camootes πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆJul 12, 2023
Sarah Brown

David Tennant, of Dr Who fame, apparently said some pro trans things and now the TERFs are going after him on Twitter. His response is that he isn't worried because, and I quote, "I'll be fine, Terfs can't climb stairs"

I want that on a T-shirt. No, I NEED that on a T-shirt!

ETA: Apparently it was a parody account that said the stairs line. I still want it on a T-shirt.

Jul 11, 2023 at 12:01pmWeb
Show threadConor Titania Mc BrideJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah SEEK! LOCATE! MUST NOT URINATE!
Show threadArnim Sommer πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊJul 11, 2023
@pigworker
EXTERFINATE!one11
@goatsarah
Show threadBirdyJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah This is a fantastic quote even without context, but is there context to this stairs thing? Like, don't get me wrong; I am already picturing a world where TERFs cannot climb stairs and just hiss at you from below as you mock them from higher ground, but is there a reason for this?
Show threadaltreusβ„’Jul 11, 2023
@birdy @goatsarah In the old series of Doctor Who, Daleks couldn't climb stairs
Show threadMarc JacobsJul 11, 2023

@Altreus @birdy @goatsarah Thank you. I did not know the reference.

Love this quote even more, now.

Show threadPelayoJul 11, 2023
@trollball @Altreus @birdy @goatsarah also the Daleks aren't just "bad guys". They are a species artificially designed for the sole purpose of hate, that's all they know. They have no art, no culture, nothing at all. Only hatred towards anything and anyone that isn't Dalek.
Show threadPaul H 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊJul 12, 2023

@pelayo @trollball @Altreus @birdy @goatsarah

No doubt non-canonical, but there are references to dalek opera and poetry (Exterminate Daffodils!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek#Dalek_culture

Dalek - Wikipedia

Show threadTigerfortJul 12, 2023
@pelayo @trollball @Altreus @birdy @goatsarah
Also also, the Daleks were very specifically created by scriptwriter Terry Nation as "Nazis in space", so to anyone who knows the show's history (which Tennant definitely does), comparing a group of people to the Daleks comes with an implied "and we know who they were based on"...
Show threadDieuJul 12, 2023
@Altreus @birdy @goatsarah oh fuck, I should have understood that, but didn't. Thank you.
Show threadEraserheadJul 12, 2023
@Altreus @birdy @goatsarah I vaguely remember a story from @neilhimself about being terrified of Daleks until he realized his bedroom was on the second floor.
Show threadmaloki 🍍Jul 11, 2023
@birdy @goatsarah i believe it's a Dr Who quote about Daleks. πŸ˜…
Show threadRobin BobcatJul 11, 2023
@maloki @birdy @goatsarah Long-running joke. They can, in fact, levitate up stairs.
Show threadNorman WilsonJul 11, 2023
@RobinBobcat @maloki @birdy @goatsarah TERFs aren't as advanced as Daleks.
Show threadSarah BrownJul 11, 2023
@oclsc @maloki @birdy @RobinBobcat Daleks actually understand basic science.
Show threadmiawgogo  Jul 11, 2023
@goatsarah sadly it seems the account that came from was a satire account https://twitter.com/PoliticoForYou/status/1678695501313503232

but it is 100% something i am going to keep in my back pocket to use against TERFs and other fascist
Politics For You on Twitter

β€œBREAKING 🚨🚨🚨 David Tennant responds to backlash against pro-trans t-shirt. β€œI’ll be fine, Terfs can’t climb stairs, and I still have my sonic screwdriver.””

Twitter
Show threadSarah BrownJul 11, 2023

@nyangogo ah, the perils of relaying Twitter gossip in an age when it’s practically impossible to access!

Still, he seems like a good egg on the issue and I still want the T shirt.

Show threadHeather WallaceJul 12, 2023
@nyangogo @goatsarah best source on tennant is always Georgia's insta stories.
Show threadjo_the_hatJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah I imagine the fabulous T-shirt he wore to the Good Omens 2 premiere has upset them!
Show threadFrankie SaxxJul 11, 2023

@jo_the_hat
@goatsarah

David Tennant is a British national treasure  

Show threadEssjay (she / her) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆJul 11, 2023

@frankiesaxx

A classy act, without doubt.

@jo_the_hat @goatsarah

Show threadSpace HoboJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah I looked this up and it looks more like it was someone covering the event who joked that he said this. I'd love it if it turned out to be true!
Show threadwhetstoneJul 11, 2023
@spacehobo @goatsarah Yes, I looked too and couldn’t find a direct source. The t-shirt is definitely genuine, though.
Show threadAlina YossimouseJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah @doot every time I've seen David Tenant do anything I've always liked the guy more. I think his kid is non-binary and he's taking a stance for them
Show threadZekovski 🧣Jul 11, 2023
@goatsarah
Can I get a source before boosting it please ?
Show threadNickyJul 11, 2023
@Zekovski Looks like the quote is actually probably from a Twitter satire account, alas.
Show threadZekovski 🧣Jul 11, 2023
@shanaqui
@goatsarah
Thank you.
Show threadSarah BrownJul 11, 2023
@Zekovski Apparently it wasn't him that said it, but no need to boost; this has gone viral and is already taxing my poor server a bit!
Show threadZekovski 🧣Jul 11, 2023
@goatsarah
Don't you want to edit your message to make things clear ?
Show threadSarah BrownJul 12, 2023
@Zekovski What I want doesn't magically create more server capacity!
Show threadZekovski 🧣Jul 13, 2023
@goatsarah
I'm sorry, I don't understand the link between editing the post and server capacity ?
Show threadSarah BrownJul 13, 2023

@Zekovski this went viral. I’m on a micro instance run from a Mac mini in my living room. At one point, this post was making the server run about 12 hours behind.

Editing the post causes a whole new rush of activitypub to happen as it has to go and inform everyone who has interacted with it, just making the problem worse.

I eventually did edit it when the load dropped a bit, but that still took 7 hours to propagate through.

Show threadZekovski 🧣Jul 13, 2023

@goatsarah
Oh ! I didn't know this was your personal small instance.

Seems like a lot to me. I wonder how ActivityPub makes it so much work.

Anyway, have a nice day. Hope your mac will not set itself on πŸ”₯.

Show threadSarah BrownJul 13, 2023
@Zekovski Thanks. It's cleared the backlog now
Show threadMaddy Jones #VoteYes23Jul 11, 2023

@goatsarah David Tennent and Georgia have a nb / trans kid. They are always publicly supportive of trans or nb people.

Today he wore a tshirt and badge to a Good Omens media call. Previously he had other badges to wear

Show threadCat! has movedJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah Yes! People kept trying to link TERFs calling women 'females' to the Ferengi, but I always thought...
Show threadRalph BrandiJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah @antinomy ExTERFinate! EXTERFINATE!
Show threadDavid KampmannJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah that is great. British people have some of the wildest burns.
Show threadDavid KampmannJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah I also want to point out that Mastadon is asking me if I want to have your UK English translated to US English. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Show threadsandywb14Jul 11, 2023
@goatsarah πŸ˜‚
Show threadyour auntifa liza πŸ‡΅πŸ‡· πŸ¦› 🦦Jul 11, 2023

@goatsarah

my one and only Dr. Who. i love his so fucking much.

Show threadglennJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah Is there a source for this? I like to verify sources before I boots 😎
Show threadVeloxization Jul 12, 2023

@glenn @goatsarah https://insidethemagic.net/2023/07/david-tennant-leave-trans-kids-alone-you-absolute-freaks-mw1/

tl;dr: He didn't say it. A parody account did.

David Tennant Unbothered By Critiques of Pro-Trans Statement - Inside the Magic

David Tennant wore a shirt that said "LEAVE TRANS KIDS ALONE YOU ABSOLUTE FREAKS" in his Good Omens interviews.

Inside the Magic
Show threadglennJul 12, 2023
@veloxization @goatsarah It seemed suspect and my Google Fu was weak. Thanks!
Show threadMierin Jay-Lilan FanucchiJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah I'm cackling omg
Show threadNatalieJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah Yes, i too need this.
Show threadbison βœ…Jul 13, 2023
@ilovestuff @goatsarah got you covered!
https://mastodon.social/@bison/110703269093217850
Show threadChrystyne NovackJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah Ha a reference to Daleks not being able to climb stairs. And your statement of needing Tennet's quote on a T-shirt couldn't help but think of the episode Blink - "I got that on a T-shirt"
Show threadNorma Krautmeyer πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ΅πŸŽ¨βœ‚οΈπŸ–οΈπŸˆβ€β¬›Jul 11, 2023
@goatsarah I’m caught between a great dalek reference and that stairs are a nightmare for a ton of people with disabilities, myself included.
Show threadPeter ButlerJul 12, 2023
@normakrautmeyer @goatsarah One of the reasons I’m pretty sure he didn’t say that. It was from a parody site I think
Show threadSusan LewisJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah Brilliant!
Show threadEnkiuszπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦Jul 11, 2023
@goatsarah ELEVAAATE !!! 
Show threadJoy DenebeimJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah that turns out not to be the case. Tennent h said nothing, the daleck quip came from a parody account
Show threadSarah BrownJul 11, 2023
@denebeim Still need it on a T-shirt
Show threadJoy DenebeimJul 11, 2023

@goatsarah yeah me too. Accept the actual quote was better than anything else that I've seen.

I'm not worried, TERFS Can't climb stairs. Besides, I kept one of my sonic screwdrivers

Show threadThe DoctorJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah I feel a powerful need.
Show threadbison βœ…Jul 13, 2023
@drwho got you covered!
https://mastodon.social/@bison/110703269093217850
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHireJul 11, 2023
@goatsarah I think the Daleks should be offended by the comparison.