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Pedro Pascal educates Vanessa Kirby on meaning of ‘c**ty face' during Fantastic Four interview
Pedro Pascal educates Vanessa Kirby on meaning of ‘c**ty face' during Fantastic Four interview

Yahoo

time2 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • Yahoo

Pedro Pascal educates Vanessa Kirby on meaning of ‘c**ty face' during Fantastic Four interview

Pedro Pascal has once again spoken out in moments after defining 'cunty face' to co-star Vanessa Kirby during a new interview prior to the release of Fantastic Four: First Steps. During the junket with Bek Manibog for Pedestrian TV, Manibog described Kirby as becoming a 'social media icon' for her 'force-field-snatched cunty fierceness face.' Kirby, who plays the Invisible Woman in the upcoming Marvel film, looked surprised, saying 'Oh my god! I don't know if that's a good thing.' 'Cunty face just means fierce, fabulous, beautiful, strong' – Pedro Pascal Pascal, who plays Mr. Fantastic, looked at the Crown actress in disbelief, he quickly clarified: 'Cunty face is good, babe. Cunty face just means fierce, fabulous, beautiful, strong. It's good. It's good.' Later in the interview, Manibog turned to Pascal and acknowledged his public support for trans rights, asking if he had a message for the trans community. Pascal responded: 'You inspire me. You are a symbol of courage, and you inspire fear in those that are afraid of being their true selves. And I think that that's the threat, is your joy and your radical bravery in living your life in joy.' 'It's a very, very small, vulnerable, inspiring, courageous and brave community' – Pedro Pascal on the trans community This is not the first time Pedro spoke out in support of the trans community on his press tour for the upcoming movie. 'It's important to protect people, especially those simply asking for the right to exist in bodies that belong to them and in the world that they never asked to be brought into. It's a very, very small, vulnerable, inspiring, courageous and brave community that fills me with a lot of inspiration. Therefore, it's very important to protect that. They would do that for us,' he said on the red carpet at the Fantastic Four: First Steps premiere in Berlin. Pascal, whose sister Lux Pascal came out as trans in 2021, has been a consistent supporter of the LGBTQ+ community. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Entertainment Tonight (@entertainmenttonight) Earlier this year, he was photographed wearing a 'Protect the Dolls' T-shirt, designed by Conner Ives, at the London premiere of Thunderbolts. The design references the need to protect trans people and has raised more than $70,000 for Trans Lifeline. Since then, he has not hesitated to speak out in the face of gender critical remarks. Most recently he called out JK Rowling, stating in an interview with Vanity Fair: 'Bullies make me fucking sick.' Fantastic Four: First Steps will be released in UK cinemas on 24 July. The post Pedro Pascal educates Vanessa Kirby on meaning of 'c**ty face' during Fantastic Four interview appeared first on Attitude.

‘Taking over the city, letting our voices be heard, being visible - that's the real power of today'
‘Taking over the city, letting our voices be heard, being visible - that's the real power of today'

Irish Times

time12-07-2025

  • Health
  • Irish Times

‘Taking over the city, letting our voices be heard, being visible - that's the real power of today'

Thousands attended the annual Trans and Intersex Pride march through Dublin city centre on Saturday in what was the event's largest ever turnout. A parade of sound and colour made its way from City Hall to Leinster House as spectators watched the demonstrators chant, sing and wave flags and banners as part of their combined protest and celebration. Outgoing Trinity College Students' Union president Jenny Maguire, who is co-organiser of the event, said they were 'trying to show that a united movement is the way forward in pushing for a better Ireland for everyone. 'We want the Government to implement an informed consent, GP-led healthcare model. The current reform that they're trying to do will still hurt trans people. We need it led by the community. We need intersex people to be recognised and de-medicalised. READ MORE 'A review is happening at the moment but it's by the people who currently run the system and that system goes against the World Health Organisation guidelines.' Ms Maguire said the last programme for government contained a trans inclusive model for healthcare and but it was removed from the current programme. 'The Government is afraid of the far right but we are showing that the support is here for trans people,' she said. On the march numerous chants were sung: 'Trans rights, women's rights – same struggle, same fight,' was one call and response. 'Trans healthcare is our right – this is why we have to fight', was another. Marchers at the Trans and Intersex Pride event in Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni 'Not the church, not the State, we alone decide our fate,' the demonstrators chanted as well as 'one struggle, one fight, Palestine, trans rights'. The trans blue, pink and white flag was hoisted by many while others carried Palestinian, Amnesty International and political party flags and banners including the Socialist Party, Social Democrats, People Before Profit and Labour. One speaker at the event, Sexy Tadhg, who addressed and sang for the crowd said 'taking over the city and taking up space and letting our voices be heard' and being visible 'is the best thing we can achieve today'. 'We're reminding Dublin, and Ireland and the world that trans people are here that trans Ireland people exist, intersex Irish people exist and we are so beautiful and we are so gorgeous and we're letting our voices be heard. That's the real power of today.' An Indian member of the Queer Asian Pride Ireland who addressed the crowd but did not wish to be identified, spoke of 'how every single day for trans people it's so, so difficult to live our daily lives whether in university, at workplaces, in hospital, wherever it is. 'We have been spat at, yelled at. I have been egged. I have been mocked so many times, just walking on the street. I am visibly queer and visibly trans and you see the colour of my skin and I can't tell where the hate is coming from whether it is transphobia, homophobia or whether it is racism.' Ollie Bell, an LGBTQ+ activist, leads the annual Trans and Intersex Pride march towards the Dáil from Dame Street. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni Labour TD Duncan Smith said the party is showing 'full solidarity with the trans community'. He said the parade is getting bigger each year 'because I think there's a realisation that the trans community need proper allegiance, proper support'. Labour will put a motion on the order paper this coming week on trans healthcare, 'the first motion on trans healthcare ever in the Dáil', he said. 'The National Transgender Service isn't fit for purpose for trans people and our health service needs to recognise that,' he said. The motion calls for 'what every citizen in this country should have….. healthcare in the community, GP-led healthcare, informed consult-led healthcare.' Logan Ferrante is a student from Georgia, US is visiting Ireland as part of a three-week study abroad programme. 'I thought it really important to come here today to fight not only for Irish transgender rights but for the rights of all transgender people globally.' Ciarán O'Donnell was one of a number of people wearing a T-shirt with the message 'Protect the Dolls'. He said it was introduced in May 'as a fashion statement to show your support and solidarity for trans people'.

'Harry Potter' actor stands by JK Rowling at Tony Awards amid criticism of her transgender views
'Harry Potter' actor stands by JK Rowling at Tony Awards amid criticism of her transgender views

Fox News

time19-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Fox News

'Harry Potter' actor stands by JK Rowling at Tony Awards amid criticism of her transgender views

"Harry Potter" actor Tom Felton defended JK Rowling at Sunday night's Tony Awards after being asked about the fierce liberal backlash she's received for her views on gender and biology. The British actor was on the red carpet at the awards show Sunday, where he was interviewed by Variety about reprising his film role as Draco Malfoy in the Broadway play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." The play, based off an original story co-authored by Rowling, takes place 19 years after the final "Harry Potter" novel. Felton was asked if the controversy surrounding Rowling's transgender views had affected his work at all, which he denied. Rowling has been a strong advocate for single-sex spaces for women and has repeatedly been labeled as transphobic by far-left activists. "No, I can't say that it does. I'm not really that attuned to it," Felton said before praising the series' author. "The only thing I always remind myself is that I've been lucky enough to travel the world — here I am in New York — and I have not seen anything bring the world together more than 'Potter,'" Felton explained to Variety. "And she's responsible for that, so I'm incredibly grateful." Felton previously expressed his admiration for the author in a 2022 interview as she faced criticism from transgender activists for her views. "I am quick to remind myself and others that 'Potter,' for some reason, has brought more people together across the world and more generations than probably anything else has in the past 20 years, and I'm quick to celebrate that," he told The Times of London in a 2022 interview. "It came from one person, and that's her, so I'm very grateful." Rowling's hugely popular book series, which launched the hit film franchise which Felton starred in, has not lost its appeal with fans. Beyond the Broadway play, the series is also being adapted into an upcoming HBO television series. Felton shared his excitement at reprising his Potter role all these years later with his Broadway debut. "I think we all thought that the fandom flame might be doused over the years, but clearly it's not," he said Sunday. "The most exciting part is to do it live. It took nine months, more or less, to shoot a film, and this is all compact. This is all reimagined into a very loving, new type of story. And I get to be a dad, which is really fun."

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