have nothing against EI but I do object when candidates are parachuted into a constituency when there is a someone who, as in this case, knows the area and has already represented the local people.

Hetty58

Doodledog, isn't it in the job description, then? Boris struck me as a clown from the outset.

Good point, well made

I chorus what others have said - hooray for common sense.

Doodledog, isn't it in the job description, then? Boris struck me as a clown from the outset.

Also, his track record as an activist is relevant, as is his fundraising for charity, but I have no idea what being a comedian (successful or otherwise) brings to a career in politics, so if that is being ignored I'm not surprised.

No, Glorianny. I do wish you would read people's posts.

What people can't ignore is that he insisted on using the Ladies', knowing full well that it was inconveniencing others. He took 'minders' in with him for goodness' sake! Everyone knows he is male, so if he'd used the Gents it would have come as no surprise to whoever was using the next urinal - this is not the same as a shy and nervous transwomen terrified of being 'outed'. Izzard has made much capital (and no doubt money) of his so-called 'gender fluidity', and it is no secret. Using the Ladies' in those circumstances is as arrogant as when he shouted at the teenage girls in a public lavatory some time ago.

grannydarkhair

I think it would have done. Also, AM is a local woman, is already a senior city councillor, she is also a lawyer, and is committed to helping her fellow citizens from what I’ve read about her.

She sounds like the best candidate for the job.👍🏻

MawtheMerrier

M0nica

Somebody who thinks because she is famous she should be chosen to do something rather than someone who can actually do the job.

Who thinks he is famous …..

Yeah, Eddie Izzard is a man Monica unless you know different?