{"id":1541711,"date":"2022-07-06T15:19:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541711"},"modified":"2022-07-06T15:19:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:19:23","slug":"j-k-rowling-throws-her-support-behind-macy-gray-after-singer-faces-backlash-for-transphobic-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-k-rowling-throws-her-support-behind-macy-gray-after-singer-faces-backlash-for-transphobic-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"J.K. Rowling Throws Her Support Behind Macy Gray After Singer Faces Backlash For \u2018Transphobic\u2019 Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fj-k-rowling-throws-her-support-behind-macy-gray-after-singer-faces-backlash-for-transphobic-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Author J.K. Rowling threw her support behind Macy Gray after the singer faced backlash for what some called \u201ctransphobic\u201d comments when she said changing \u201cyour parts\u201d doesn\u2019t \u201cmake you a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gray was labeled a \u201cTERF,\u201d a derogatory acronym used by some leftists that stands for transgender-exclusionary radical feminists, after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiersUncensored\/status\/1543972568281104390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1543972568281104390%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthegrio.com%2F2022%2F07%2F05%2Fmacy-gray-called-out-for-trans-comments-on-piers-morgan-uncensored%2F\">saying<\/a> on Piers Morgan\u2019s \u201cPiers Morgan Uncensored\u201d show that \u201cjust because you go change your parts doesn\u2019t make you a woman. Sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday feels like a good day to ensure I\u2019ve bought [Macy Gray]\u2019s entire back catalogue,\u201d Rowling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1544245111609085952?s=20&#038;t=ke13we0smjj5Yxba2vmU2Q\">tweeted<\/a> to her 13 million followers Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rowling, the famed \u201cHarry Potter\u201d author, has also been the target of trans-rights activists because of her defense of biological women\u2019s rights and protections.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today feels like a good day to ensure I\u2019ve bought <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacyGraysLife?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MacyGraysLife<\/a>\u2019s entire back catalogue \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iIrPc9WvAQ\">pic.twitter.com\/iIrPc9WvAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1544245111609085952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The author\u2019s post included a screenshot of an interaction between Gray and transgender broadcaster India Willoughby, who suggested Gray\u2019s remarks would damage her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for Macey [sic] \u2013 how to kill what\u2019s left of your career,\u201d Willoughby tweeted. In response, the \u201cSweet Baby\u201d hitmaker replied simply, \u201ctruth hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During Gray\u2019s appearance on Morgan\u2019s show, the two discussed transgender athletes in female sports competitions.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;What women go through is a completely unique experience and surgery or finding yourself doesn&#8217;t change that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Macy Gray explains why she thinks having gender reassignment doesn&#8217;t truly change someone&#8217;s sex.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacyGraysLife?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MacyGraysLife<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@piersmorgan<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TalkTV<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MacyGray?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MacyGray<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YT0wQSnYCN\">pic.twitter.com\/YT0wQSnYCN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiersUncensored\/status\/1544039013631270912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I will say this, and everybody\u2019s going to hate me, but as a woman, just because you go change your parts doesn\u2019t make you a woman,\u201d Gray told the host. \u201cSorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that for a fact,\u201d the singer added. \u201cLike if you want me to call you a her, I will, because that\u2019s what you want. But that doesn\u2019t make you a woman, just \u2019cause I call you a her and just \u2019cause you got a surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA woman goes through a completely unique experience and surgery and finding yourself doesn\u2019t change that,\u201d Gray continued. \u201cBeing a little girl is a whole epic book, you know? You can\u2019t have that just because you want to be a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The singer has since responded to the backlash and told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/macy-gray-transphobic-comments-response-1378295\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a> magazine in a statement that she has \u201cnothing but love for the LGBTQ+ and transgender community\u201d and said that her \u201cstatement on Piers Morgan was grossly misunderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t hate anyone,\u201d the statement added. \u201cI respect everyone\u2019s right to feel comfortable in their bodies and live their own truth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author J.K. Rowling threw her support behind Macy Gray after the singer faced backlash for what some called \u201ctransphobic\u201d comments when she said changing \u201cyour parts\u201d doesn\u2019t \u201cmake you a woman.\u201d Gray was labeled a \u201cTERF,\u201d a derogatory acronym used by some leftists that stands for transgender-exclusionary radical feminists, after saying on Piers Morgan\u2019s \u201cPiers &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":1541854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1541711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1541711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1541854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1541711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1541711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1541711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}