Stone the witch

From the Toronto Star:

Róisín Murphy’s record label ceases promotion of her new record following transphobic social media comments

Subhead:

The Irish singer-songwriter is facing heavy backlash following inflammatory social comments about the trans community.

Nice neutral reporting you got there – her comments are “transphobic” and “inflammatory” right out of the gate.

For the billionth time I have to point out that the news media have never reported on misogyny in this way. Femalephobic inflammatory comments and indeed whole articles are commonplace, and journalists don’t even notice, let alone shriek about phobia and inflammation.

Róisín Murphy’s record label is ceasing all marketing and promotion of “Hit Parade,” the Irish singer’s highly anticipated album just days before the project’s release date, a source told the Star.

That is outrageous and disgusting, especially since what she said isn’t even “transphobic.” She didn’t say she hates trans people, she didn’t even say men are not women, she said “puberty blockers are FUCKED” and “little mixed up kids are vulnerable and need to be protected.” None of that=hatred of trans people.

Last week, a screenshot began circulating online that appeared to show comments made on Murphy’s personal Facebook account calling young trans people “little mixed up kids,” and criticizing puberty blockers.

She didn’t “call young trans people ‘little mixed up kids,'” she could perfectly well have meant that little kids who think they’re trans are mixed up. The reporter who is busily exaggerating and hyperbolizing her putative crimes has no business tweaking what she said.

The comments quickly drew criticism from Murphy’s fans and members of the LGBTQ+ community, who called the singer’s words harmful to the trans community. 

Just as the “reporter” is doing in this venomous article. The reporter is named Richie Assaly.

Ninja Tune, an independent record label based in London, U.K., will release Murphy’s album on Sept. 8, but it is ceasing all marketing and promotion activities, a source familiar with the matter told the Star on background.

Because she thinks puberty blockers are bad and kids who take them are being harmed.

Last two paragraphs of this loathsome piece:

Hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community — and specifically the trans community — have risen sharply in Canada and the U.S. in recent years.

recent study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found trans youth are at five times the risk of suicidal ideation as straight kids, and 7.6 times the risk of attempting suicide. The Canadian Trans and Non-Binary Youth Health Survey found that 64 per cent of trans youth have seriously considered suicide.

HINT HINT

It’s contemptible.

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