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David Tennant has been embroiled in a war of words with U.K. Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch just days after he was honored at the British LGBT Awards.

Tennant, who picked up the Celebrity Ally award at the ceremony, gave an acceptance speech in which he said how important Pride was to his family, saying “we have skin in the game.” During his speech he also mentioned the U.K. Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, who has said she would exclude trans women from single sex spaces.

“I suppose if I’m honest I’m a little depressed by the fact that acknowledging that everyone has the right to be who they want to be and live their life how they want to live it as long as they’re not hurting anyone else should merit any kind of special or award or special mention because it’s common sense, isn’t it?” Tennant said in his speech. “It’s human decency. We shouldn’t live in a world where that is worth remarking on. However until we wake up and Kemi Badenoch doesn’t exist anymore — I don’t wish ill of her, I just wish her to shut up — whilst we do live in this world I am honoured to receive this.”

After the video went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter, Badenoch responded on the platform, saying: “A rich, lefty, white male celebrity so blinded by ideology he can’t see the optics of attacking the only Black woman in government by calling publicly for my existence to end. Tennant is one of Labour’s celebrity supporters. This is an early example of what life will be like if they win….Do not let the bigots and bullies win”

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[–] Emperor 144 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Do not let the bigots and bullies win

Said one of the worst bigots and bullies in a party largely made up of some pretty terrible people.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 4 months ago (5 children)

love how she's about to be irrelevant in politics after accomplishing nothing

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Don't you think she looks tired?

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I can hear the sound of empires toppling.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I always thought he said fired and everyone just went along with it

[–] Theme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

Well she's on fire now, Maggie's in the mud!

I know you're referencing Doctor Who but

[–] echodot 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

When you think about it that's true of a lot of them. They make a huge amount of noise it is to be sure but they don't really achieve anything.

Look at Jacob Reese Mogg, he seems pretty relevant, important within the party, and influential in politics in general, yet he's done bugger all. His entire career in politics essentially was him just appearing on television and being a twat, and backing whatever brain dead policy the conservatives have come up with on that particular day. All he achieved was to make everyone hate him. The exact opposite of what a PR representative is supposed to do.

[–] oo1@lemmings.world 1 points 4 months ago

if he was sos for business even for a few months , he probably approved some mergers or squashed some competition enquiries and got a few NED positions or something out of it.

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

He's basically just a team mascot.

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Please tell me she is on course to lose her seat

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

In undue fairness, accomplishing nothing was her job.

[–] Theme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

Kemi just like me frfr