Oh, larks! Not the Ritz in Paris!!!

Yes. We’re talking about the past.

Here’s the thing, though — to some extent, I understand what you’re saying vis-a-vis not feeling like you have a defined role anymore. I mean, I partly understand it because it’s the issue also facing women. So I would say that it would be more accurate to argue that everyone is going through a sense of major identity…

The point is to say that it was men making that choice for men and women — not that women are responsible for men being drafted.

Did you also have a tin lunchbox and a helmet with a lamp on it?

So French Toast >>>> Oreos?

I think Russell makes a particularly good point about the problem of triggering someone who is — and will always be — struggling with addiction.

Press junket days are often split into 5-10 minute chunks per interviewer, but run 10-12 hours long and can go on for 3-4 days at a time. You will forget individual interviewers pretty damn quick.

Exactly. And asking someone if they might relapse strikes me as insanely rude just on a human level.

It helps that Ayoade’s a great deal smarter and more charming than RDJ — or most people.

Runs both ways. If Channel 4 doesn’t want to participate in puff piece junkets, they shouldn’t have gone. They could’ve booked him for a studio sit-down instead.

I also feel like no one’s broaching the topic of triggers here. I think if you suffered from a crippling addiction, being asked about it all the time probably isn’t great for your mental health.

Well, if he’s on the phone with Guru-Murthy, I’d say he’s suffered enough.

Don’t forget that super awkward interview with Richard Ayoade.

Same. It all feels like a set-up to get a reaction. And this is the THIRD time that this particular journalist has made headlines for pissing off a subject. At a certain point, it’s about the interviewer — not the subject.

I don’t agree. Did you watch the full interview with Guru-Murthy, rather than the clip above? I’m not asking that in a snotty way, I’m just curious.

k.

So it’s not a choice, but women would’ve made the same choice if they’d been allowed to choose this non-choice?

But actual humans still made that decision. And they were all men. You can make all kinds of biological arguments about women, but it’s still clearly a problem when they’re given no choice.