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Being funny does not give one a free pass to be a transphobe.

Barry Humphries could have educated himself and moved with the times, but even when he was given multiple opportunities to demonstrate thoughtfulness and growth he doubled-down.

There's an obituary in ArtsHub written by Richard Watts. I've quoted the opening paragraphs below. But I feel I cannot link to the article because the rest of it verges on hagiography.

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Barry Humphries, the Australian satirist and comedian whose skewering of middle class values made him a global star, has died aged 89.

Best known for characters such as the waspish Dame Edna Everage, boozy vulgarian Sir Les Patterson and the melancholic pensioner Sandy Stone, Humphries’ reputation became tarnished in recent years, thanks in part to his increasing conservatism and his notorious description of gender reassignment surgery as ‘self-mutilation’.

He doubled down on his comments in a subsequent interview with The Spectator, calling ‘transgenderism’ a ‘fashion’ and saying: ‘And it’s pretty evil when it’s preached to children by crazy teachers.’

The controversy saw the Melbourne International Comedy Festival rename its Barry Award for best show as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show.

#BarryHumphries #transphobia

Being funny does not give one a free pass to be a transphobe.

Barry Humphries could have educated himself and moved with the times, but even when he was given multiple opportunities to demonstrate thoughtfulness and growth he doubled-down.

There's an obituary in ArtsHub written by Richard Watts. I've quoted the opening paragraphs below. But I feel I cannot link to the article because the rest of it verges on hagiography.

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Barry Humphries, the Australian satirist and comedian whose skewering of middle class values made him a global star, has died aged 89.

Best known for characters such as the waspish Dame Edna Everage, boozy vulgarian Sir Les Patterson and the melancholic pensioner Sandy Stone, Humphries’ reputation became tarnished in recent years, thanks in part to his increasing conservatism and his notorious description of gender reassignment surgery as ‘self-mutilation’.

He doubled down on his comments in a subsequent interview with The Spectator, calling ‘transgenderism’ a ‘fashion’ and saying: ‘And it’s pretty evil when it’s preached to children by crazy teachers.’

The controversy saw the Melbourne International Comedy Festival rename its Barry Award for best show as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show.

#BarryHumphries #transphobia

Being funny does not give one a free pass to be a transphobe.

Barry Humphries could have educated himself and moved with the times, but even when he was given multiple opportunities to demonstrate thoughtfulness and growth he doubled-down.

There's an obituary in ArtsHub written by Richard Watts. I've quoted the opening paragraphs below. But I feel I cannot link to the article because the rest of it verges on hagiography.

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Barry Humphries, the Australian satirist and comedian whose skewering of middle class values made him a global star, has died aged 89.

Best known for characters such as the waspish Dame Edna Everage, boozy vulgarian Sir Les Patterson and the melancholic pensioner Sandy Stone, Humphries’ reputation became tarnished in recent years, thanks in part to his increasing conservatism and his notorious description of gender reassignment surgery as ‘self-mutilation’.

He doubled down on his comments in a subsequent interview with The Spectator, calling ‘transgenderism’ a ‘fashion’ and saying: ‘And it’s pretty evil when it’s preached to children by crazy teachers.’

The controversy saw the Melbourne International Comedy Festival rename its Barry Award for best show as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show.

#BarryHumphries #transphobia

Being funny does not give one a free pass to be a transphobe.

Barry Humphries could have educated himself and moved with the times, but even when he was given multiple opportunities to demonstrate thoughtfulness and growth he doubled-down.

There's an obituary in ArtsHub written by Richard Watts. I've quoted the opening paragraphs below. But I feel I cannot link to the article because the rest of it verges on hagiography.

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Barry Humphries, the Australian satirist and comedian whose skewering of middle class values made him a global star, has died aged 89.

Best known for characters such as the waspish Dame Edna Everage, boozy vulgarian Sir Les Patterson and the melancholic pensioner Sandy Stone, Humphries’ reputation became tarnished in recent years, thanks in part to his increasing conservatism and his notorious description of gender reassignment surgery as ‘self-mutilation’.

He doubled down on his comments in a subsequent interview with The Spectator, calling ‘transgenderism’ a ‘fashion’ and saying: ‘And it’s pretty evil when it’s preached to children by crazy teachers.’

The controversy saw the Melbourne International Comedy Festival rename its Barry Award for best show as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show.

#BarryHumphries #transphobia

Being funny does not give one a free pass to be a transphobe.

Barry Humphries could have educated himself and moved with the times, but even when he was given multiple opportunities to demonstrate thoughtfulness and growth he doubled-down.

There's an obituary in ArtsHub written by Richard Watts. I've quoted the opening paragraphs below. But I feel I cannot link to the article because the rest of it verges on hagiography.

--

Barry Humphries, the Australian satirist and comedian whose skewering of middle class values made him a global star, has died aged 89.

Best known for characters such as the waspish Dame Edna Everage, boozy vulgarian Sir Les Patterson and the melancholic pensioner Sandy Stone, Humphries’ reputation became tarnished in recent years, thanks in part to his increasing conservatism and his notorious description of gender reassignment surgery as ‘self-mutilation’.

He doubled down on his comments in a subsequent interview with The Spectator, calling ‘transgenderism’ a ‘fashion’ and saying: ‘And it’s pretty evil when it’s preached to children by crazy teachers.’

The controversy saw the Melbourne International Comedy Festival rename its Barry Award for best show as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show.

#BarryHumphries #transphobia