When David Attenborough is asked about how his wife's death affected him, all he could bring up was how his daughter had to move in with him because he can't cook. Timestamp 16:40-17:50. This man is often thought of as a HVM because of his loves for animals. He is not.

Angeli_33 · 2021-11-20T08:25:16+00:00

Dude I knew he wasn't shit when he was on Graham Norton and TWICE made both women uncomfortable af.

Once he was staring at Cameron Diaz's tits and got way up in her personal space.

The second time he was talking about some animal's mating ritual and started flicking his hand in Jessica Chastain's face as a euphemism for something. She was uncomfortable af.

I knew then and there that he was a dirty old man. Old people are not always fragile and innocent.

fireforestfairy · 2021-11-20T10:29:27+00:00

David Attenborough is wealthy enough to hire a private cook to cook for him, but nah, he had to ask his wife to do all the cooking for free and now his daughter had to do that after his wife passed away.

oh_shit_oh_fuck · 2021-11-20T00:32:53+00:00

Q: How did [your wife passing away change] your life?

A: Profoundly, of course. On the other hand the children were grown up and established in their various careers. I'm not a very domesticated person, I'm no sort of a cook. My daughter, who's a head teacher of a primary school, quite soon came to sort me out in terms of cooking and she now runs the house and so on. So that's a blessing and a godsend for which I am profoundly grateful and very very lucky.

Merryprankstress · 2021-11-20T04:39:27+00:00

Mr "a plant based diet is the most environmentally friendly way to eat but I can't do it myself" turns out to be a joke? Color me shocked :p

misandryismadeup · 2021-11-20T04:40:56+00:00

Just like how they can only list of things their wife does for them when asked what they love about their wife. When she’s dead, they list things she’s no longer doing as to why they’re heartbroken/miss her.

And of course it’s the daughter moving in to be his new domestic slave, never the son. Daughters even increase fathers lifespans yet he most likely treats his sons better. Having a single father is worse for this very reason, more housework&childcare for daughters.

oh_shit_oh_fuck · 2021-11-20T00:33:57+00:00

From user LeisurelyCardinal on ThePinkPill.co:

Note that this was his only wife and they married when he was 24 and she was 23, before he became famous. She spent most of her life with him before dying at the age of 70. From doing a quick search I'm not seeing mention of her profession, she might have been a housewife and dedicated her whole life to this (though I'm not certain). He just remembers her as a household appliance, now replaced by her daughter.

Buttercup5555 · 2021-11-20T01:21:25+00:00

So you dedicate 50+ years of your life to a man who is apparently one of the rare wholesome precious ones, upon your premature death he is profoundly distressed cause who is gonna do the domestics now

queenofswordsxxx · 2021-11-20T03:45:42+00:00

Boo boo she died and I had to find another wife appliance

Determinedblonde · 2021-11-20T08:24:50+00:00

He also believes that we’re overpopulated and should stop having children. He didn’t, the hypocrite.

Professional-Ad-457 · 2021-11-20T01:59:46+00:00

Why do all guys look up to him? I find it so odd. With the fantasy dinner party guest thing they all want David Attenborough there - even the youngsters who you’d think had never heard of him. I asked my lvx and he said it is because he is a ‘legend’..erm he is a broadcaster who mostly does voiceovers..just why

watershipdowners · 2021-11-20T17:48:39+00:00

I have no respect for him and when I tell others this they gasp in horror. He is fake and entitled and boring and pushes some kind of agenda. But can't actually cook wtf lol

Sallou9 · 2021-11-20T21:30:38+00:00

I have always said this about him- he has a rep of being so precious but I get major creepy/inappropriate vibes from him.

I can't explain it- I just really dislike him.

szarcat · 2021-11-20T00:40:45+00:00

Wow I have no hope for men

SpecificPatience8 · 2021-11-20T01:28:52+00:00

Disgusting. I will never cook and clean for my husband

The_Cat_Empress · 2021-11-21T01:57:06+00:00

*insert sound of silence*

Dammit, my favorites are always gross!

I need to make more women my favorite so I can avoid the unending disappointment that male celebrities bring me...

alpinepunch2021 · 2021-11-20T11:20:48+00:00

He's actually argued against vegetarianism on those meme 'animals always eat other animals!!' grounds until very recently (when he finally clued in that consuming meat was terrible for the environment), so his purported love for animals is not even particularly robust or consistent either. Peter Singer's a bunch better animal rights guy because he actually considers their welfare.

Japanese-Spaghetti · 2021-11-21T00:02:53+00:00

Over my dead body would I cook and do other household activities for my dad if he was perfectly healthy. That’s horrible that the responsibility was immediately pushed on her

FDS-MAGICA · 2021-11-20T02:36:55+00:00

A very very old British man declining to talk to strangers about painful feelings in his private life? My word!

He's not even a boomer, he's older than boomers. Back then, didn't they ship kids off to boarding school at age 8 and beat them with rods if they showed emotions or something?

lansburysoda · 2021-11-20T04:30:56+00:00

This is a stretch. He comes from the “stiff upper lip” generation where people (especially men) were taught to be stoic. I’m sure he misses his wife immensely.

honeybadgerattitude · 2021-11-20T22:05:41+00:00

No no no no!!! I’ve actually met David Attenborough and he was lovely, if a bit grumpy! I don’t think for a minute that he’s a HVM but I will always love him for the way he taught me about animals throughout my life. He’s also a Tory, which is the worst thing anyone can be in my eyes! But he’s the only one I’d ever tolerate. He has loads of faults, I know, but he’d still be the main guest at my fantasy dinner party. I would only want to talk to him about animals anyway. Oh no!! My first genuinely downvoted comment on FDS that isn’t just mad scrotes!!! I don’t mind. I don’t actually disagree with the post. A Tory can never be a HVM anyway! 😛

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