Alastair Campbell grilled by daughter on feminism live on air

Alastair Campbell is challenged by his daughter Grace for calling women ‘birds’. Campbell received the surprise call from his daughter as he was sitting in for Nigel Farage on LBC on Sunday
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[@jackthelad-ou6zu]

I was at Grace Cammble Edinburgh and There’s nothing like a comedian bombing so hard that the audience is left confused.

[@memyselfandi2506]

She seems like a barrel of laughs

[@Plxxew]

She is actually, should check out her stand up

[@SteelerNation-eh5mx]

Feminism may have started as equality but now it's just about superiority and dominance.

[@mrjudge6167]

Steeler Nation3000 absolutely agreed

[@mrjudge6167]

Foxy the Pirate obviously if feminism’s idea of equality means women must have more rights while men have little to none then wether you call it feminism or “misandry” it’s basically one in the same and the only argument left is over titles not wether or not feminism or for supremacy

[@SteelerNation-eh5mx]

Foxy the Pirate I beg to differ. I don't think every feminist sees feminism the way you see it.

[@craig581]

Agreed. It's now turned into an superiority complex. We are defying logic to please a gender.

[@craig581]

And misandry is something that isn't condoned in our society. Countless times have i heard women make sly remarks about the male sex, and get away with it because modern feminism has allowed it.

[@mrwhite7361]

He should be in jail not a studio and this conversation should have taken place on phones between a section of bullet proof glass.

[@theearlofgrantham9816]

The caller must have nothing else to complain about.

[@readmycomment3157]

The caller is his daughter Grace

[@malikrahman8649]

Pretty sure she complains about water tasting to plain.

[@finessinit.2110]

feminism smh

[@EncoreASMR]

First world problem.

[@adamgreatbriton4450]

But if the tree falls and their are no birds around to hear it.

[@danshute6601]

There*

[@juliancoulden1753]

So Campbell’s daughter is a perfect human being and calls out her father for using the term birds! Get a life lady! You have made your self look rather foolish. Your from a now distinguished family because of your father, it’s such a shame that so little of his misguided talents have not rubbed off on you. You basically don’t have a job, and are completely inarticulate. I don’t recommend you look for a job in the media. Go and fight for the rights of suppressed women in Africa and the Middle East who are owned by their husbands and who have to endure unspeakable cruelty. Being called a bird is the least of their worries.

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

I use the word "bird", not thoughtlessly, and perjoritavely, but as a social marker of some considerable usefulness in developing friendships, and personal relationships. If I referred to a woman as a "bird" and she objected, I would not only apologise, but I would refrain from doing it, again, but I'd still continue to call other female acquaintances "birds", who didn't object. This plays a huge role in categorizing these two types of women in my mind, the objectors I may well go on to be friendly with, amiable towards, or in a productive working relationship with. But I would not entertain the thought of ever developing a close friendship with them, and certainly wouldn't consider pursuing them, romantically. The "birds" on the other hand, have tended to be my best female friends over the years, and this 'informality mechanism' that I've used since I was a kid really works for me. But all women, be they feminists, non-feminists, birds and non-birds deserve and get equal respect. That's unconditional.

[@wonderwoman5528]

Perfect grammar

[@EncoreASMR]

Well said

[@nicholasjohns5064]

Pressing issues being dealt with here...

[@jasonkingshott2971]

Ah, Blair's Liar-in-Chief.

[@georgesotiriou7051]

This girl is for the birds

[@ozzy5628]

What exactly is wrong with feminism?

[@calixdazeroth1422]

men!!!

[@gamer4lifebrolinnxbox]

Well, in a detailed explanation, the first few waves were completely justified, back then they were segregated and other stuff of the sort, but now they are doing it without provocative behavior from men and are attacking men's right of speech, they have also decided to go after whites

[@mrjudge6167]

The ranting cheese ball I believe first and second wave can be somewhat be justified however the segregation’s were that of a racial not gender basis and there for feminism would not have been necessarily or required in terms of segregation. But I do agree that feminism is nothing but supremacy

[@ozzy5628]

The Truth There we're laws that affected women at the time... Why shouldn't they be involved in a legislative process that already directly involves them? Your justification doesn't make any sense.

[@ozzy5628]

The ranting cheese ball Can't the existence of legislature that directly restricts a woman's right to have a safe abortion, rampant sexual assault and exploitation in Hollywood and corporate America, human rights violations around the world, and gross underrepresentation in politics and growing industries be seen as reasons for some kind of female empowerment movement (feminism)? There's nothing wrong with making the world a better place for people. Why are people against this?

[@cherishshouldiers7682]

There should not be more dislikes here.....

[@firedemon43]

The accusation is the proof apparently

[@georgep811]

Double the dislikes ha!

[@Jiffo93]

Afro Berny it saddens me to say it but half the dislikes are probably from men (or anti-Blairites)

[@mfriedrich2012]

They are birds.

[@marcburman]

Its all about marxism

[@michaelcox545]

Both Rancid 🤢

[@mrjudge6167]

Feminism does not mean equality

[@MrJohnybirchall]

Takes after her father (not a compliment)

[@Evemeister12]

Some nepo baby whose time in the limelight will be brief.

[@craphead9842]

From my experience some of these women have really dirty habits leaving tampons packets around the house etc but worse still leaving their dirty knickers soaking in water in the bathroom I kid you not..

[@engleberthumperdinktheglor2648]

Father to a daughter :'I'll promise not to do that again' - we are living in weird times

[@sheep3370]

I fear for any daughter of yours

[@toastycabbagewaffles2115]

preach gurl lol preach

[@MosesDeLaRoses]

The Campbells are the least qualified family in the world to be preaching to anyone.

[@joshua_ch]

The right response is : " I don't wanna be a feminist and yeah i call them birds cause they are cute like birds"

[@paddyodoor3090]

So funny

[@hhijazi6296]

"I promise not to do that again" Jesus Christ, why are there so few men with balls these days?

[@Jiffo93]

H Hijazi and that, my friend, is part of the problem. Women and men should feel free to ‘grow some balls’ when they want to. But equally, we can all be sensitive and kind... he was just being decent with his bloody daughter. Where’s the common sense these days?

[@namelessnobody7611]

You, my friend, are what we call an ‘incel’.

[@MosesDeLaRoses]

Oh, Campbell's got a pair, don't worry about that. He didn't dither when it came to slaughtering half a million Iraqis.