The Notting Hill Actor Canceled For JK Rowling Support - James Dreyfus (4K) | heretics. 71

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James Dreyfus was cancelled for his belief in biological sex. The gender critical actor made a name for himself in British comedy series and Notting Hill but recently roles dried up after he publicly defended JK Rowling. Here, he tells the remarkable story of how his cancellation happened, and how he did not see it coming.
Follow James on X: / dreyfusjames
Chapters:
0:00 James Dreyfus Highlights
0:40 James Dreyfus Famous For THIS
2:25 How Gay Rights Has Gone WRONG
4:55 Is This Getting Worse?
6:55 Ricky Gervais & Pronouns
11:10 Naturally Contrarian
14:25 Stephen Fry & Stonewall
17:40 Enough is Enough
20:40 The Dignity of Civil Rights is LOST
23:40 ANIMALS (Yukking Someone’s Yum)
26:40 Just Do Your Work / Grayson Perry
29:40 Criminals in the Women’s Bathroom
32:40 Children’s Changing Rooms
36:40 What Transphobia Really Is
38:40 James’ JK Rowling Moment
41:40 Caitlin Jenner & the phobes
45:10 Andrew’s Trip to Gay Sitges
48:40 The Root of Sexuality
50:40 When James Realised He Was Gay
53:10 Celebrating Victimhood
56:05 Can James Get Work Now?
58:40 This Person Thinks I’m Hitler
1:06:00 A Heretic James Admires
#antiwoke #genderwars #trans

[@andrewgoldheretics]

Read my extra thoughts here: www.andrewgoldheretics.com/ - hit like & sub, and let me know your thoughts about James' episode below!

[@CMA418]

Left or Right, I don't think there is a single KZbinr who surprises me with the content they produce. I repeatedly find myself thinking, "Oh yeah of course that's the topic, 'BOO the other side! And here's why!'". It's like you're all(hyperbole) afraid of being actually challenged. I want to you believe in you! I want to believe you have a conscience. We don't have to keep engaging in this kind of unhelpful rhetoric for the sake of views and subs. It is a choice. A choice whether or not to scrutinize our beliefs with as much rigor and passion as we do the beliefs of others. There is change without growth, but there is no growth without change, and change is often challenging.

[@andrewgoldheretics]

@@CMA418 The truth is that we are restricted by the algorithm and audience capture to an extent. I love the topics I do, but I would throw in more 'weird' or different episodes if not for that. If you want unusual stuff, get my book The Psychology of Secrets. Chapter 9 is insane.

[@CMA418]

@@andrewgoldheretics Are you all really restricted though? Strictly speaking, I’d argue you have a choice. It’s just a matter of whether or not it’s worth to you. At its core, I’d say it a choice between (a)integrity and humility and (b) money and influence. If I’m correct, and the situation is what you describe, then the most influential will end up the with the least integrity. If I’m being presumptuous, maybe that’s the best we are capable of.

[@andrewgoldheretics]

@@CMA418 You're not 100% wrong, but I believe you are framing from the position of somebody not in this profession. What if we changed it to: a. sticking with what the core audience wants all the time, and making just enough revenue to get by. b. not being able to make a living from youtube or even being able to afford to make the videos. We can compromise a bit. But what you have to understand is that just one or two videos that perform badly (and trust me, going outside of what the core audience wants always kills your videos) can ruin your whole channel. Look how many channels have millions of subscribers but don't even get 5k-10k views per video. That's what happens if you take your eye off the ball for one moment. If I want to be 'out there', I write a book, as I did. I've started a substack where I can do more challenging work. KZbin in its current format, doesn't allow for experimentation in that sense.

[@HannaWonder-dp3cr]

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[@mataform]

I’m an actress and I absolutely support and admire this guy who is a brilliant actor. Very courageous.

[@KenFullman]

He was hysterical in the Thin Blue Line. You're right, he really is brilliant and totally sane.

[@Berry-fr5wj]

Yes

[@souxcasa]

​@@KenFullmanand "Gimme Gimme Gimme"

[@colinthornton1378]

Really, tell me the roles you have played on TV/Films, I will look out for you. As for this particular actor he is excellent at reading other people’s words in front of a camera.

[@joanr3189]

@@colinthornton1378huh?

[@fifilamourtrixiebell]

As a woman who was attacked in a ladies public toilets by a man I am totally behind jk Rowling. This whole thing is getting very scary for woman and unfortunately there is a faction if women doing this.

[@maryj5593]

So sorry you had this awful experience. I hope you recover and live your best life. Get help if you feel you need it and try not to let this terrible incident define you. You will come out the other side. I know this because I was attacked years ago. All good positive energy wished on you.x

[@dianajones5708]

I was also attacked in school when I was 12, by 3 boys that came into the girls toilets. I’m now 52 and the fear I felt then has returned recently. I hate going out. I won’t use public toilets anymore . I honestly can’t comprehend other women supporting this nonsense.

[@joce11]

I was almost nearly attacked by a man in the toilets when I was 16. Lucky for me my friend and other men saw him follow me into the ladies and thought, why is a man going into the ladies. He hid in a cubicle waiting for me to come out. I only realised he was there when I saw him behind me in the mirror whilst washing my hands. It was at that point my friend and other men entered. Thank god for my friend and those decent men. Now we're being told to ignore men accessing the ladies. It's terrifying.

[@rodneycooperLMSCoach]

@@dianajones5708 It is because they have lived sheltered lives. Pure ignorance.

[@joedge6142]

That happened to my daughter in law too because she said to him this is the ladies, just this afternoon a woman said to me she deserved it because she was being a nosey bigot, she assumed the man was a cross dresser, he wasn't. So then she said I made it up because she could no longer justify the violence.

[@Angiebaby71]

James Dreyfuss- what a completely refreshing change to hear from an actor, who happens to be gay, with a common sense approach to the insanity that is the Qwerty keyboard lot! What someone’s sexual orientation or preference in the bedroom has zero place in the workplace/ school and in the public square. It’s a toxic movement that has caused untold suffering for the gay community who don’t subscribe to this militant ideology and who, like the straight community, just want to live their lives, do their jobs and then in their own bedroom love whoever it is they want without it being ANYONE ELSES BUSINESS.

[@mdhindley]

You're not paying attention at all. It's pathetic that full grown adults can pretend like gay people are bothering turn. When have they ever bothered you. Fucking cowards.

[@jonathancheetham7683]

I’m gay and I totally agree with James. James has stood up for what he believes in, regardless of personal cost.

[@jacquelinebrunder2384]

My hairdresser is gay and he said a while back that he and his partner of 30 years felt far more accepted back in the 90's than they do now and he feels that it is pride parades and rainbow flags being pushed down people's throats that has started people increasingly not accepting them.

[@nielszindel1151]

Also gay and lesbian were polite they did not demand this and demand that. Delia Morris

[@brasschick4214]

That’s sad 🫤

[@lisafeck1537]

James alludes to this point early in the interview, and attaches a motivation of a kind, that appears to be the group of woman hating men. Now e does not say that directly, that is my take from it. He uses a different word. Misogynist. They are the ones, he thinks, are driving this insane new fashionable trend. Idk, but with all going on in this insane world, I am willing to give it considerable thought. His theory, makes perfect sense, bc they way they are forcing everyone to celebrate, to bow to their pronouns of the day or week, is absolutely self destructive.

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

100%

[@stephenbrookes7268]

Most of us that were young adults in the 80s and 90s would have lived through and been aware of the sea of biases that the 70s had been. We just accepted people how they were. Nobody was pushing a personal agenda. I was politically active and we had true battles to win. In South Africa the society was racially segregated by law. The majority was suppressed. Why would anyone not be against this? I draw a parallel to this with the ideology that is being promoted now. We were opposed to anyone being oppressed. That is axiomatically correct. I believe it is wrong to oppress anyone but very risky to try to oppress a majority.

[@AtTheEnd1000]

Rowling is not canceled, because sane ppl respect her work and her views!

[@marieparker3822]

Like Chimamande Ngosi Adichie, JKR is too big to cancel - much to the chagrin and unbearable anguish of the 'trans' activists!😄

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

Every generation has their Potterheads. They do more than respect her work, they bring the world she creates into their own .

[@unitysprings3631]

How long before they come crying back, angry because we didn't warn them? ​@@marieparker3822

[@queenadarona4451]

@@catherinerobilliard7662 I have never read her books or seen the movies but I think she's great anyway.

[@TheRKae]

I respect her views... but I think she's a HORRIBLE writer.

[@lynnbargewell3833]

JK Rowling made those ungrateful, entitled brats very rich and they bit the hand that fed them, appalling. Really great to know that she has the support of wonderful actors like James keeping it real.

[@lesleyvivien2876]

I posted on my farcebook page that they were ungrateful brats. It got a lot of attention, not all of it good. The older people all agreed and applauded. A woman of 40-50 said that they'd made her rich. I suggested that it was the other way round - she didn't need them! And all the young ones piled in to tell me what a disgraceful human being I was. One of them, my son's age, who cuts her hair short and spiky and calls herself by a boy's name, said "She wants people like me dead." What a sad overreaction!

[@Trikeboy2]

Are they her slaves just because they were in the movies? Does she own them so they cannot have their own opinion?

[@Kate-lk6tw]

They have had made squillions from subsequent work. You talk like JKR owns them. Which is consistent with your horrible right wing views.

[@bridgetdoman1386]

@@Kate-lk6tw And if they'd not chosen to be in Harry Potter, the first of their acting lives, and which she wrote to begin with that started the whole thing, they would not have been in further roles to be able to make squillions.

[@lesleyvivien2876]

@@bridgetdoman1386 Well said! And now the little squirts are throwing JKR under the bus, because they want to be able to make even more squillions. Ugh. 🤢

[@grethe1956]

The word “transvestite” seems to have been banned now. Men who were transvestites a few years ago now claim to be “self identified” women. It’s mad!

[@Kate-lk6tw]

You really don’t keep up, do you? EDUCATE YOURSELF

[@rpbphx]

Men and women who were black were once called an ugly word, too. Thank goodness the world sees pejorative terms for what they are.

[@fionablack]

I still consider myself a transvestite. I don't see why I should relinquish a label that has suited what I am for 40 years just because it's now considered offensive. And transvestite might mean different things to different people - but in my case I'm a heterosexual male who derives pleasure from wearing women's clothes. I only dress as a woman in private and very rarely go as far as wigs/makeup etc. I just get a kick out of the clothes.

[@rpbphx]

@@fionablack Obviously, you may refer to yourself any way you wish, just like gay people can use the f word, and blacks the n word. It's others using it that it becomes problematic, even if it's not problematic for you.

[@CdEmm50]

Simple, don't let that word go away. They can't ban us!

[@User184dkcbt62s]

I adore James Dreyfus. Not only is he an excellent actor, but he's a man of principle. Too many have thrown their principles away for a fad. A fetish. I admire him for his courage and resilience in the face of abuse, and he will be seen in the future to have been on the right side of history. As will JK Rowling. Thank you, Andrew, for bringing James to your platform.

[@Mandy534z]

Perfectly put

[@RachelDavies-wn7ir]

Many people have been forced to choose between their principles and earning a living. Let's hope this is changing.

[@rebeccadaniel1599]

Couldn't have put it better. Along with Graham Linehan, he is so inspiring, and gives me hope.

[@glamdolly30]

@@rebeccadaniel1599 Absolutely, James and Graham are both fantastic allies to women and gay people. Heroes both.

[@nifflofair6685]

​@@RachelDavies-wn7irdon't put up with it and it will ch🎉.

[@gemmasmith4922]

I always loved James but after seeing how he's been treated and seeing how he's dealt with that, I've developed a much deeper respect for the guy. Proper good man. 👍

[@admiralrooster]

How's he been treated? Cos people still love him in those shows and I'm only aware of his presence after that because of this video...

[@61sven]

James Dreyfus, Graham Linehan and JK Rowling are all courageous people and we should all be grateful that they are prepared to stand up for what is right.

[@lourdeszurita9244]

Absolutely. They are the REAL stunning and brave people

[@NessieT]

Anybody with a moral compass will support JK Rowling and James Dreyfus. I cannot believe more famous people haven’t come out of the woodwork and put their money where their mouths are. This is not the time to be self serving. It’s a slippery slope. Well done James, I adore your work and you seem to be a very kind and genuine person. Sending you a huge hug. Thank you for your honesty and I’m desperately sorry you’ve been targeted. I’ve cancelled my TV licence because I do not like the divisiveness of the TV companies particularly the BBC. Action sometimes speaks louder than words.

[@jonsmum5552]

Well done James. We’re all behind you.❤️❤️

[@kristiskinner8542]

Most sane ppl back JK Rowling. Most rational, logical ppl in touch with reality arent going to entertain that nonsense. Know Im damn sure not

[@Seaby41]

Surprises me how many sane people are a bit coy being supportive of Rowling until I point out she is the one with the sane position. People are so reluctant to challenge the regular media narrative.

[@kimsmith8972]

All people need to speak up.

[@BenHall289]

@@Seaby41it’s repugnant how cowardly people are.

[@Seaby41]

@BenHall289 its not hard to see how the great atrocities of the world happen. People compromise themselves and if they don't correct path they slowly but surely corrupt themselves. The gag is Hitler only killed the one person... himself

[@JoTracy]

She's not even anti Trans, just pro Women

[@JustMe-nj6dp]

The amount of celebs loudly saying they support trans is all about not being cancelled everyone is scared of being cancelled. They don't even care nor look into what's going on, some are parents themselves of young children but still they are conforming to avoid being cancelled. Well done to James for speaking out and saying what many worry about the bigger picture.

[@user-yi4nr1kv2m]

I am adult human female ( for those who don’t know what a woman is ) . I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with James Dreyfus and I am angry about the people / actions / situations that have upset him. He seems to have the right mindset and I admire him so much. Thank you. Andrew

[@patsyroberts3967]

aDuLT HuMAn fEmAle. 🤣🤣🤣

[@garrett2439]

If a woman is simply an adult human female, why are not also outraged by the adultification of actual, literal children by calling 12 year old gymnasts "women" if they are part of your country's Womens Gymnastics Team?

[@GillHague-y8o]

Thank you so much James Dreyfus for your support of women and girls. You are wonderful and brave for standing up to the mob.

[@marybarratt2649]

I admire James❤. A terrific actor who speaks sense. I do miss seeing him on tv. I’ve loved everything I’ve seen him in. He is so talented. As for gender, the world has gone crazy.

[@kevinwhelan9607]

❤

[@user-ld7uj9pv8e]

♀️s, LGB, and children

[@johnvaleanbaily246]

Yup, this is b!!locks, full support forJK Rowling and anyone (such as James Dreyfuss) who agree with her.

[@Berry-fr5wj]

Yup , double bollocks

[@glamdolly30]

Absolutely. #IStandWithJKRowling.

[@kerrieannebaker8595]

interesting re the drag queens' story-time. If I, as a straight actress, turned up to the library in an sparkly evening gown with a split up to my verjayjay, and a plunging neckline, in heels and red lippy, i would almost certainly be asked by the staff and parents to go home and change.

[@dazt5831]

exactly, but these men identifying as women can quite literally walk around with everything hanging out in front of kids and it's now apparently acceptable which is just disgusting, if me as a straight man acted like that i would be arrested and locked away rightfully so

[@Noelito40]

His point about LGBTXYZ all being lumped together is very true. Imagine if he said "Because I am a native English speaker, I am going to speak on behalf of all English, Irish, Scottish, Australians..." It wouldn't be long before the natives of those countries would put him back in his box!

[@joetotale6354]

Imagine if you made a totally bogus comparison?

[@Noelito40]

@joetotale6354 imagine!...good job I didn't!

[@joetotale6354]

@@Noelito40 Ooh, great riposte, Oscar!

[@Noelito40]

@@joetotale6354 I know, I replied commensurate with your intelligence level! 😁 Always think of your audience. Always think of your audience! 👍

[@joetotale6354]

@@Noelito40Like him, your audience has become…more selective.

[@gw8369]

I was a London bartender in the late 90s when James came in for a drink. I was a huge fan, so got chatting with him while he sat at the bar. He left a lasting impression as a kind, funny, sincere man… good on ya JD for being a voice of reason 🤗

[@kevinwhelan9607]

Thanks for sharing that. Good on you, mate❤

[@Music-oi2nf]

What a boring anecdote, Farty Breath.

[@lesleyvivien2876]

@@Music-oi2nf Jealous much? 😃

[@Music-oi2nf]

@@lesleyvivien2876 oh yes it’s impossible for me to cope with. Why wasn’t I a bartender in the 90s with an anecdote about speaking to a D lister? Life is unbearable without that to tell my grandchildren. 😪

[@lesleyvivien2876]

​@@Music-oi2nf Yes, definitely jealous. Now established beyond all doubt, thank you.

[@williamevans9426]

As a gay man, I have never understood the incorporation of 'TQ+' into the LGB grouping. (What does the '+' represent - anyone who wishes to jump on the bandwagon?) The recently changed 'rainbow flag' epotomises this quite meaningless widening of the unbrella to include those who are not attracted to the same sex but who have valid but totally unrelated issues to raise. Stonewall has changed fundamentally and I could not agree more with Mr Dreyfus, JK Rowling and others (as, I suspect, do most ordinary LGB individuals in society).

[@Hyzenthlay70]

Been saying it for ages.. My gay friends and family are horrified by all this

[@Mikael-jt1hk]

why is the L and the G in the same group in the first place? Hard to imagine what a lesbian woman and a gay man has in common. Its weird enough without grouping both of those up with people who want to cut their dicks off. Its a very strange sort of ''community'' you got there.

[@rwlynch3468]

May have been Linehan saying this (or paraphrasing someone), the real acronym should be LGB-STRAIGHT. The last part covers everyone else in the alphabet who isn't Lesbian, Gay, Bi.

[@jacovawernett3077]

​@Hyzenthlay70 Mine too.

[@cyberspelunker1980]

One word: Pritzker. Jennifer Pritzker, a trans ID male and also heir/family to the Pritzker pharmaceuticals empire. They needed a way to promote their meds and GLAAD needed a new cause for funding. (IMO).

[@samanthathompson9812]

Thanks for this sensitivity. As a young girl, periods were embarrassing and frightening. We used to be scared of being seen carrying a pad going into the bathrooms. I also hated changing in front of other girls, let alone de facto boys. I cry thinking of the position some girls are in now where they're being told not to trust their instincts, and that to be wary of suspicious people in the bathroom is bigoted. It's ugly.

[@tracypitchford6920]

1 of my best friends happens to be gay. He fought in the 80s for equality and was punched, spat at etc. All he wanted was the right to live with his partner, go to work, come home and live just like other couples. Now he’s horrified at where it’s gone. He said “I didn’t fight for equal rights for men to walk round in assless chaps in front of children”. Also as a woman I don’t want men in dress up in my spaces, or my sports. And I’m sooo old I remember when drag acts were 18+ and funny in clubs of an evening. We’ve gone way too far. Final goal? The P being added

[@CdEmm50]

The p is the plus +

[@susandrakenviller3683]

Disgusting comment.

[@joetotale6354]

Things Which Definitely Happened

[@bigd5090]

Or 'G' for grooming!

[@mdhindley]

You do sound incredibly old.

[@noeldc]

Loved him on The Thin Blue Line. Disgraceful how he has been treated.

[@Raven4508]

And gimme, gimme gimme

[@FreakyTeeth]

Yup he was splendid in it.

[@ianlacey8323]

Not My Hero though.He was on an absolute hiding taking over from Ardal O’Hanlon.

[@susan1984yes]

If James Dreyfuss ran for PM I would have voted for him. More integrity than any of those politicians.

[@glamdolly30]

TRUTH! James is far too decent, truthful and honourable to be a politician. Thank God for him and the minority of public figures with the backbone to speak truth to trans/gender cult lies, misogyny and homophobia. The courageous famous folk like James with the guts to defend women and gay people against this toxic garbage will be lauded in future - while those who stayed silent out of self-serving, -self-preservation will ultimately be exposed as the cowards they are (most heinous among them, politicians whose job it is to get off the fence). #SexNotGender

[@muleman72]

If you have integrity, you couldn’t be A politician

[@kevinwhelan9607]

❤

[@Whippy99]

Hear, Hear!

[@suegray6284]

Dear James, I knew and loved you as an actor, now I have renewed respect and love for you as a thoughtful, sensitive human being. I bear no I’ll will to anyone who believes they are differently gendered but I am, as a woman, horrified by the bullying and lack of debate on this subject and as a woman who has had a breast removed due to cancer I really do not want to share changing facilities. It’s difficult enough to bare my body in my own sexes changing rooms. I have a beautiful niece who is married to another woman and their marriage was one of the happiest days of our families lives. We are not anti-anything except the promoting of the interests of one group of people at the expense of another group…simples 🤷‍♂️

[@robertedwards3551]

Been a James fan for years, terrible shame that an honest man should be so cruelly treated by the puritanical, alphabet fascists. As a young man in the 80's and 90's I felt that we had a better, fairer accommodation of everyone's lifestyle than the weird, noisy groups who think that they invented the concept and thrive only on outrage.

[@michaeljackson8857]

What a common sense chap. No hatred, no disrespect for others just that he is right. Keep speaking sanity James xx

[@kevinwhelan9607]

❤

[@retrovinyl5392]

Great interview! It’s sad to see a gay man has more empathy for teenage girls than some adult women do.

[@jeffreybarton1297]

Great to see James on the show. Always loved him back in the 90's. The fact that he could ever be cancelled shows up cancel culture to be the hateful thing it is.

[@sallysinger1058]

What a brilliant conversation and what an absolutely lovely man James Dreyfus is. Thank you too Andrew Gold

[@JohnJames-kw5de]

Isn’t James a lovely person. And bloody courageous too

[@dize3672]

Thank you James for standing up for women, girls and gay people. You are brave and truly decent. It has not gone un-noticed.

[@LilyGoth]

@dize3672 And animals. Cannot believe that Danish stat 😨

[@lesleyvivien2876]

@@LilyGoth What Danish stat, please? If my mind darted to bestiality, would I be close?

[@adaptingworks]

What a throughly decent man. James Dreyfus you are not only a great actor you’re also a beautiful human.❤

[@somniumisdreaming]

I hate the label queer. We used to be much more gender fluid 80s 90s. Lesbians are being lost in the community or shunned for having their own opinions.

[@sarahwilson2409]

I agree I’m sick of lesbians being called bigots because they don’t like cock. I’m not lesbian but I’ll stand with them until this rubbish has gone for good

[@Amouthfulofsin220]

And guess who the majority of the people who are shunning/erasing them? Men. What a cosmic joke. If we do not speak up for ourselves, men will push us out of our own hard earned spaces with cries of "misogyny!" The only way to stop them cold is ... simply responding "Yep, and what of it? Get OUT" We need to stop playing nice and letting ourselves get bullied into compliance with false namecalling and the threat of being ostracized. And what if they call me a bigot? Doesn't make it true. What if they stop being my friend? They weren't my friend to begin with. It's clown world out here.

[@Dancestar1981]

Exactly look at David Bowie look at Annie Lennox

[@sarral2008]

How did it come to the point where a small group of extremists controls so much?

[@thenightdrivingavenger2200]

small hat tribe

[@JaneA544]

Money from crazy white billionaires and crazy doctors

[@roslynaubrey7766]

Blackrock and Vanguard!

[@rael1999]

Yeah it's very scary that the lunatics have taken over, not just the asylum, but the western world in general !

[@plant495]

Read the "gay playbook," now the trans playbook, "The Ov e r Ha ul i ng of Str ai ght Am er ic a."

[@lorraine.bernardettehoole7743]

Good for him. Glad he's speaking out

[@user-oj9tb9gp1n]

Happy well adjusted people do not worry about the lifestyles of others, no matter how strange they perceive those lifestyles to be, they simply get on with their lives. Psych 101. Very basic psychology.

[@jeannedeshazer-ellsworth9995]

This was wonderful. I've been reluctant to state these opinions because you feel the crowd turning on me. Breath of fresh air. I raised my kids on this slogan: "Just because you can doesn't mean you should." We need to be considerate, of gays of straights, and because they are vulnerable, children and animals ALWAYS need to be protected.

[@Besseloff]

James has been a real stalwart standing up against the madness. I admire him.

[@FireOpal.]

100% behind you James

[@sheenaghgordon-hart24]

Thank you - what an important voice James Dreyfus is - am in awe of him - he understands x

[@sammieleighsunshinesamuels]

I went to private school, and I hated it when it was shower time. Shower time should be private time, not others looking at others I was a very late developer, and others were way ahead of me.. I don't want to look at others either. It has stayed with me till now, a mother of 4, and I would never ever get changed in an open room in a store .I buy online, and I try on at home in privacy. Thank you, Mr Dreyfuss. we all love and support you ❤️❤❤

[@drsigh]

It was a real pleasure watching Mr Dreyfus being interviewed - he comes across as a lovely man, imbued with great humour, integrity, and common sense.

[@userunknown19]

Hear, hear James! You're not alone in this fight ❤

[@foreverengland6590]

Well done James for not keeping quiet. I suspect there’s a lot of autogynaphilliacs parading as transsexuals.

[@davescryptodays1441]

What an excellent, adult (meaning -a high maturity/insight level) and logical converstion. James Dreyfus is a revelation and a delight and he just earned a new fan. Thank you both!

[@YvonneCrean]

Good on him. Woke bullies nothing better to do with their time 🇦🇺💕

[@Berry-fr5wj]

they are cowards too

[@hx7193]

James saying -- … do your job ….. so true . How refreshing … false drama looking for things which aren’t there . Im a woman of colour ,instead of looking for racism and victimhood I just crack on and focus on doing the best I can The narcissism is ridiculous and the world has become such a dark place . Thank you for sticking up for girls too ❤️ James …. Much appreciated xx

[@sheilasimmonds2856]

What a lovely outlook you have. Well done for speaking out.

[@witlesswonderthe2nd883]

The problem is how some have been conditioned to believe in over sharing every aspect of their lives, in reality the majority don’t want to know every single bit of someone else life.

[@BigDome1]

Any of the Potter actors who turned on JK should remove Potter from their CV. They are nothing without her. Daniel Radcliffe would be struggling to get theatre jobs for £20 a night if it wasn't for her.

[@garethking1639]

Anyone given a job as a child by her should never be allowed to express an opinion in public if it’s different to hers. Did I understand that right?

[@ValTwineDeaner]

When you think how long it took for gay people to be accepted, it's diabolical that they're feeling unsafe again. I'm not gay but I have friends and family who are, and they say they're very uncomfortable and scared about the nonsense today. Take care and stay safe everyone. May God protect us in these strange and scary times.

[@julielawlor5482]

Hetrosexual people do not put their sexuality out there There are not allowed to have marches in case it offends homosexuals in the work place they have to give up their religious beliefs in case it offends homosexuals

[@ChristinaChrisR]

Glad you’re having James on. Will be nice, for lack of a better word, hearing his story.

[@lovedaybebe5881]

James should have his own KZbin channel. He’s so lovely to listen to 🙏🏻

[@jessieb7290]

I’d listen to that or even a podcast. ❤❤❤

[@lovedaybebe5881]

@@jessieb7290 me too , a sweet soul and beautifully honest 🙏🏻

[@jessieb7290]

@@lovedaybebe5881 plus he has a very calming voice ❤️🤩

[@myniaroo3294]

We'll done James! My daughter and I were so moved to hear you speak about the struggles young women go through (around the 30 min mark) you are so thoughtful and aware. I agree with pretty much every thing you said!

[@Janika-xj2bv]

As far as I know there's never been a case where the doctor delivering the baby turns to the mother and says "Congratulations ! It's a them !"

[@LilyGoth]

@Janika-xj2bv Good point! There's time yet though 😕

[@seraeggobutterworth5247]

In a _tiny_ fraction of cases the doctors get it wrong at birth because there’s some sort of developmental issue with the baby, and TRAs use these very unusual instances to argue that the doctors are just guessing as a matter of course, and they conflate rare physical disorders with psychological issues.

[@Dancestar1981]

Exactly also them is plural it means more than one person not one person singular

[@garrett2439]

You should google the word "intersex".

[@Bombbashable]

I've been saying it's a trend like Goths for ages. I was a Goth, and there was never an expectation that people would think we were vampires

[@justgrowthehellup6598]

The difference is that the Goths confined their preferences to themselves and never tried to impose their beliefs on society at large. Also, they looked a whole lot better than the men in dresses. 😂

[@rensha8635]

Massive difference being that this latest lot are nasty bullies

[@LilyGoth]

​@@rensha8635 People were attacked for being Goth in the 90s etc. There was couple killed in 2007 for minding their own business in a park, wearing black. The Alt scene was great but you had to watch your back.

[@inebriatedfowl3197]

​@@justgrowthehellup6598 goths never had the economical and political backing this has. Among many other things

[@Dancestar1981]

@@LilyGothI knew lots of people who were goths didn’t realise they faced that stigma

[@tmc7903]

What a beautifully empathetic man. Thank you for trying to understand and stick up for women and girls.

[@worcestermark]

I'm not a proper statistician, but I reckon women and girls make up half the population of the planet. Yet it's still dangerous for them to walk around urban areas in most of the world at night. Why isn't that a bigger issue than my distaste at having to accept the sexual fetish in public of a man dressed like a 1970's sex worker?.

[@dodgycat476]

He is famous for the most uniquely funny British comedy ever, we need to see more of you James. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Missmichelle9299]

I am so tired of labels. Apparently I'm now a CIS female. No, im female and if someone wants a label on who they are fine, i dont. I think others rights have been pushed aside to pander to a few who choose to take offence when none is made. James is right, criminal men will take advantage and use the right to self identify for their own gain. I was attended a trans awareness course where we discussed being 'labelled' sir or madam, how you shouldn't presume someones gender based on how they look so we shouldn't use terms like sir or madam. Well i like being called madam, it makes me feel posh (little things make me happy) when i stated this, as in what about people who wish to be addressed as sir or madam, i was told its wrong, thats it, you cant use that lanaguage. If someone wishes to live their life how they choose, thats fine. What isn't fine is dictating how i life mine. Taking away my rights to identify as female and be identified. In the rush to please the TRA, we've pushed aside everyone else. The TRA are creating an air of hatred towards anyone who calls them out. peoples need to please have taken away peoples identity.

[@garrett2439]

Do you also reject the term "straight"? I'm just curious about exactly how much of a hypocrite you are.

[@chrissymacneil3811]

What does the CIS even stand for? I don’t even know what it means!

[@Thenoobestgirl]

💯

[@garrett2439]

@@chrissymacneil3811 Cis is not an acronym. It is a prefix, which dates back to the Romans. For example two of the provinces of the Roman Republic/Empire were called Cisalpine Gaul and Transalpine Gaul. These provinces represented two parts of Gaul, one which was on the same side of the Alps as Rome, one which was on the other side of the Alps. The more you know!

[@kathystephen]

James is way more intelligent and wise than that erstwhile Doctor Who actor

[@BrianRPaterson]

Which one?

[@beckywarwick8691]

@@BrianRPaterson- DT. Has a NB child, and consequently lost the ability to recognize biological sex.

[@lesleyvivien2876]

@@beckywarwick8691 Is the aforementioned child old enough to know what non-binary means?

[@sarahwilson2409]

@@lesleyvivien2876I don’t think anyone knows what it means, even the people who say they are

[@lesleyvivien2876]

@@sarahwilson2409 Good point. Perhaps all it means is, I refuse to be pigeonholed! and constrained by societal stereotypes!

[@kreshenahill5344]

I love James and am gutted we don't get to see him on TV anymore. One of the best comedic actors ever in my opinion. ❤

[@willowpaws5078]

He’s staring currently in House of the Dragon. He’s fab

[@Carlos_De_Angeles]

@@willowpaws5078 I didn't know he was going to be in it, so it was a nice surprise.

[@Carlos_De_Angeles]

@kreshenahill5344 He is, and has the range to play anything. I could listen to him read a shopping list. 🙂

[@LadyLisaify]

My favourite interview so far! I demand to see more of James Dreyfus. He’s simply a lovely man with such a kind, brave and funny soul! Thank you for this fantastic interview Andrew. ❤

[@mikegray8776]

I like James as a person - and as a mind. He is a beautiful, tolerant and respectful chap - everything that the TRA’s aren’t. And, finally, there’s every indication that our shared mindset is starting to claw-back the narrative from the loud & perma-offended narcissists. Great conversation.

[@highdesertRN]

Many thumbs up: “not bringing your entire self to work”.

[@MissUltimaThule]

James is an absolute treasure and must be protected at all costs.

[@rosannayarde1745]

Yes so true, when you spoke of girls and teens needing privacy - I remembered when I was in school, my friends and I would take it in turns to go to the loo, one would hold their foot under the door to keep it shut (even when locked) and another would keep the hairdryer going so you couldn't hear the sanitary pads being opened to be used! You're absolutely correct, it's a very delicate time for adolescents. Very interesting talk

[@helenwright6133]

What a beautiful human being - thankyou for speaking out Mr Dreyfus -

[@marieparker3822]

James Dreyfus TOTALLY gets it! Bless him!❤

[@jasminegore1239]

Many years ago ...I woke up after an anisethic ...on a female medical ward ...looking over me when I woke was a trans person ...who was wearing full make up ...but had a deep voice ...I felt so shook up ...but wasn't allowed to say anything ...the nurses told me to be respectful .I've never felt so vulnerable ...I'd just had a personal female operation . ...things will get worse before they get better ...we won't stand for this nonsense for much longer .

[@sueedwards9334]

We can’t just give up the rights we have gained as women, we can’t be pushed aside by men again.

[@alibrown6268]

OMG, that would totally put me off going for an operation that requires anaesthetic

[@dshe8637]

A woman in Edinburgh was refused surgery to her genitals following a sexual assault because she stated that she didn't want intimate care from a man in a nurse's dress. A woman was raped while in hospital by a male patient on the female ward, but told it wasn't possible because there weren't any men there.

[@tracypitchford6920]

@@jasminegore1239 it’s shocking. My MiL is 86 and has carers twice a day to dress/undress her and shower her etc. She stated at the beginning that she only wanted female carers as is her right. Anyway they tried to send a male who thought he was a woman to shower her 1 morning. She refused. Wasn’t nasty, just said no thank you. The caring organisation told her they were short staffed and if she refused again she’d be struck off for ‘transphobia’. Oh how we fought that. And won. Their reasoning was the carer had seen everything so there was nothing to worry about. Not. The. Point. She didn’t want any man, she won’t even have my husband, her own son, help her get changed. It’s all got so ridiculous 🤬

[@sarahwilson2409]

@@tracypitchford6920thank goodness you won, it usually doesn’t go that way

[@Cazbandy]

This aligns so much with how I feel. The whole situation has turned into a circus. Great interview x

[@LIFEMA-b1d]

As a "gay" lol I think James is brilliant and the gay press etc are pathetic. LGB YES the other letters I DO NOT Identify with. ITs completely ridiculous

[@jackyglazebrook5707]

I agree with Him 100% ,be whatever you want but don't ram it down people's throats who don't agree with you ,and agree with science.

[@rensha8635]

No don’t be whatever you want - be whoever you actually are as laid out by objective reality.

[@worcestermark]

Thin Blue Line joke there, didn't go unnoticed!

[@andrewwebb2866]

RIP PC Goody. One of the best written characters of the late 90's Brit comedies.

[@rwlynch3468]

The fact that James didn't bring out a curly wurly in this was the only disappointing part

[@garethmorgan3665]

😂😂​@@rwlynch3468

[@andrewwebb2866]

@@rwlynch3468 "I hope I don't say condom.. I hope I don't say condom.. I hope I don't say condom"

[@nickwyatt9498]

Dreyfus comes across as such a thoughtful, decent and kind man. Very good interview Andrew.

[@michaeldillon3113]

Ab Fab ,Gimme Gimme Gimme , and the Thin Blue Line were funny- not least because of James . Thanks for the laughs mate and thanks for your bravery ✌️

[@ThatMicro43Guy]

I’m a straight guy who has many friends who are gay (I’m the token straight lol) and we get together for coffee and chats. To be honest discussing any of our sexuality is so down the list of conversation. It’s boring, we’re all different people with much more interesting lives and experiences to talk about. To think that they can all be put into a box saying ‘gay’ or me into a box marked ‘straight is an insult to us all. We are all much more interested in where we went on holiday, what car we have, what we watched on television. But the is new society wants us all in neat boxes and fighting each other.

[@witterth]

spot on. at work or anywhere I never discuss anyones sexual preferences or anything. not my business and Im not intrested in that.

[@LunaticReason]

I've always refuse to bring up my sexuality but sometimes I feel tempted tot when because I present as straight my input doesnt feel welcomed in a conversations about the lgbt but I dont want people to just agree with me the moment I say im bi. It bugs me how heterophobic people can be.

[@CharlesHighgrove]

Oh please. I’m bisexual and when I’m with my gay friends we constantly talk about sex and other men.

[@ThatMicro43Guy]

@@CharlesHighgrove you must have a very boring life if that’s all you can talk about.

[@CharlesHighgrove]

@@ThatMicro43Guy you just have a very boring life if you never talk about this stuff!

[@seasidebreezes]

James is marvellous! Thank you, James, for everything that you do and have done. It’s disgraceful how you’ve been treated.

[@bEll-em9rf]

What a lovely relaxed conversation covering seemingly highly emotive topics rationally. Great to hear some sanity.

[@Akstergrind]

I've just discovered this channel and really enjoyed the whole conversation. It's good to know there are still adults in this world, who're able to discuss this topic in a sensible way, because I've begun to doubt it recently. I'll definitely be subscribing to this channel. Thanks very much.

[@Demoiselle21]

I really hope James reads our comments, supporting him. It's so lovely to see him, and find out that sometimes when you "meet your heroes" they are as substantial as you would hope they are. "Hats off" to you James! I still watch Gimme Gimme Gimme regularly, and loved Thin Blue Line.

[@carolinethom3022]

Kathy burke has treated him badly, always bad mouthing him on twitter. James still sticks up for her.

[@ClezVideos]

That was really disappointing to see.

[@Berry-fr5wj]

We all have differing , views so for her to be pithy publicly about a friend says , more about her

[@spatsfellini]

Shame on Burke. Thick and nasty.

[@Curiouscatnap]

I’m so disappointed with Kathy, she used to be an icon of comedians - I can’t believe she goes along with the rainbow crap! 🤦‍♀️

[@bobclark6703]

What a burke!

[@mickeyjim19844]

As a gay man.. I am 100% in support of JKR and James Dreyfus. This ridiculous culture of people who like to be offended about every little thing anyone says, drawing attention to themselves, trying to change the English language into something grammatically incorrect etc. Need to get back in their boxes. Live your life how you want to but stop trying to force everyone to think the way they do!! It's ridiculous.

[@jenniferholden9397]

No one is allowed to speak their mind any longer, but here goes, I’m a woman and have been for the last 69 years. My genitalia are all proportionate to my sex, if you want to argue with biology, that’s your issue not mine. Do me honour of keeping our opinions out of my uterus. Thank you.

[@magda3150]

When he says “I won’t be pushed around” you can see it is person with principles. Not going with the wind, but sometimes against when it is needed. Very my kind of person.

[@lindajames7759]

James Dreyfus I too will not be told what to think and say by people who are virtue signaling. I am 100% behind you and JK Rowling and Lawrence Fox 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@CharlesHighgrove]

Lawrence Fox would hate James

[@stub6378]

Lawrence fox is a complete gobshite.

[@Yogawithsallyann]

This was by far the most intelligent, engaging and succinct conversation to be had re the bizarre new world we live in .. and I include my hero KJK and Douglas Murray . Hats off to another well known man (and brilliant actor) putting his head above the parapet . Men speaking out is an absolute must 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@deanleng7403]

Everyone should be judged on how they are . James comes across as honest and with integrity . I’ve grown up watching him in various shows and have thoroughly enjoyed seeing him on screen. Don’t let the bastards grind you down James

[@granthayter-menzies8602]

My favourite fellows! Always behind you, James. Thank you for having him on the show, Andrew.

[@jdlotus8253]

Thank you for having this man on. I have loved his work for a very long time, but in recent years he has really earned my respect as a man.

[@gidge9778]

Don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed an interview more. Watching this was delightful. You’re both such charming and intellectual men I found myself laughing at times even though the topic was harsh and uncomfortable. And I agree with you on everything. Dignity isn’t said much in the trans conversation but it is so very important. Thank you for bringing that up. Well done!

[@LeebBlue274]

I saw an old re-run of a Celebrity Catch Phrase the other day on t.v and Gok Wan was playing for the Charity Stonewall. He was openly saying "what a wonderful charity it was and with the money he had won, it was going to fund stonewall to enter schools and highlight to children all things LGBQT +1 etc". I thought then Leave our kids alone to enjoy their childhood. Gok Wan like so many of these activists don't even have children so shouldn't have the right to indoctrinate ours !!

[@Jana-om4bb]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that

[@LilyGoth]

@LeebBlue I like Gok, as much as I know of him, but I agree. I knew of gay/lesbian in primary school, wasn't as much of a priority as Cartoons and getting through Maths etc. Learned more about sexuality in Secondary School, mainly through teen mags and friends. Alt' clubbed and watched Euro Trash in my teens/early 20s. Normal progression.

[@LeebBlue274]

@@LilyGoth Exactly, love the reference to watching Euro Trash 😂 definitely brought back happy memories of a simpler time 👍

[@LilyGoth]

@@LeebBlue274 It did seem simpler. No camera phone's. No one in your business too much, 'cept a chat at the till etc. It was a show an half wasn't it! lol Recently heard Rob Brydon narrated it, who knew. But if you're kind as possible to people, & Animals, you do you.

[@LeebBlue274]

@@LilyGoth Rob Brydon, Never knew that ! I'm going to try and find some old clips on you tube now 😁

[@radiac6818]

Step 1: Get yourself defined, in some way legally or publicly, as a victim. Step2: Call people ____phobic any time they say or do anything that might be against you in any way. Including police who might only want to cite you for public drunkenness or indecent exposure, which you are 100% guilty of. Step 3: Get away with it because people and institutions are more afraid of the "optics" of being seen as ____phobic than they are of being accused of failing to do their jobs properly. In the world of identity politics, victimhood is godhood.

[@CharlesHighgrove]

You’re commenting on a video where an awful man moans about being a victim 😂

[@paulrob08]

lol christ IF YOU had ANY brain activity going on you'd see youve just summed up the person in this video!

[@beam3819]

JP said the woke movement is gone within a year or two. No more child mutilation🙏❣️

[@dhammaboy1203]

I hope so but pitty about all the transitioners who will look back and wonder how the fxxk their parents let them change gender years before they could vote. They'll never have kids, be on pharmaceuticals the rest of their lives & may have lost the ability to feel sexual pleasure. It's the witch trials of our generation!

[@emilymaitlislaptop]

This would also include various Abrahamic religions, though sadly that would never happen, to protect girls AND boys.

[@ibelieveinscience1141]

@@emilymaitlislaptop you think that lifelong medical dependency, sterilization, organ failure, bone degradation, etc. can be compared to male circumcision? Mind you, I think men should have the right to choose, but that comparison is pretty egregious lol

[@emilymaitlislaptop]

@@ibelieveinscience1141 good thing I never made any direct comparison then. Mind you, assault on children - for cultural, not clinical reasons - is still assault.

[@EvelynBaron]

ok so hygienic circumcism at birth is a barbaric jewish ritual.

[@JH-ck1nr]

Good for him, a person who believes in free speech, democracy and people telling the truth, not a 1984 Novel version of the truth. Respect for him and J.K.Rowling.

[@natgrace]

I've been waiting for someone to interview James for ages. Thank you so much. He's as delightful as I knew he would be.

[@hannahreynolds7611]

Ruddy love James. 'Gimme, gimme, gimme' is still hilarious, as is his performance in 'Thin Blue Line'. I've only seen bits of the Bette show, but he could and should have had a much, much bigger Hollywood career. RTD and the BF types should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves, but they still think they're on the "right side of history" - they're wrong about that, as well as many other things.

[@LittleAriel]

Honestly asking - RTD and BF ? Who/what are these? The former is not Russel T Davies by any chance? The first thing that came to mind. lol (not native English speaker, not from England, and didn't follow his career)

[@witterth]

Thin Blue line was superb. great script and performances from everyone but used to tune in to see James as PC Goody. Brilliant!

[@lesleyvivien2876]

@@LittleAriel I too am wondering. Russell T Davies thinks only gay actors should be cast in gay roles. Boring! There were complaints that black and brown characters in The Simpsons were being voiced by white actors. Equally boring. But they didn't capitulate to the bullying. Instead of finding an Indian actor to voice Apu, they just wrote the character out. Not sure, but I think Carl is sill there, unchanged.

[@applesandpears9756]

What a joy. James is absolutely adorable and honest, and lovely. Thank you so much for hosting this.

[@henrylee1501]

Great interview "the least interesting thing about me is my sexuality, I thought that's where it was going" So much sensible chat. Much respect