Macy Gray

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Macy Gray blasted for making 'transphobic' remark on Piers Morgan ... (Metro)

Macy Gray has been heavily criticised after making a 'transphobic' body parts comment while being interviewed on Piers Morgan's TalkTV show.

Easy to dehumanise a group when they’re not represented in the office.’ Am I only a woman because of my parts? ‘I didn’t have Macy Gray being a terf on my bingo card f**king yikes??? ‘Right. You feel that?’ Morgan asked, as the singer continued: ‘I know that for a fact. ‘And I don’t think you should be called transphobic just because you don’t agree with, you know… And a vagina!’ she replied, before adding: ‘That’s getting confusing.’

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JK Rowling supports Macy Gray as she is accused of 'transphobia' (Daily Mail)

JK Rowling today lent her support to the singer (pictured), tweeting a screengrab of Ms Gray's tweet saying 'truth hurts', adding that she had bought Ms ...

I'm just saying what's wrong with a new flag and what's wrong with representing where we are now?' 'My idea was to make the stars the colours of all of us. there is a lot of judgement and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is, do you know what I mean?'. Her selective freedom for some is a 'no' from me. Being a little girl is a whole epic book, you know? Morgan said that most public figures were too terrified to say 'what a woman is'. The singer agreed, saying: 'I know!..

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Macy Gray tells Piers Morgan 'changing your body parts doesn't ... (Evening Standard)

Elsewhere, Bette Midler has been using transgender people to make a point about the abortion crisis in the United States.

You can’t have that just because you want to be a woman.” She added: “Don’t let them erase you! They don’t call us ‘women’ anymore; they call us ‘birthing people’ or ‘menstruators’, and even ‘people with vaginas’!” In response, Macy said: “I totally agree... if you want me to call you a ‘her’, I will, because that’s what you want but that doesn’t make you a woman just because I call you a ‘her’ and just because you got a surgery.” acy Gray has entered the transgender debate, claiming that to be a woman you must have been born with “boobs” and a “vagina”.

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Macy Gray: 'Just Because You Go Change Your Parts Doesn't Make ... (That Grape Juice)

Macy Gray is now weighing in on the transgender debate and it has caused her to catch a lot of flack. Full story below... In a new interview with Piers.

Elsewhere in the interview, she also threw support behind ‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling, who has been criticized in the past for her outspoken transgender views. And have a vagina.” In a new interview with Piers Morgan, she revealed that a woman requires being born with “boobs” and a “vagina.” Moreover, she went on to say that: “Just because you go change your parts doesn’t make you a woman.”

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JK Rowling says she'll be buying Macy Gray's 'entire back catalogue ... (The Independent)

Rowling has repeatedly been criticised and accused of transphobia for her past comments about transgender people.

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Macy Gray shares strong trans views with Piers Morgan: Surgery ... (Yahoo News)

The singer has sparked a heated debate on twitter after making controversial comments about the trans community.

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Macy Gray condemned for 'transphobic' tirade after saying trans ... (PinkNews)

Macy Gray has faced intense criticism after she made “transphobic” comments during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

am i only a woman because of my parts? I didn’t have Macy Gray being a terf on my bingo card fucking yikes ??? cis women are so embarrassing like why the fuck you even care. “I totally agree,” Gray said.

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JK Rowling vows to buy all of Macy Gray's music after 'transphobic ... (Metro)

The Harry Potter author who has caused massive upset with her determined and consistent Twitter posts which cause huge distress for the trans community, to put ...

She wrote:’ WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! They don’t call us “women” anymore; they call us “birthing people” or “menstruators”, and even “people with vaginas”! Don’t let them erase you! there’s a lot of judgement and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is.’

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Being a woman is a 'completely unique experience': Macy Gray (Sky News Australia)

“As a woman, just because you go change your parts doesn't make you a woman,” Ms Gray told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan. “If you want me to call you ...

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Macy Gray Chokes, Stumbles on Transphobia During Piers Morgan ... (Jezebel)

The "I Try" singer was joined by Bette Midler in a holiday weekend TERF storm.

You've got the tools for every mess with the 7” WidePath tool for large areas like stairs and the TightSpot tool for crevices and tough to reach areas. Bette Midler—who might have read that New York Times op-ed equating conservatives literally stripping women of their human rights with efforts to use inclusive language— tweeted: “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! Oh wait, scratch that—she went on Piers Morgan’s show to throw out some TERF talking points.

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Macy Gray: what did singer say about transgender community in ... (NationalWorld)

Soul singer and actor Macy Gray has received heavy criticism after making “transphobic” comments on Piers Morgan Uncensored. The I Try singer made the comments ...

Twitter user @mrstschinkel tweeted: “what is it about “womanhood” that TERFs like macy gray and bette midler are so desperate to cling to? there’s a lot of judgement and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is.” The impact of hope. The power of courage. “I know that for a fact. And a vagina!”

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Macy Gray accused of transphobia after saying surgery 'doesn't ... (EW.com)

The Grammy-winning "I Try" singer-songwriter also indicated that she's opposed to trans women competing in women's sports on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

I'm glad that we're able to use our platforms to not only bring awareness, but to kind of rile people up." Repulsive," he wrote after sharing a post from Hacks and Pose actor John Sibilly that labeled Gray's words as transphobic. In a Monday evening interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored's namesake host, the 54-year-old performer discussed the "confusing" state of gender identity — specifically referencing "the whole he, she, they" pronoun usage.

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Macy Gray and Bette Midler face backlash for comments criticized as ... (CNN)

(CNN) Both Macy Gray and Better Midler are being accused of being transphobic. Gray, best known for her 1999 hit song "I Try," seemed to anticipate the ...

Every human on earth owes you!" "Being a little girl is a whole epic book, you know? "Don't let them erase you!

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Macy Gray: Mighty Hoopla blasts 'insensitive and transphobic ... (Metro)

Macy Gray's 'insensitive and transphobic' comments have been condemned by the Mighty Hoopla festival after her Piers Morgan show appearance.

there’s a lot of judgement and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is.’ Having performed at Mighty Hoopla in June this year, the festival has released a statement condemning her remarks and expressing support for the trans community. Pop festival Mighty Hoopla has released a statement regarding Macy Gray’s ‘insensitive and transphobic’ comments’, saying the event ‘will always stand with our trans family’.

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Singer Macy Gray Accused of Transphobia After Saying Gender ... (Us Weekly)

Singer Macy Gray Accused of Transphobia After Saying Gender Identity Is 'Confusing': Surgery 'Doesn't Make You a Woman'. By Meredith Nardino. 32 mins ago.

I don’t know what it means to be a trans woman and never said I did. “Because I know what it means to be one. And you can’t have that just because you want to be a woman,” she said. “Macy Gray, as she predicted, is already being abused, hounded, shamed & branded ‘transphobic’ by the usual vile, vicious mob who attack women that defend women’s rights,” the British broadcaster tweeted on Monday. “I stand with you Gray replied that it requires being a “human being with boobs” and a vagina. After the interview aired, Twitter users were quick to call out the “Sweet Baby” singer for her views.

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J.K. Rowling backs Macy Gray's transphobic remarks (Los Angeles Times)

“Harry Potter” author and British billionaire J.K. Rowling quipped that she'll purchase Macy Gray's “entire back catalogue” after the “I Try” singer made ...

Both Gray and Rowling’s remarks also come on the heels of Bette Midler getting heat for tweeting anti-trans concerns about the word “women” over the weekend. Writing, “Don’t let them erase you!,” Midler commented on the ongoing debate over reproductive rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn the landmark abortion case, Roe vs. Abortion-rights advocates and organizations including Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union have moved toward using more inclusive and accurate language around reproductive healthcare to recognize that trans and nonbinary people also seek such care. “And surgery and finding yourself doesn’t change that,” she added. There’s a lot of judgment and throwing stones at people for just saying what it is.” “And I will say this — and everybody’s going to hate me — but as a woman, just because you go change your parts doesn’t make you a woman. Morgan defended Gray on Tuesday on Twitter after he too came under fire. Not surprisingly, a debate ensued online. Like, if you want me to call you a ‘her,’ I will, because that’s what you want. “I know that for a fact. “And I don’t think you should be called transphobic just because you don’t agree. “I totally agree,” she told him.

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Macy Gray Thinks People 'Misunderstood' Her Transphobic ... (Rolling Stone)

Over the weekend, a clip of Macy Gray making some wildly transphobic comments in an interview with Piers Morgan went viral. In it, she said trans women who ...

“Like if you want me to call you a ‘her,’ I will, ‘cause that’s what you want, but that doesn’t make you a woman just ‘cause I call you a ‘her.’ “ “And I don’t think you should be called transphobic just because you don’t agree… I respect everyone’s right to feel comfortable in their bodies and live their own truth.” “I will say this and everyone’s gonna hate me, but as a woman, just because you go change your parts, doesn’t make you a woman, sorry… and a vagina.” She also later agreed with the interviewer that trans women have no place in women’s sports. And on Tuesday, she claimed she was “grossly misunderstood.”

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