Actor John Rhys-Davies screamed ‘Oh woman!’ at Green MP Caroline Lucas on Question Time – 15 responses that say it all
It’s the morning after the Question Time the night before and actor John Rhys-Davies made an unfortunate name for himself when he screamed ‘Oh woman!’ at Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.
Rhys-Davies, you see, is an enthusiastic Brexiter and supporter of Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK. But neither of these things may tell you as much about the actor (he was Gimli in Lord of the Rings in the likely event you’re struggling to place him) as the following exchange.
The moment LOTR actor John Rhys-Davies went into battle against Caroline Lucas on #BBCQT pic.twitter.com/qzPxd2XMPm
— Julian Druker (@Julian5News) April 25, 2019
And here are our favourite 15 things people had to say about it.
1.
John Rhys Davies shouting “oh woman” to Caroline Lucas is the worst thing I’ve seen. Get him off. Pompous egotistical dinosaur #bbcqt
— Tony (@TonyVoller) April 25, 2019
2.
I had hoped that John Rhys-Davies, whose acting contribution I greatly admire, wouldn’t feel a need, as the Brexiter on the panel, to be an embarrassing dickhead about climate change as well. But no. To type. I guess it’s what happens when one doesn’t believe in experts. #bbcqt
— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) April 25, 2019
3.
Did anyone else feel genuinely worried for Caroline Lucas in this moment?
John Rhys-Davies may sound posh, but that was thuggish behaviour by anyone's definition. (sexist too)#BBCqt pic.twitter.com/WTPie3WYEu
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) April 26, 2019
4.
John Rhys-Davies has taken an emotional journey equivalent to your grandad in a Spoons on their best and Oldest Wine #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/Q6kzt2kuc1
— William Kedjanyi (@KeejayOV2) April 25, 2019
5.
Christ – John Rhys Davies is like Brian Blessed's Idiot brother- he's the sort of guy you spot in a pub and try not to make eye contact with #bbcqt
— Dom Joly (@domjoly) April 25, 2019
6.
The person who booked John Rhys Davies arriving for work tomorrow. #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/BQWOEvlGea
— Nigel Haworth (@nth09) April 25, 2019
7.
#bbcqt John Rhys Davies just said "Clean environment doesn't grow on trees" – but it literally does.
— Richard Connor (@RichardJConnor) April 25, 2019
8.
John Rhys-Davies just said that we must leave the EU and then in the same breath he says constitutional change is dangerous.#BBCQT
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) April 25, 2019
9.
Fuck me, John Rhys-Davies is an annoying arsehole. If I'd known he was like this, I'd have rooted for the fucking Orcs.#Shithead
— ZombyWoof #FBPE #RevokeArticle50 (@ZombyWoof4) April 25, 2019
10.
If Fiona Bruce also fails to control her panellists what hope is there for her controlling the audience? John Rhys-Davies shouting aggressively in that way towards Caroline Lucas, unchallenged by the chair is one of most shameful bits of British television I’ve seen. #bbcqt
— SE_Steve (@S_East_Steve) April 25, 2019
11.
https://twitter.com/GirloftheN/status/1121532967149608961
12.
John Rhys Davies is scary. It's hard to believe that people like him still exist. Or maybe he thinks is playing a role – fascist misogynistic twat on the panel #bbcqt
— Roger Pride (@rogerpride) April 25, 2019
13.
John Rhys-Davies predicted in 2004 that by 2020 half the children in the Netherlands would be of Muslim descent. Actual % figure of Muslims in NL is currently 4% so they've got their work cut out. #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/DCun83divC
— Otto English (@Otto_English) April 26, 2019
14.
The moment John Rhys-Davies shouted "OH WOMAN!" at @CarolineLucas on #BBCQT. ⬇️
…what an absolutely outrageous and vile man. pic.twitter.com/dXSdoY16WZ
— Rosie Rawle (@rosierawle) April 25, 2019
15.
John Rhys-Davies epitomises the very worst of the right-wing of politics – angry, irrational, hateful, incoherent.
Caroline Lucas epitomises the very best of the left-wing of politics – eloquent, professional, calm, rational.
I know which side I’m on! #BBCQT pic.twitter.com/AhSDuFupq4
— Darren Griffiths #FBPE (@dhwg3010) April 25, 2019
But just in the interests of balance and all that, you can also expect a spike in sales of Lord of the Rings box sets this morning. Just maybe not a big one.
I have a new hero John Rhys-Davies was bloody brilliant on #bbcqt tonight https://t.co/oWaUMTqROG
— John Hannam (@JohnHannam69) April 25, 2019
To conclude …
John Rhys-Davies loses it & screeches “oh woman!” like a petulant child at a dignified & calm Caroline Lucas when faced with nothing but a simple fact.
This is precisely why facts are so key in public debate these days. #bbcqtpic.twitter.com/RSODbROC1P
— Dr Lauren Gavaghan (@DancingTheMind) April 26, 2019
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