I have zero doubt that middle aged blokes dressing up in women's clothes was a thing 30 years ago. The innovation is that now they go on BBC Midlands to cry about someone rejecting their idea of themselves as women, in the expectation of sympathy and punitive consequences for those who have no interest in playing along. That's the new bit.
Judging from the reactions to the BBC segment, the British public is of the view that the emperor is not simply naked, but that he's naked because he likes to show his junk in public.
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