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I know my stance on Hannah Waddingham’s leg. It’s about manners

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Where do you stand on Hannah Waddingham’s leg? Not literally. That would be mean and quite weird. I mean what do you think of the fact that she was told by a photographer on the red carpet to “show me leg” and she retorted with “don’t be a dick”?

I ask because some people, bafflingly, do not seem to think this was the perfect response. Judging by many of the comments online, the photographer did nothing wrong because the Ted Lasso actress was wearing a long ball gown with a split. “If you don’t want attention you should dress like a nun,” was the gist of one. “Don’t dress like meat then,” said another, while one mocked: “Objectify me the way I want to be