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Rishi Sunak backs Kemi Badenoch in David Tennant row (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Rishi Sunak has intervened in a row between Kemi Badenoch and actor David Tennant, saying the Doctor Who star is "the problem".

Tennant suggested at the British LGBT Awards last week that he wanted a world where the equalities minister "doesn't exist any more", and said she should "shut up".

The prime minister posted on X, external that freedom of speech was the "most powerful feature of our democracy", adding: "If you’re calling for women to shut up and wishing they didn’t exist, you are the problem."

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told broadcasters he "wouldn't have engaged the way he (Tennant) did," adding that "robust" discussions should be respectful.

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[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Trying to reframe Tennant's comments as having anything to do with the Minister's race or gender is exactly the kind of disingenuous strawmanning bald-faced bullshit we can ever expect from the fucking Tories.

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Especially coming from a guy like Tennant, I've heard nothing but praise about him. Classic conservative bullshit, adapting reality to their views.

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Whilst I agree, it wasn't a smart statement from Tennant. Easy words to bend.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eeehhh... no. I get your point - and agree with the reasoning - but when you advocate that good people have to bite their tongue for fear of bad people misrepresenting them, well, there's something wrong with that.

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, there's definitely something wrong with that. It is reality though.