• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    unfortunately Cleese in his elder years hasn’t really moved with the times. While this quote is fairly right-on, he’s also said a bunch of fairly right-wing crap too.

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      Edit: Didn’t know about his other views. I no longer consider his views forgivable.

      He is remarkably progressive and lucid for his age, so I’m inclined to cut him some slack for the topics I wholeheartedly disagree about with him.

      For example, his support for Brexit I find hard to forgive… but unlike most of the ghouls that supported it, he seems genuine in his opinions and remains at odds and vocally against the Global Far Right.

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        You kidding? He’s been railing against woke etc. He’s on the right of UK politics. Would probably be further if it was acceptable.

        A very funny and clever man during his youth. That guy is gone.

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        What??

        The guys is openly transphobic, is part of the whole “comedy is ruined because if woke” crowd, is anti immigrant and anti-muslim and like you said, is pro brexit, but you want to cut him some slack because he’s “genuine” in his transphobia and xenophobia???

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          Shit, first time I read the bit about transphobia. That is awful. Apologies, I don’t follow this crap close enough, consider my previous comment about cutting him some slack retracted, fuck this guy.

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          Well that sucks. I don’t really follow the stars or British politics, so I missed that. Disappointing.

          If Terry Gilliam is an asshole I dont want to know about it.