Greybum Muchtransanger - the continuing TERFery of Graham Linehan

[DreadedScotsman]

Happiest he's looked in a long while

[wrec]

Lovely to see that even the relationships he fabricates are utterly transactional, and that when they don't go how he wants he turns publicly nasty. Creepy, creepy bastard.

I think it's a case of Schrödinger's Rowling at the moment. She's beyond criticism or unfairly privileged as the argument dictates.

His behaviour is very predictable but the logic behind his campaigns is a bit enigmatic. I think he's running on autopilot, and is instinctively driven to keep stirring the shit (and as often mentioned, addicted to conflict) without expecting to achieve his stated goals. Getting a green light for the musical would be a disaster for him as he'd have to work and cooperate with people instead of scroll Twitter all day. Besides the tragic loss of his Twitter and spasms of resentment and jealousy, I think he's mostly happy having shaken off the demands of career and family and the expectation to conduct himself in a reasonable manner.

[Ferris]

He's definitely moved through phases:

"just asking questions", then pile-ons, [twitter ban was here], wilderness period, performative stunts (like that her app thing), small amount of right-wing media coverage (the "I've been canceled!" sessions), [ted musical canceled here], now I think even the idea of women's rights or whatever is done and we're onto the bitterness phase as the reality of what he's done to his life sets in.

It's so grim and avoidable. Just get help mate.

[petril]

[idunnosomename]

being a cunt to his son on stream phase a new low

[Mindy Simmons]

Perfect!

I feel so bad for his son. I have a total cunt for a father, and can say from experience it really fucks with you, especially when you are at an age where you start to develop your own independent opinions.

[Mindy Simmons]

Crotchshot Staniland got a 12hr ban

Hahaha good.

What an arsehole thing she did. How is she still allowed on Twitter? She's just as bad as Are Graham, and I believe she's been yeeted before?

[The Late Satoru Iwata]

The AI art things all seem to think Graham looks like a combo of Paul Heaton and Mark Benton.

[The Late Satoru Iwata]

[Mindy Simmons]

Officially my favourite.

[BennyHedgehog]

[HamishMacbeth]

He's definitely moved through phases:

"just asking questions", then pile-ons, [twitter ban was here], wilderness period, performative stunts (like that her app thing), small amount of right-wing media coverage (the "I've been canceled!" sessions), [ted musical canceled here], now I think even the idea of women's rights or whatever is done and we're onto the bitterness phase as the reality of what he's done to his life sets in.

It's so grim and avoidable. Just get help mate.

I always remember when he'd make those bitter remarks about how JK did it right rather than burn her career down like he did, and like... that was 2-3 years ago now and he's somehow still finding material to burn.

[Ex_GC]

I think it's a case of Schrödinger's Rowling at the moment. She's beyond criticism or unfairly privileged as the argument dictates.

His behaviour is very predictable but the logic behind his campaigns is a bit enigmatic. I think he's running on autopilot, and is instinctively driven to keep stirring the shit (and as often mentioned, addicted to conflict) without expecting to achieve his stated goals. Getting a green light for the musical would be a disaster for him as he'd have to work and cooperate with people instead of scroll Twitter all day. Besides the tragic loss of his Twitter and spasms of resentment and jealousy, I think he's mostly happy having shaken off the demands of career and family and the expectation to conduct himself in a reasonable manner.

I think he was telling the truth in a way when he said the Ted musical was going to be his pension pot. He probably had a vague idea of running with the success of Father Ted but without any real thought into what this musical would look like. Perhaps he imagined Arthur would carry it and he could coast along. Now it's much easier to blame others than admit his own failure. They took everything from me, they're trying to cancel my brilliant musical, I'm a victim, this was going to be my pension.

Blaming others rather than looking inwards because if he looked inwards he would have to admit he has tanked his own life, that the musical is not a viable option in many ways

[dead-ced-dead]

Had he not gone bananas, he'd probably never want for cash. Even if writing/directing gigs didn't come as readily to him as it did for younger writers/directors, he could do what other older guys in the entertainment industry do: the convention and festival circuits.

Before he became the President of the Banana Republic his sitcoms had quite a bit of nerd cred (inexplicably in the case of The IT Crowd, as it really is "Nerds - lol", but it was a cult hit in America because it was an early adopter of streaming circuits).

[Ex_GC]

He has achieved precisely nothing. Has absolutely nothing to show for tanking his life. Even those on his side find him far too toxic, it must sting to see other transphobes being successful with book deals and so on whereas he is forced to do a weekly poorly viewed shows with nobodies

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Those are the kind of posts that make me really pleased that he almost certainly reads these threads.

[Dr Rock]

He has achieved precisely nothing.

Don't forget the £264000 he raised for Mermaids

[Ex_GC]

Even if he reads here he will never think to himself "wait a minute, they have a point". He will explain it away as "jealous failed comedians". And the worst thing is that I know for a fact he is encouraged by the Glincels. They will never tell him to take a step back like real friends would, they will tell him that he is wonderful and everyone else is the problem and he's doing such amazing work for women and girls

@Dr Rock good point! He has achieved nothing for his own side

[Better Midlands]

he is forced to do a weekly poorly viewed shows with nobodies

Speaking of which

[Alberon]

He has a long history of doubling down in the face of criticism even in the before times. It never occurs to him to think that he might actually be wrong about anything.

[FalknerHinton]

Speaking of which

Time for a new direction!

[Ex_GC]

He has a long history of doubling down in the face of criticism even in the before times. It never occurs to him to think that he might actually be wrong about anything.

It reminds me of that quote about how stupid people are always full of confidence

[Blumf]

Keep meaning to ask this; why do all these AI image things think Graham looks like Stuart Maconie?

[Dr Rock]

It reminds me of that quote about how stupid people are always full of confidence

Dunning-Kruger effect

[YouCantWriteTearsJimmy]

Even those on his side find him far too toxic,

Even people on "his" show has a successful spin off :) Everyone is doing better! God, must be like a Christmas Carol and seeing everyone doing better without you.

[Ex_GC]

It really must have hurt when JKR tweeted about Helen Staniland's "wine mom" (bleurgh) show

[BennyHedgehog]

[frajer]

Dick pics and hate speech. What a gem she is.

[BennyHedgehog]

My complaint was against the pics she'd posted and it'd been outstanding for a while. I wonder if she'll get a full on ban

[frajer]

Nicely done. I've reported her a few times in the past too. Fingers crossed there'll be a tipping point and Twitter will sack her off as being too toxic (if that's how this works).