Christine and the Queens on gender and sexuality - BBC Newsnight 

Yep!

@Inglejuice He was rude and stupid ...and has autonomy, personal responsibility. No excuses.

@Inglejuice Don't be ridiculous...and irritating!

@@phooper8409 I think it's more cringey than rude.

Personally I won't need a decade to come to the spontaneous conclusion that this interview was bad. Questions were awkward, no fluidity at all in the transitions, etc.. props to Chris for staying casual about it

Sarah Crummy I’m the same. She’s so articulate with her words which I love. She’s breaking down those gender stereotypes types or making new rules?

I agree! Her music is so beautiful. It deals with many views of life. Love❤ her

Amazingly 😂

Oforlikelalune Me too, bring on November!

Oforlikelalune Pansexual. One has been led to understand that more or less means 'will possibly shag anything that moves', no?

What is panssexual

@@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017 You have missed the mark completely, i'm afraid.

Pan and Baphomet, a very long story.

Another 61 year old loves her too...

yyyees!!

I’m 68 and I’ve recently discovered her. She’s fantastic!

It's painful. Chris deals with it well.

The viewer is average Brit. The viewer represented by Evan, what kind of tone do you expect?

@@acchaladka respectful

Julia, I guess, I don’t know what this thread is whingeing about. He’s not catering to egos, he’s asking questions. He’s a muppet generally, but he’s not adoring Chris he’s asking a bunch of questions. Without disrespect, just rapid-fire, not very insightful or skilled. What do you want, adoration? Look at how Cavett interviewed Bowie, was that disrespectful?

@@acchaladka Just not interrupting her and putting his words in her mouth would be a great start to respectful interviewing.

So all questions are idiotic to you if you know the answer? That makes the person seeking answers an idiot?

Siv Greyson it’s increasingly annoying after watching interviews where Chris is literally saying “I’m not too bother by it but it’s like can we move the conversation forward?” Basically that was this interview. Chris handled it so well though lol unfleeting confidence icon

The only thing i know about him is , he's got a Prince Albert

@@Frank75288 no way, serious??

He's a creepy prat

The way he pronounces 'pansexual' is funny, though.

“You’re not a they are you” Me, a they: 😧

@@Rawrmuffin0 same... 🙏

He just seems without info. And doesn’t know how to ask the questions. That’s all. Doesn’t feel judgmental, just uncomfortable cause he doesn’t fully understand. And he’s being filmed. And he wants to respect her. But also has questions.

Dont talk shite , at the end of the day it makes Chris cool in a unique way, aswell as that Euro cool style she has , makes for a wonderfull mysterious and curious way in which makes her more interesting to complex personalities which appeals to a great proportion of society today. For me its her kind of Tom boy look and style which I like, as I had a great friend with a similar way about her when I was young. She brings back fond memories of my good friend growing up together.

@Émile Nacre (Yes) Thank you for seeing what I see.

42 is young!! ha ha

Im a 38 year old woman and I have totally fallen in love with Chris. She is everything I never knew I needed

Indeed, one feels most obliged to agree in affirmative acquiescence. Thanks awfully to Steve Wright In The Afternoon.

Ich finde Christine auch fantastisch 🥰

Amber G You post me with “in a way so typical of some white males”, imagine that but replace white with black. Come on

Amber G Questions need to be asked if answers are sought. Indeed, as an 81 yr old Knight of the realm, one often times these days finds oneself equally bemused, confused and irritated by all this gender/ sexual politics talk. One is only glad one is not a 10/11/12/13 yr old schoolboy having ones cerebral sponge constantly subconsciously kicked around by all the mainstream media fed objective views of all these newly spun webs of invention. But i digress, Christine And The Queens .. Great music! Thanks awfully Steve Wright In The Afternoon.

frankie hollins White males don’t have a history of being systematically oppressed (In fact, they have the history of being an oppressor and in the present day hold the most power) whereas black males do. So they cannot be used interchangeably because of historical and present day contexts. I am highlighting the fact he is white because I feel that has contributed to his derisive attitude. I guess by definition this is racist and I’m fine with that.

Sir Barnaby St.John Toffington “newly spun webs of invention” You mean people breaking out of gender roles that have been assigned to them by society so they can live the life they actually want to live? I think we’re teaching adolescent boys not to rape women in 2018 and I can’t think of a better age to be living in.

Amber G I don’t particularly agree with that thesis. Male to female suicide is overwhelmingly one-sided, 25:1. “White people don’t have a history of being oppressed” in the last 200 years? True. Throughout history? Absolutely not. No matter your identity your group have been oppressed somewhere, in some horrendous manner in history. What about the romans using the British as slaves? Or Stalin’s purge of millions of Kulaks? I’d call enslavement and exploitation of working class and peasant whites throughout history pretty systematic oppression. But that’s no argument that one group identity has been oppressed, that’s what I’m saying. There are numerous examples throughout history of every group identity experiencing oppression, including blacks. I think this narrative of white males have always existed as oppressors has arisen because of an ignorance of at least the last 2,000 years of history; which exemplifies quite the contrary. If you’re interested in the subject, I’d recommend looking into Stephen Fry’s arguments against political correctness (his new book mythos delves into Greek history which tends to oppress too) The Tribe by Ben Cobley, and Maps of Meaning: An architecture of belief/ most other Jordan Peterson work. I don’t think you’re stupid for thinking this, it’s very noble to be concerned about others. I’d just say that these issues are so complex that a low-resolution analysis of the last 100 years of history isn’t enough to label certain groups ‘oppressors’ or ‘oppressed’, as throughout history we see time and time again that systematic suffering exists and exerts its influence upon every individual, regardless of their group identity. As for positions of power, it depends where you’re looking. For example, in the UK where I live, the population consists of 87% white males, so it make sense that roughly 87% of people in any position, regardless of gender, will likely be white. I believe there are more people of colour in America proportionally, however the same mechanisms still manifest themselves with regards to power. Conversely, if you look at African nations, most there in power will be be black, simply becuase the majority of their population is. I don’t buy the thesis that they’re educationally disadvantaged much either, 37% of black males go on to university in the UK once finish A levels, compared to 36% of white males. There’s practically no difference. Again, I am willing to be corrected as I’m rather ignorant about the statistics in terms of the US where issues of racism are perhaps more pronounced.

C C she is

Mick C this one!!! Like honestly, why would he interview her without doing any research on the topic beforehand... At least TRY and make it seem as if you care, oh my.

You mean a 1001? jk

Capismama Don't sound very confident to me. It's quite a lot of justification coming from someone who claim not to care!! You sound very confused. Nobody really needs to know what you are or what you're not! Your business, your life. not ours. Spare us!

Pamela 06 you hit right on the nail! i can’t not think of Mylene Farmer when i listen to Christine

It's when people start talking about the existentialist qualities within the paradoxical juxtapositions of an oxymoronic society that I start to zone out and contemplate suicide!😀

Whether you like it or not, there are only 2. Facts don't care about your feelings

That statement is ridiculous. Her sexuality influences all of her art and the way she sees the world. It's something she's always publicly owned. You can't separate Christine from her queerness, because then you get someone else entirely. Just acknowledge her sexuality as an important aspect of her instead of choosing to erase it