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* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: Very much so. |
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: Very much so. |
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* [[Too Clever by Half]]: And yes, has been known to be so sharp he cuts himself. Expect outbreaks of [[Break the Haughty]] glee on the part of British media when this happens. |
* [[Too Clever by Half]]: And yes, has been known to be so sharp he cuts himself. Expect outbreaks of [[Break the Haughty]] glee on the part of British media when this happens. |
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* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: The [[Wimpification|"Mandy"]] and [[Demonization|"Prince of Darkness"]] nicknames, only the latter of which he has reclaimed in any way. And good luck weaving through the various satirical depictions of him for one that ''doesn't'' have undercurrents of [[Ambiguously Gay|homophobia]], [[Ambiguously Jewish|anti-semitism]], or [[A Touch of Class Ethnicity and Religion|more general suggestions that he's lacking in wholesome Britishness]] [[Sissy Villain|or manliness,]] and/or [[Greedy Jew|a sinister social climber who likes to pal around with dubious oligarchs.]] |
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: The [[Wimpification|"Mandy"]] and [[Demonization|"Prince of Darkness"]] nicknames, only the latter of which he has reclaimed in any way. And good luck weaving through the various satirical depictions of him for one that ''doesn't'' have undercurrents of [[Ambiguously Gay|homophobia]], [[Ambiguously Jewish|anti-semitism]], or [[A Touch of Class, Ethnicity, and Religion|more general suggestions that he's lacking in wholesome Britishness]] [[Sissy Villain|or manliness,]] and/or [[Greedy Jew|a sinister social climber who likes to pal around with dubious oligarchs.]] |
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** Once described by Guardian columnist Simon Hoggart as "the only man I know who can skulk in broad daylight", and repeatedly by conservative columnist Richard Littlejohn as resembling "[[Othello|Iago]] as played by [[Camp Gay|Kenneth]] [[Carry On|Williams]]". Repeatedly portrayed by both [[Spitting Image]] and Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell with the body of a [[Freud Was Right|flesh-coloured snake]]. |
** Once described by Guardian columnist Simon Hoggart as "the only man I know who can skulk in broad daylight", and repeatedly by conservative columnist Richard Littlejohn as resembling "[[Othello|Iago]] as played by [[Camp Gay|Kenneth]] [[Carry On|Williams]]". Repeatedly portrayed by both [[Spitting Image]] and Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell with the body of a [[Freud Was Right|flesh-coloured snake]]. |
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