Physician Who’s David Tennant mentioned he wished Kemi Badenoch would “shut up” – she did the other. (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Pictures/ Leon Neal)
Physician Who star David Tennant continues to show he’s the last word ally, most lately by saying he needs famous anti-LGBTQ+ Tory figurehead Kemi Badenoch would “shut up” on the British LGBT Awards.
In response she did the other and spouted a collection of right-wing clichés, describing him as “wealthy, lefty, white male superstar.”
Tennant hit out on the present minister for ladies and equalities on the British LGBT Awards on Friday (21 June), the place he obtained a well-deserved award for being a “superstar ally”.
In his acceptance speech he mentioned: “Till we get up and Kemi Badenoch doesn’t exist anymore – I don’t want unwell of her, I simply want her to close up – while we do dwell on this world, I’m honoured to obtain (this award).”
Tennant has proved himself to be a legendary LGBTQ+ ally who incessantly speaks in assist of the group. He lately wore one other t-shirt backing trans rights, following sporting a rainbow pin badge within the colors of the non-binary flag in assist of one in all his youngsters who’s reportedly non-binary final 12 months.
Final month he additionally urged these with anti-trans views to rightly “f**okay off and let individuals be”.
In distinction, Kemi Badenoch could also be minister for ladies and equalities, however she’s carried out nothing to advance the rights of lesbian, homosexual, bisexual or trans individuals – in truth, lots of her actions have made life worse for weak minorities.
Whether or not it’s blocking conversion remedy laws or spouting damaging misinformation about trans identities, she has positioned herself as one of many UK authorities’s most vocal opponents to LGBTQ+ rights.
In response to David Tennant’s feedback on the British LGBT Awards, Badenoch took to X, reposting Tennant’s speech with a caption that started, “I cannot shut up”.
She added: “I cannot be silenced by males who prioritise applause from Stonewall over the security of ladies and ladies,” earlier than she accused Tennant of being a “wealthy, lefty, white male superstar so blinded by ideology he can’t see the optics of attacking the one black lady in authorities by calling publicly for my existence to finish”.
However she didn’t cease there, she continued, hitting out at Labour, which Tennant helps, saying that “that is an early instance of what life will probably be like in the event that they win”.
Nearly all of responses to her put up echoed what Tennant had wished for, with one individual referring to the upcoming Common Election, which Labour are at the moment predicted to win, writing: “You’re going to be out of a job in 9 days time.”
One other response referred to as her “vile”, whereas another person mentioned she’s the hazard, not Labour.
Others identified she was hypocritical for mentioning race given the truth that she beforehand dismissed a row over Frank Hester’s feedback about Black politician Diane Abbott, the previous shadow dwelling secretary, as “trivia”.
Feedback made by Hester, a major Conservative Social gathering donor, about Labour MP Diane Abbott in March 2024 sparked a political scandal, after the scientific software program firm proprietor mentioned that taking a look at Diane Abbott made him “wish to hate all black ladies” and that she “must be shot”.
The Labour candidate for Brent East, Daybreak Butler – who’s Black – additionally weighed in, writing:
“Not all Black ladies suppose the identical. I agree with David Tennant. That’s it, that’s the tweet.”