via Associated PressLet’s be real here ― nobody escapes a teenage Doctor Who obsession without at least a little crush on David Tennant. So when the actor described himself as a “white, middle-aged, pretty-privileged bloke” on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast, I thought to myself ― “ah, he knows.”AdvertisementThe Rivals actor made the comment after Fearne said his “voice helps a community that is often struggling” (referring to the LGBTQIA+ community who David has vocally supported in the past). “Certainly in terms of anything I say in support of the LGBTQ community just... it just feels like common sense to me,” he shared. “And I just find it ludicrous how some of those conversations have been weaponised and turned into an element of the culture wars. He also spoke on Ed Miliband’s Reasons To Be Cheerful podcast, saying that “the fact that Pride Month is existing and flourishing and is something that’s happening at a time when the world seems to be getting in some corners worryingly intolerant and weirdly backward.”There are many other examples of the star using his “pretty privilege” for good ― and long may it continue.

Source: Huffington Post October 17, 2024 19:00 UTC