Will Ferrell and Harper Steele on “the trans conversation” in the US

[@JadeoftheGlade]

We're just people. If a man grew up being called Jimmy, but, even as early as his teens, were to ask people yo instead call him "James", as Jimmy no longer aligned with his identy, everyone would. Abd anyone who did t would ve seen, rightfully, as a jerk. Or if a stranger used the wrong gender on another stranders dog. Person 1: "I love your dog; He's so cute!". Person 2: "She, actually" Person 1: "Oh! Im so sorry. SHE'S so cute!" And life goes on. Thats all we want. Just common courtesy. And to not be written out of existence.

[@floofykxtty]

literally

[@CaptainKebab-z8x]

Common courtesy is all we want indeed 👍 When someone tells me: "God bless you". I say "You too." or "Thank you". Or I smile. Even when I dont believe in his/her god. After all, common courtesy is what all we humans want in order to live peacefully and in dignity together. Whether we are trans, religious, etc. Just like you said: We are just people too.

[@droopsnoot9]

As a Billy (William on paper), I endorse this message.

[@cgpcgp3239]

That’s not what gender ideology is about. If a person has a dog that’s visibly male and the person says the dog was assigned male at birth but IDs as female no would believe that person. Often people like you disingenuously frame the debate as be kind to ignore the issues of the debate. The debate is over sports, prisons, women’s spaces, free speech, biology, reality.

[@JeffryBozes]

​@@cgpcgp3239 Small problem with your comment: Trans-people are not dogs, and it's really gross that you think of them that way.

[@moondog548]

Harper's restraint in the situation of being under assault virtually all the time just for refusing to hide herself is PROFOUND.

[@eveofthewood]

Asking trans people how to solve the problem of "the trans conversation" is like asking witches in 1600s Salem how to stop all the fires.

[@kokojo4872]

Difference is ones an apple and ones an orange friend, Difference sauce, Difference juice, different. Nice try though silly

[@a-ramenartist9734]

????

[@a-ramenartist9734]

Isnt the whole point of the salem witch trials that they were mass hysteria that directed all the blame at the weakest group in their communities? I feel like asking the "witches" would be the right thing to do no?

[@TwisterTornado]

No one is m*urdering transgender people. And you are also disrespecting transgender victims of the witch trials. Also, no one was ever burned, in Salem. All of the burning was in Europe.

[@TwisterTornado]

No one was ever burned in Salem.

[@theguildofthetranquilpine5360]

Documentaries like these make trans people objectively safer. People being aware of how trans people are treated can make others more aware.

[@gregorehorror]

I'm a trans man living in Oklahoma. I want to say to other trans folx, the hateful will never erase us. We are human beings and we aren't going anywhere 🏳️‍⚧️

[@LoriKasprzak-kc7xc]

Americans are guarranteed the right to pursue happiness. 😢

[@Bopsterjazz]

I’m a trans man in Nevada, their disbelief in who we are does not change the fact that we are here, experiencing this rock with them.

[@dusty4047]

As a 53 yr old straight white father of 2...I 1000% agree with you! America is stronger together( that means ALL OF US)❤

[@seanwhitford1537]

@@dusty4047 49 yr old straight father of 2, here. I am with you, man, America is stronger with ALL of us together!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@beccaleigh7744]

As a cis woman living in Oklahoma, there are many largely invisible people here in your home who respect you as a fellow human being and who know you deserve safety in your routine. I'm sorry your identity has been co-opted both politically and religiously.

[@louiss1625]

big respect to Will for taking this step to advocate for the trans community, who need our support now more than ever. !!

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

he's even more lovable 😊

[@goestas]

Very disheartening but unsurprising that this BBC interviewer had to shunt in that absurd false-equivalency "question" about Rowling, and kudos to Harper for not rising to the bait and for calling her out on it. The BBC's record on covering trans topics factually and fairly is abysmal. This piece isn't doing much to rectify that, despite Will's unshakeable graciousness.

[@jessiefuckinfenn]

‘Ask me anything’ except about real women and how they feel

[@jadebel7006]

Jk Rowling gets the reaction she gets based on her words and actions .. not just for existing and living.. there's a bit of a difference, the presenter proving you don't need a high iq to be on TV

[@falconeshield]

She doesn't care. She's the anti Enya.

[@electronics-girl]

Honestly, knowing the BBC's reputation, I'm surprised Will and Harper agreed to do this interview. I wouldn't have.

[@StAmander]

Exactly, trans people have been stalked and given death threats decades before Harry Potter came out. But I’m supposed to feel bad for the rich person who engages in holocaust denialism of trans people as she equates them to the people who sent them to death camps, because she has allegedly been given death threats. Let’s not forget who she keeps company with. *cough* Posie Parker *cough* yeah, I have as much sympathy for her as I do for the UHC ceo as a disabled person.

[@naymeequillo]

What an incredible elegant answer of Harper when she says: "yes, there's a way to leave out the toxicity. I do not engage." There you go! Nothing toxic was said!! What a jewel.

[@caiolinnertel8777]

I've not made it through the film yet, as a fully transitioned MTF trans woman it is very emotional. Just 3 weeks ago I was assaulted by three men (two with MAGA hats on), kicked and hit left with bruises and a broken hand. Can't play my violin which really depresses me. I've been transformed once again into a distrustful, pessimistic, and scared woman now. I have lost ALL joy in my life. If not for my dog I'd have checked out.

[@barbarashea1975]

So sorry for your horrendous experience. I send you strength and courage in your life. May you find good humans on your journey. Absolutely bless you and your four legged friend. Four legged beings bring us such love and solace.

[@Sci-lives]

I’m so damn sorry. I hope you can find someone knowledgeable in trauma to talk to.

[@PinkOrchid8]

I’m so sorry that happened x

[@dietzyfly]

Disgusting. I am so sad for you. As a queer woman, I have been afraid in several situations....I have been lucky. I hope the movie helps you begin your healing journey.

[@desmondjames9312]

I'm so sorry to hear of the violence against you. This is sadly all too common. Stay strong, keep your head up. Push on. We all must.

[@dale8809]

It is such a good documentary. Trans issues are so hard to understand. All we (straight folks etc) need to do is just listen and let them live thier best life. I have a couple trans colleagues and they want what everyone wants. Just to live life and be happy.

[@cgpcgp3239]

It’s disingenuous to frame the debate as be kind to ignore the issues of the debate. The debate is over sports, prisons, women’s spaces, free speech, biology, reality.

[@thelemon5069]

​@@cgpcgp3239lol on every post huh

[@nz_anna]

‘Just start talking.’ That is so true… talking, listening, showing love to each other.❤

[@ncc74656m]

I love that the interviewer asked the both sides Rowling question like that. 1938: "Adolf Hitler has been saying that he gets death threats, sometimes thousands of them. He has only been calling for the demonization of groups of people and proposes that they are evil criminals who need to be expunged from German society, that they're a threat to our morals and women. What do you as a Jew say to that? How do you lower the temperature?" No, don't ask me that question. Ask her why she decided she felt she needed to open up a hate campaign. Ask her why she feels this is the best thing to do with her time and money. You don't get to call for the violent exclusion and assault of millions of people you'll never know, not knowing one of us personally, and then go "Woe is me" when they fight back, and the handwringing media doesn't get to pretend it's not on them for starting it.

[@Alex-ph5ir]

Really admired the way Harper responded to the bait-y JKR question. ("Won't someone think of the billionaires?" vibes lol). Harper's response was smart and put up a clear boundary to shift the focus back to her actual story. It was a good way of modeling how to respond to bad-faith, sealioning type questions/comments.

[@JD-mm7ur]

i feel so peaceful seeing how at peace harper is...

[@Haffmatthew]

As a non trans person, I am sorry for how often we see this weird anger and hatred against the existence of trans folks. Please know you’re valid and loved and not everyone is against you who isn’t trans themselves. Keep your head high and kindness in your heart and try to ignore the folks who don’t know any better ❤

[@callumwinter8884]

Usually Victoria Debishire is decent, but "How can you support trans rights when JK Rowling claims to get a thousand rape threats (she doesn't)?" is about as low as you can go with questions on the subject. Harper's dignified response was perfect.

[@TwisterTornado]

I'm sure that she does, actually. She just imagines that they are all transgender people. Trolls will take any chance to troll. They love chaos and some even want to make transgender people look bad. Don't be so naïve.

[@LifeOfAStan101]

don't put your life on hold waiting for others to approve of it. just start living it. 💖

[@catney104]

I loved this movie, it was so warm and moving. Harper is very brave to show her life so openly, at a time when so many people want to attack this vulnerable community. My heart breaks for trans people. They just want to live their lives and be accepted. Please be kind to them.

[@Misterdemocracy]

💗 “It’s much harder to hate up close” 💗

[@MrMusicbyMartin]

Everyone knows, this guy just reads whatever is on the autocue. Seriously, though, Will has gone up a little in my estimation here. 🙏 America is about to start removing the rights of minority groups, and needs advocates like Mr Ferrell.

[@cnj67]

One side in that hateful conversation hates a minority group for what they are. Nobody should threaten anyone, but I do think it's worth noting that group X is grouped around hating group Z for what they are, and that individuals within group X are posting mean comments towards group Z for what they are, while the evil comments from individuals within group Z against group X is not based on X's gender or sex, but on their hatred of Z. I don't say one or the other group should threaten or say mean things at all, but it's pretty clear where this aggression starts.

[@ixlnxs]

As a gay man I can assure you that a lot of TRAs absolutely hate LGB people, particularly women, who dare to say 'no' Many TRAs are virulently homophobic and disrespect boundaries.

[@LoneWulf278]

Exactly.

[@e.458]

Yes, there's a difference between rejecting someone's behaviour or attitude and denying someone's right to exist.

[@hotcakesism]

Group X also attacks group Z for what they are not. The increase in "groomer" rhetoric is both disturbing and dangerous, and echoes the Nazis from the early 1930s.

[@patsyroberts3967]

Yes with trans hating right wing lunatics. Don't make excuses for those scumbags, they want trans people in concentration camps. If you don't want to believe that then you are on the side of evil.

[@canvasjockey4628]

I loved seeing their story, this interviewer can suck rocks, though. I know some shitty hack fake news stations in the US that would LOVE her. Will and Harper outclassed her in this interview spectacularly. Derbyshire should reconsider her career choice.

[@GriffithFromBerk]

It’s so loaded to ask about the toxicity in the trans discussion as it is towards terfs being transphobic. I don’t doubt that she has received threats, but to ask a trans person if there’s a way to soften the blows to a transphobic person seems so slimy. That and validating the trans sport debate by again asking “well how can bigots be less toxic?” When the answer is so obviously “don’t be a bigot and don’t be toxic” If you’re against bigots and terfs and you hurl death threats at people you’re disgusting and not aiding the cause you think you’re rooting for and to the people who see that and use them to belittle the majority of people, shame on you.

[@sabrinanaves7148]

So proud of Harper, so grateful to Will, so ashamed of BBC.

[@MaryKateFrank]

I have NEVER understood why people care so much about what other people want to do with their own bodies, who they love, etc. It doesn't affect you! Take care of yourself, mind your business and stop spreadin' yer dang manure around. To so-called "Christians" who object: read the red words in the gospels. You claim Jesus is your personal savior? Follow HIS instructions. Anything else is hypocritical.

[@JadeoftheGlade]

Bigotry isn't rational.

[@sabrinanaves7148]

​@@JadeoftheGladeIt's rational as a tool of social control, it works fairly well, as we've seen.

[@StAmander]

It’s not just Christians, it’s supposed feminists who treat trans men in the most condescending way for possibly having a womb and then only caring about that womb, making trans people no different than breeding animals in their eyes.

[@cgpcgp3239]

The debate is over sports, prisons, women’s spaces, free speech, biology, reality, children.

[@JadeoftheGlade]

@cgpcgp3239 uh huh. We don't believe you anymore.

[@davidbond4595]

'Much harder to hate up front'. So very true ahd hate comes from what we don't know... engage and discuss.

[@jessiefuckinfenn]

Except when he’s asked about how ‘trans’ affects women and then he doesn’t even want to acknowledge that there might be people who don’t actually believe he’s a bloody woman

[@feralhomunculus]

My heart broke during the Texas scene. It was the only dark scene in the film and it took place in my state. I was so disappointed in my fellow Texans. It's not my experience, but I don't hang out with bigots.

[@emiliabeckers]

For BBC Newsnight: A proper journalist by now would have long asked the question what that trans athletes do wrong? They adhered to the rules that were imposed on them by the sporting bodies. They followed the rules. And yet somehow we're to blame? If you haven't questioned that narrative as a journalist, then you're a propagandist and not a journalist.

[@Sunshine-zm1fx]

Most "journalism" these days is straight-up propaganda. If you listen to the news in another country, you can see it and it's obvious. Most people cannot see the propaganda journalism from their own country. They grow up in it and that is what they think is normal. When an American listens to the BBC, it's quite obviously a shill for the Monarchy and conservative politics. They are only as liberal as they have to be in order to keep most people happy to pay the fee for the BBC to exist.

[@Libbydoh]

I love Will Ferrell and Harper Steele for doing this!

[@vibin7691]

I audibly groaned when the host asked if the toxicity can be stopped from J.K. Rowlings perspective. Give me a break. If that woman would be even a gram less hateful the world would be better off, but it’s up to trans people to be “less toxic”. Alright buddy

[@littlebirdy845]

this film was so moving and uplifting- hats off to harper and will for a beautiful documentary

[@jadebel7006]

Jk Rowling gets the reaction she gets based on her words and actions .. not just for existing and living.. there's a bit of a difference, the presenter proving you don't need a high iq to be on TV

[@Sunshine-zm1fx]

She may be trying to illuminate dumb people who would ask these same questions.

[@alanamarko]

@@Sunshine-zm1fx I think that would be a VERY generous read of that question and the way it was worded.

[@Dahnoie]

I have misjudged Will. He's actually a good guy. Hugs dude.

[@TwisterTornado]

Be careful. He still made weird jokes about torturing kids.

[@thelemon5069]

​@@TwisterTornadothat's called being a comedian?

[@Bryan4Hillary]

It’s really journalistically poor to refer trans exclusion from sport as “fairer sport.”

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

yeah that was weird. are they kicking out masculine cis women? they are more likely to have an advantage than someone whose body is experiencing transition. the objections are NOT about fairness.

[@LunaJones-sn6bo]

@@colorbugoriginals4457this is especially true when many sports bans have happened in sports where sex assigned at birth shouldn't matter, like chess

[@Sci-lives]

So many threatened people here. Trans people have always existed. Stop freaking out about it and grow TF up. Also, learn some science, start at early high school, as I assume ignorance means you dropped any difficult classes ASAP.

[@electronics-girl]

And people seem threatened by the science. Just earlier this week, I was talking to a friend who gives educational presentations about trans people to companies. (As in, the HR department will ask her to come in and give a presentation to the employees.) At one company she recently spoke at, the HR department insisted that she remove two slides from her slide deck. The two slides explained the scientific basis for gender dysphoria, citing studies that show the similarities between cis women's brains and trans women's brains. The HR department gave some lame excuse about how covering the science would "distract" the employees, or something like that.

[@geinikan1kan]

Such a pleasant affectionate interview. Friends come in all sizes.

[@txspacemom765]

I live in Texas. Y'all are always welcome in my home!

[@yusaki8064]

I have tried having conversations with my dad over and over. It works with a lot of people. But not with everyone. Sometimes it just doesn’t. He thinks being trans means I’m in a “cult”. So he doesn’t believe a word I say. And no true conversation can happen when he doesn’t believe anything I say.

[@catmungandr]

Did the interviewer seriously ask "dont you feel bad for JK Rowling?" How to say i (and the BBC by extension who aired this) dont see Trans people as a legitimate minority. Seriously, even if you dont already accept trans people the neutrality is surely posing their right to exist as a debate (already gross but lets continue), so why as a broadcaster would you be okay with your interviewer ask to effectively to appologize for anger against what (in your opinion as a 'neutral party') could potentially in the very near future considering the law suit against JKR be recognised as a hate crime!? She is a billionaire actively funding and politically pushing trans hate, trans people are already dying, when people feel their lives are at stake i'm not surprised they lash out. Further asking Harper to answer that question would likely put her directly in the firing line of JKR and her TERF allies.

[@TwisterTornado]

I do feel sorry for that poor little boy, trapped in the CLOSET, under the stairs.

[@DjTrax78]

"...it's much harder to hate up close!" Thanks Will for supporting a marginalized group of society ❤

[@CameronInEgyptsLand]

"It's much harder to hate up close." Yes.

[@sakuragyoza]

I'll have to check this movie out; from my own experiences with a long time trans friend, it looks so similar and heartwarming to some of what we've experienced. Good on Harper for refusing that garbage question! Shame on that awful children's author, who had the love, money, and good will of a generation, and chose to attack the most vulnerable people on the planet with it! That author is deeply unwell and clearly has deep conflict in regard to their own gender that has turned into obsession and hatred in their heart. We all need to keep telling our stories. 💜

[@TwisterTornado]

Thank you for noticing the obvious. "She" is repressed.

[@cnj67]

"Just start talking ..." with the intend to learn, I may add. Don't start talking to tell other people they are really only pretending to exist. That is evil.

[@NarrowShouldersOpenMind]

@cnj67 Do you see how that is what the gender cult itself does to normal people when it says they don’t exist as their birth sex??? And they need to make that identity “dead” and become a new invented person? Irony much?

[@andrew9360]

Thank you, Will Ferrell and Harper Steele!

[@cbcbmad]

I imagine these comments are being policed.. but it sure is refreshing what I've read so far! 🏳️‍⚧️

[@trevarnewighton2954]

This was a wonderful movie and thank you to Will Ferris and Harper for sharing this with us ❤

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

Harper is so well-spoken and concise. ❤🏳️‍⚧️

[@eluna34]

I am always so curios to hear from older trans folk, they have a lot more to lose socially by embracing themselves later in life than 18 year old college kids, and I have always wondered what that process was like for them and what it feels like to make the definitive choice regardless of potential loss of friends, family, career opportunities etc. It's truly very brave.

[@electronics-girl]

I came out at the age of 47, and I was incredibly lucky to have supportive friends and family, and to live in a supportive community. Deep down, I've been feeling this my whole life, but apart from some brief periods of exploration, I've been holding it inside, largely in denial. When I finally gave myself permission to embrace it, it was extremely cathartic.

[@eluna34]

@electronics-girl that is amazing, I'm so glad you were able to make that step - 47 years is a long time to sit on feelings like that.

[@voxxiigen7797]

I began transitioning socially in my late 30's. Plenty of support from my social network. Nothing but resistance from my parents. I tried explaining that I didn't want to wait for them to die to be my authentic self, but they just want to bury their heads in the sand and pretend it's not real. If I try to explain why that's hurtful, all I get is pushback like "to me you'll always be the little boy god gave me in my womb, I can't understand what's gone wrong with you" and so on. They can't even wrap their heads around the fact that I'm actually NOT broken. They think I've caught some kind of disease and are trying to pray for their sky daddy to "fix" me Also, my boss accused me of trying to make him "walk on eggshells" when I asked to be called by my preferred name. He told me I have to change it legally if I want to be acknowledged. I don't have the time and money for a legal name change working at this dead end job. Other than that and the occasional rude comment from passersby, I'm loving my life. F the haters!

[@sabrinanaves7148]

I lost a wife, a job, and several friends. I have to live with my head on a swivel. I just spent the last four years being a scapegoat for an entire major political party and now I'm being blamed for the election loss in America. All of this says way more about other people than it does about me, because even if I'd never transitioned these things would happen anyways. Proximity to transness reveals quite a lot in people, and systems.

[@soul0360]

Anyone standing up for equality, and letting other people, live their lives in peace, unmolested. Has my utmost respect. I love both of you. As well as, many of the people, here in the comments. Hate, bigotry and 'othering', has no place, in a civilised society.

[@Lumibear.]

This looks interesting and a fun way of addressing things, will definitely check it out.

[@SRKStar]

Why Will will always be a legend to me.

[@MsMcKat-ub4sm]

This was the best documentary I watched this year.

[@johnculbreth4543]

Thanks to both of you!

[@TheMatschmen]

This could have been will talking over harper the whole time. I find it great of him that its not. it feels very balanced.

[@desmondjames9312]

I admired this production. The first step is respect and communication. You don't need to agree, but we all need to accept. I admire Harper for her courage. Congrats to all.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Love you Will Ferrel!

[@jetsonwayne15]

Rude its like the interviewer is defending J K Rowling but she’s the hateful one..

[@msdawn5720]

This is so dear. LOVE me some Will Ferrell and his friend is the definition of brave.

[@sharonfish4729]

Beautiful ! Can't wait to see the film.

[@shireematthews9824]

So proud of you both! ❤

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

Anyone watching "Elf" this season? 🎄

[@sabrinanaves7148]

No but thanks for the reminder!!

[@drymice500]

All the best to Harper ❤

[@delvo76]

While there is religion there will always be hate. I have no problem with faith of the individual but organised religion is a means of control coercive or otherwise. A large part of a bigot's defense is often is 'unnatural' or 'against god' which is no argument at all. Anyone has the right to their own opinion but why not let people be themselves. If it offends you, go elsewhere but think about a conversation instead of plain hated. Enjoy life without ruining others' lives

[@deefman123]

Big heart, people are just so wrapped in their ideas they forget humans are behind the pronouns. It's good to see advocacy.

[@ExtremalMetal]

this is a like to Harper and Will, not you BBC journalactivists, self-identifying as "journalists"

[@Kim-lc3fv]

It's a fascinating film. On Netflix.

[@saeselkie]

Watched this a few weeks ago, so moving and funny!

[@sophieparry8926]

Sigh some really insensitive questions

[@jessiefuckinfenn]

Like, ‘as a man pretending to be a woman, what kind of a shit do you give about the women who have to put up with men in their spaces and who don’t believe that you are a woman’?

[@mauricepowers3804]

This is so beautiful!!!!❤❤

[@SenpaiTheExplorer]

Where can i watch the documentary and whats it called?

[@MrDinosaurman]

Excited to see this. So happy for Harper & Will!

[@Marine_Veteran_Vegan_Gamer]

Love this!

[@epsi]

4:16 "That's a hornets' nest." I get feeling uncomfortable sharing one's feelings on a contentious topic, but i hope not everybody feels this way because nothing will change if nobody is willing to address the elephant in the room. If a dude who's absolutely jacked puts on a wig and competes as a woman in a lifting competition, that's unfair to the non-trans women. On the other hand, you can't put her in the men's division if she's competing as a woman, right? Splitting into trans and non-trans categories doesn't help either because maybe there will only be one trans man/woman competitor (not much of a competition...), not to mention how insulting it is for a trans man/woman to be treated differently from non-trans men/women. I don't know what the answer is, but discussion needs to happen to find the answer.

[@wmd40]

this is really sweet

[@dimimegesis]

how to stop toxicity, is for everyone to move towards healing. that's how i feel. to not be cruel to each other. i try to embody that. but it is a two-way street.

[@chuckblack8227]

Will Farrell❤

[@vs421-q3g]

I loved this movie. Thank you.

[@ZedAmadeus]

will and harper were very gracious. the questions still leave a bad taste though.

[@timothybell5698]

Only tangentially related, but I'm quite sure a lot of Adam McKay's humour could be considered homophobic. This isn't a complaint, just to say that the line burned into my mind is the one from "The Other Guys" about the police Sargent's son going to college to "explore his bisexuality". The line was delivered with such disdain it made me feel bad about my own sexuality. However, now that I'm no longer a closet case, I can understand that Adam McKay's humour isn't reflective of his beliefs, but of an understanding of human foibles and how they're funny.

[@Spikedgriffon]

I hated the movie! I know it was done with the intent to support Harper’s identity, but it was reckless. It’s a trans persons decision about telling people who they are. To watch Will announce to a stadium full of people and worse a TX restaurant where they could have been killed, that Harper is trans was horrifying! People want to tell people all the time that their friend is trans, often because they are proud. Please stop this! It’s dangerous and not something you have the right to disclose.

[@sabrinanaves7148]

That's the risk we take by even existing. I see your point but overall I think this helps more than hurts. That said, it all comes down to exploitation anyhow. Netflix makes money from this and from "Comedians" who punch down on trans folks, and they don't care as long as there is a profit.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Harper, you will always be an icon ❤

[@Neverland4747]

Harper is a beautiful woman

[@jessiefuckinfenn]

That is a dude

[@palmerspurs]

Good one 😂

[@Megs.makeup.corner]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@spiritofhonuguidanceforlife]

My concern is with the children who need mental health intervention, not injections.

[@quinnm.3127]

💓

[@alexanderwerewitch]

Chandelier 🤔 harper is good too 💗

[@thelemon5069]

She looks just like my boss Jessica

[@Frelink13]

What a terrible interviewer

[@wendylovegrove8597]

👍😍🙏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@annaseabreeze6987]

Their way forward would b easier if they stopped taking women accolades and scholarships. Lea Thomas Olympic swimmer ranked 300th in mens division but took gold when he said he was a woman. Fairness must be addressed. Be joyful, be kind , and be FAIR

[@aesopstortoise]

Nothing can change biological reality.

[@Roof_Pizza]

You pretend it's a 100% choice, we don't live in your fantasy world where everything is your black and white.

[@MarkCroucherRC4fun]

So what? Why did that upset you so much? Think you need to ask yourself for your own good.

[@aesopstortoise]

@@MarkCroucherRC4fun Why would you assume that a simple statement of fact is a sign of upset? It's not me who is suffering the trans delusion.

[@cnj67]

One thing's for sure; Biological reality is a lot more complicated than has earlier been known and/or admitted, and some people have a hard time accepting that the feeling of gender apparently is a biological thing, too. So it's time to update your knowledge on biological reality.

[@MarkCroucherRC4fun]

@cnj67 well said

[@ErikWithTheKay]

If an adult wants to change their appearance and live life as the opposite gender without impeding in protected spaces for women as an example; that's fine. The problem is that you've tried to push your ideology on innocent children, who otherwise would grow up to be okay with their sexuality.

[@KatharineOsborne]

So I'm not trans. I would describe myself as being on the nonbinary spectrum. In the 80s, when I was a preteen, I struggled with my mental health in regards to my gender. I didn't want to be a girl, and I didn't want to be a boy either. I felt sick inside thinking about societal expectations, and I didn't want my body to change into a woman's body. I asked my family to call me by my gender-neutral middle name, and they accommodated me. They also let me dress however I wanted (although when I went through puberty they pressed me to wear a bra which gave me a huge amount of anxiety--I generally opted for big sweatshirts instead because I didn't want to think about my breasts and I didn't like the way a bra felt). They gave me space enough to get through it, though even today I still struggle with gender norms and generally do not conform. Luckily people born with female bodies have a lot more leeway in society than people born with male bodies. The point is, I struggled with these feelings 20 years before I had ever heard of a trans person. This is not ideology anyone is 'pushing' on children. Some children will just naturally struggle with gender (including those who are born intersex), and those feelings are not something you grow out of, but you may be able to find workarounds that are successful (or you mask as something you are not). And to say that children are so easily swayed, is ridiculous. Children more often than not know themselves. It's up to parents and their community to learn to know who they, whether that's gender or temperament or interests or whatever. Give kids the space and support to sort themselves and everything will be alright.

[@KatharineOsborne]

Oh and also, trans is not a sexuality, it's a gender identity. Gender has zero to do with sexual preferences.

[@Roof_Pizza]

Ideology? LOLZ.

[@ryp6627]

They’ve pushed religion on children for forever, you think that’s ok?

[@danielon9853]

@@Roof_Pizzacult*

[@Jenniferwixx]

Will Ferrell has ruined his legacy with this blatant misogyny

[@darien8080]

Do you know the meaning of misogyny ??

[@anthill1510]

What misogyny are you talking about? Did he say anything I missed? He seems pretty compassionate and kind towards women.

[@ixlnxs]

@@darien8080 Transgenderism is misolgyny and homophobia, honey.

[@nutmegriot209]

transphobia was born from misogyny. stop with the doublespeak you heard

[@whimsicalhamster88]

I have a candy bar I’m about to plop out in the toilet that I’d like to invite you to enjoy with relish 💩

[@coolrelax82]

I wonder if Will feels thw same about advocacy for Palestinians. Hes doing ads for paypal and paypal has deactivated life line go fund me linked accounts owned by Palestinians. 🤔🧐

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

This is about Trans matters. Don’t try to shoehorn your agendas into it. Nobody is perfect and I’m sure not all Palestinians would hate a trans person for living.

[@coolrelax82]

@hawsrulebegin7768 actually his morality is being questioned. I definitely will and you should too. Giving celebrities your hero worship won't help the trans community. He's not perfect but his words made me doubt how he cares for ALL oppressed people, as Harper put it.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

@ I don’t hero worship anyone. But you raise morality as though you’re the judge n jury on it. What does the Muslim community at large think about trans people? Any ideas? As Palestinians who have been oppressed, I’m guessing they’d care for trans people ?

[@coolrelax82]

@@hawsrulebegin7768 I am not judge nor jury. Questioning isn't the same as judging. I literally asked in wonder. i hope all people care about all people. Don't you?

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

@ hope is different than reality. Maybe the answer to my question is not one you wish to answer.

[@DoctressJulia]

A G P

[@LunaJones-sn6bo]

only one way to know that acronym and it ain't by being cis-

[@Emma_square_Feet]

Absolutely debunked and ridiculous theory in the first place. Put together by a homophobe.

[@sabrinanaves7148]

What is a phenomenon experienced by the majority of cis-gendered women?

[@MosesDeLaRoses]

It's a pity Newsnight haven't got the courage to ask Ferrell and 'Harper' for some basic definitions of the terms they love to bandy about. 'Woman' for instance. Better still, wipe that smirk off Ferrell's face, and ask him if he feels guilty about promoting a movement which is responsible for the wholesale mutilation of children. Also, lol at the 'prospect' of Trump moving back in to the White House. It's not a 'prospect', it's a reality

[@123januk]

Do you know any trans people? Do you know any children who have been mutilated? It doesn't happen, operations are illegal for children. Also, being who you are is not a movement, it's just a wish to be allowed to exist in peace. But if you believe children are operated on during school time, as Trump says, and all the other lies spewed by rightwing and religious and other groups to create fear and take awareness away from other issues, it's difficult to have a conversation at all. Trans people make up just about 1% of the population, grooming of children by transpeople is not an issue, while the number of priests and other adults in powerful positions who abuse children is quite shocking, so if protecting children is your focus, go after them.

[@jadebel7006]

The type of mvtilation like circvmcision? How is that not mvtilation of children? I don't see u angry with 95% of Americans .. in terms of what a women is, is subjective, no one owns the definition of words.. some people can equate it to biology, some ppl see it as mental state, some ppl see it as fitting into that societal construct of what the world has decided A woman 'should' act, some see it as a spiritual thing n believe in having a woman's soul or energy or aura.. its believed in Buddhism that a 'womans' soul in her last life before enlightenment will be put in a male body ..just coz you interpret it one way doesn't make it fact. I'm sure we both have very different interpretations of what a cvnt is.

[@jadebel7006]

The type of mutilation like c!rcvmcision? How is that not mutilating kids? I don't see u angry with 95% of Americans .. in terms of what a woman is, is subjective, no one owns the definition of words.. some people can equate it to biology, some ppl see it as a state of mind, some ppl see it as fitting into that societal construct of what the world has decided A woman 'should' act and think, some see it as a sp!ritval thing n believe in having a woman's soul or energy or aura.. its believed in Budism that a 'womans' soul in her last life before enlightenment will be put in a male body ..just coz you interpret a word one way, doesn't make it fact. Plus biology evolves, there's is a growing number of intersx ppl, if the one thing scientists n ppl of faith can agree is that the world started with one race and genetics evolved, if different races can evolve so can gender, and again gender is alot more than just biology even though that's all you can see it as from an uneducated mind.

[@jadebel7006]

I'm sure we both have very different interpretations of what a kunt is too

[@palmerspurs]

It was propaganda in effect

[@Jan-x4h4u]

I don’t care how people live their lives. But when men come into women’s spaces and sports and don’t even seem to think about how that affects women, therein lies problem. Harper feels entitled and only cares about how things affect her and no-one else.

[@PossumMedic]

"But when men come into women’s spaces and sports" 🙄

[@Jan-x4h4u]

@ Yes, and?

[@PossumMedic]

@@Jan-x4h4u do you have a right-wing copy past playbook or something 😂

[@Jan-x4h4u]

@@PossumMedic Why is it “right wing” to protect women? Please explain.

[@PossumMedic]

@@Jan-x4h4u You aren't protecting women that's the problem

[@blueprairiedog]

Because American comedians are experts on social trends and problems? Having a trans friend does not make one an expert.

[@sabrinanaves7148]

It's preferable to a comedian making derogatory jokes (and making a profit) at our expense.

[@r8chlletters]

This film was a huge disappointment. Will Farrell had a real opportunity here to make something polarizing extremely funny but failed utterly. If he had written a fiction and played it himself that would have worked artistically with the latitude required to reach folks. Sadly all he had to work with was a deeply unfunny old man with serious psychological problems and played it flat. Dumb.

[@feralhomunculus]

Wow. You really missed the plot entirely with this one.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

Are you for real? Are you really that ignorant?

[@Katiewithdaffodils]

I think you may need to open your heart a bit more.

[@brownmoney27]

Film looks uninteresting