In a candid interview, singer Macy Gray stated that she didn’t think transgender people should be permitted to compete in sports against biological women. She added: “Just because you go and replace your bits doesn’t make you a lady, sorry.”
The 54-year-old admitted during a Piers Morgan Uncensored interview that some people will “hate me for expressing this,” but added, “I know that for a fact.
If you want me to refer to you as a “her,” I will do so because that is what you prefer, but just because I do so and just because you had surgery doesn’t automatically make you a woman.
Most public individuals, according to Morgan, are too afraid to define “what a woman is.”
The performer concurred, stating, “I know! I would describe it as a human with boobs. Why don’t you begin there? a vagina, too.
The host declared, “I support all trans rights to fairness and equality,” as the pair talked about the subject of transgender women in sports.
Morgan continued by saying that he doesn’t support transgender athletes who treat women less favorably because of their “physical superior bodies.”
If you want me to refer to you as a “her,” I will do so because that is what you want, but just because I do so and just because you had surgery doesn’t make you a woman, said Macy.
She continued, “Surgery and discovering yourself don’t modify the absolutely unique experience that a woman goes through.
You know how being a small girl is like a whole epic book? Just because you desire to be a lady doesn’t give you the right to that.
JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, has been under fire for her opinions on trans women, and when Piers brought this up, Macy responded, “But it’s the truth.”
I don’t think you should be labelled transphobic just because you disagree, the speaker said.
Do you see what I mean when I say that there is a lot of condemnation and hurling of stones at people for stating the obvious?
However, the singer was quickly dubbed a Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist on social media by users (TERF).
Did not have “Macy Gray is a terf” on my bingo card, remarked one Twitter user. That is f***** awful.
Imara Jones, a trans journalist, wrote: “Oh no! On July 4th, no less, [Macy Gray] turned completely transphobic toward [Piers Morgan]! I object to her selective freedom for some people. We still have a lot of work to do to convince everyone that patriarchy is a widespread issue. That’s sad.
SAD NEWS: Macy Gray & Bette Midler have come out as TERFs, tweeted writer Ernest Ownes in the meantime. Unfollow, stop supporting, and stop subscribing.
Morgan questioned Gray about the criticism she faced for suggesting that the American flag be changed, and she said that she was “eager to bring it [the matter] up again.”
According to the musician, the flag ought to represent “variety and culture.”
“My concept was to make the colors of us all appear in the stars.” So, you, myself, and everyone else in the room would each be represented by a star, is I correct? As a result, when you gaze up at the flag, you feel included, welcomed, and like you belong there.
According to Gray, “the flag was designed” and made to depict the conflict that was raging at the moment.
A flag that symbolizes war was not something we should be celebrating, she remarked.
It’s not about white people, she continued; rather, everything has changed since Lincoln was president. That flag was created for that day by whoever created it. What’s wrong with a new flag and expressing where we are right now, I’m merely asking?
Gray’s remarks follow criticism she received for her earlier statements on the flag in June 2021, in which she claimed it should be changed since the current version is “tattered, antiquated, divisive, and inaccurate” and does not accurately represent all Americans.
Republicans immediately attacked the singer, saying it stood for “liberty” and “justice.”
Gray asserted that she didn’t anticipate the response and assumed that everyone would support the notion of a new flag.
The interview with Gray follows news that Morgan would take a month vacation from his show later this summer because it is struggling to draw in the same viewers that watched when it initially debuted.
The former Good Morning Britain host’s premiere program, which aired on Fox Nation in the US on April 25 and featured an interview with former US President Donald Trump, received an average audience of more than 300,000 viewers.
But since then, the number of viewers has drastically decreased, with recent broadcasts only drawing in roughly 30,000 people.
Due to a planned vacation and filming responsibilities for a true crime documentary series he is producing, the presenter will be absent from the channel for around four weeks in late summer.