Funny, sad, maybe offensive.

I do love the point about how historically it was the men who were the peacocks, and in many other species it's the male that's the colorful, showy one and the female that's the brown drab one.  Somehow it all got turned around in modern society, and it's demanded of us to be bland.

At least those boys got to do it.
Liz

A lighthearted piece and no one was cancelled...

If you can't laugh at yourself you shouldn't laugh at anybody else.

Be safe. Love and Peace.

Amber

That is so true Amber! Great words to live by!

Hugs,

Lara

Lol, Amber,

I'd go further.

If you can't laugh at yourself, get help .

Marti xxx

hi MJ,

For sure aussies have a great sense of humour and laugh about themselves, but they make it a badge of honour to wind up us Poms (Poms are UK people if you need the explanation in america).

I travelled around there for the best part of a year in the early nineties. I was already too old to qualify for australian citizenship, but I would have been sorely tempted in other circumstances.

The way I survived the humour? Well sometimes I'd give it right back at you, other times I'd say "whatever!" which was quite often a match winner.

Loved it though !

Marti xxx

We expect it back. Glad you had a great time.

Interesting. I wouldn’t call it anything else. But it did feel like, to me, that they only addressed crossdressing for “Vicars and Tarts” parties (which, even as an American, I am aware of, but I am probably more well-read than average), or celebs on a lark, or actors in a role.

Kind of a fluff piece, but it would seem that is the kind of show it is.

Regardless, I would say that Britain seems to be a little more liberal in its attitude than the States. After all, it was the Puritans who were some of our first colonists.

It certainly wasn't a serious news show. But it did have some interesting titbits.

This really resonated with me (only British in the sense of being a dirty colonial and enjoying Douglas Adams and Red Dwarf).

As an amateur biologist I've often pondered the very point they bring up in the video, that almost unilaterally in nature it is the males that put on the bright colors and the fancy plumage to attract mates and yet in humans (the only species to my knowledge with the ability to pick their plumage) it's the inverse.  There's even a species of fish in Africa whose scientific name is Nanochromis transvestitus because it's the females who have the brighter colors.  Food for thought.

My proverbial hat is off to all those men of antiquity who so accurately portrayed Shakespeare's leading ladies.  You lucky bastards. 😉

Hi Mary Jane,

I enjoyed this clip. Obviously a light hearted puff piece which seems to be the format of this program. While it does kind of make fun of us, it seems they make fun of themselves too so it wasn't mean spirited. I won't say it portrayed any of us in a positive light really but I will say a program like this does help a bit with awareness which could lead to hopefully meaningful conversations and acceptance by some.

Anyone reading this who hasn't watched the video, should watch the video. If for no other reason than to hear what "we women sometimes wake up looking like......" I got a good laugh out of that one.

Hugs

Autumn

Well that was a lovely surprise - I bloody loves Michael Ball and wasn't expecting to see him on the clip lol!

I ended up getting put in a "time out" from the fan club Facebook group a while ago because I called someone trabsphobic or narrow-minded because she said it was offensive that he was wearing a dress in a show - the amount of people that said they didn't want to go and see him in a dress really got my back up and I let rip so now whenever they comment I just put and angry face emoji - the kids thought it was hilarious that I had been put on a time out!!

Like you, i didn't think it was malicious.