RÓISÍN MURPHY

This might be the wishy washyest non mea culpa I've EVER read

well that's dismal

Yeah. "Sorry I got caught."

i don't feel that this is a particularly sincere apology but 'i stepped out of line and will now shut up forever on this' is a lot better than you usually get from someone going down the transphobia rabbit hole. hopefully she keeps to her word there

stretching the definition of the word “apology” to even call this an insincere one. hope she has a nice time making music for absolutely fucking no one from now on

"I understand fixed views aren't helpful" = "Well, we don't agree, so fuck you."

yeah it isn't great, but it will piss off the transphobes no end, so some positives to take here

This is how you apologize when you still think you’re right

how will this piss off transphobes? more evidence for them that they’re being forced into silence by those hateful trans ppl

it will piss them off because they've spent a week assuming she's joining Team Terf

I’m sorry. I’ve learnt my lesson. I will now continue being transphobic in private.

xpost - she is on Team Terf, she's just mad this blew up

The phrase "fixed views" suggests she ain't changing her mind, no sir.

Ivy is right

This is what happens when you challenge puberty blockers for kids. This woman now in the public square being pilloried and forced to lick everyone's boots, but it won't ever be enough. This is the 'cancel culture' they claim doesn't exist. https://t.co/ecGVOfXA9q

— Milli Hill (@millihill) August 29, 2023

that's the biggest non-apology ive seen from a non-politician for a while. I'm not a fan at all of her music but I feel sorry for those who are.

xpost - she is on Team Terf, she's just mad this blew up

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 29 August 2023 14:40 (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Team Terf don't accept private members, they demand you become a tedious bully in public.

"I completely understand that for others activism is their true calling, and is necessary and legitimate in a democracy" is not a message for trans activists, it's a message for anti-trans activists.

Meaning, she's with them on this but she's not going to be an activist with them

Wow...if nothing else, this can't have been vetted by her management, which is pretty crazy.

The bit about never aiming at any demographic is so cock eyed I can’t believe it. It must’ve really grated to see so many LGBTQ people coming out against her that it almost sounds like a deliberate attempt to distance herself from that audience.

Unless I’m really reading it wrong.

Far too much of it reads like it was written in code

'I understand fixed views are not helpful' is a very odd thing to write, to highlight just one.

camaraderie I don't think we are reading the same statement

"hey can we just, like, forget i said all that bigoted shit" doesn't come across to me as an apology, more like... a saving throw against her fanbase. i don't expect it to work. not sure what she's gonna do after her saving throw fails. what's michelle shocked been up to for the past ten years?

sucks for her fans. is all.

especially galling to end the thing with “I’m just a musician, not an activist ;)” when your music and aesthetic has been laser-targeted at the queer community

Anyone casually using TRA in a post is already wormholes.

"I'm sorry I got revealed as an ignorant bigot but I promise to only have these views in private, and besides I don't make music for the people who enjoy my music, but please stream my new album"

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/29/roisin-murphy-apologises-puberty-blocker-trans

Her PR people getting to work

Nice to see these lines in the Pitchfork news item:

In the statement, Murphy does not disown the comments themselves, which misrepresent the prevalence and harm of puberty blockers, but says she will “now completely bow out of this conversation within the public domain.”

...

Many trans people report severe hurdles in obtaining puberty blockers and subsequent gender-affirming treatment. Among those prescribed puberty blockers, the risk of suicidal ideation significantly decreases, as shown in research reported by GLAAD.

Also, an odd note: "Her publicist would not confirm that today’s statement refers to the viral comment."

"fixed views are not helpful" ... these words don't mean anything.

i'm inclined to think Ms Murphy is dumb

An openness to be educated would be welcome but is not likely forthcoming.

I mean, isn't that what she means by the "fixed views" line? I'm sorry, but my views are fixed on this issue?

Considering she never says the word "trans" or even hints at that community in her statement, I'm guessing that would be a no. What she says is so generic and boilerplate, I'm not even exactly sure what she's referring to at a couple of points.

Basically seems like she's saying, "I'm right you're wrong but let's just drop the whole subject"

and the Guardian writer going "ok"

More like “we can take it from here”

...Thank you 4 your service

Welp, good talk.

Dazed article doesnt hold back:
https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/60683/1/roisin-murphy-publishes-statement-on-anti-trans-controversy-facebook

Dazed hit the nail on the head

Yes, v good.

the right move from Ninja Tune: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/r-is-n-murphys-record-label-ceases-promotion-of-her-new-record-following-transphobic-social/article_9217e450-3bc1-5995-bd78-2249fe65e90f.html

have no idea who her audience is now, no one on either side is happy with her response/non-apology

i feel like it's not a stretch to say that the transphobe massive were not a "side" of her audience until this happened

Good for Ninja Tune, hate to think how much money they'll likely lose here but hope it's survivable.

perhaps a Glasgow label can snap her up now

“Uhhhhh I’ve always really liked Rusheen Murray” - some mumsnet cunt

I'm really glad to see this. Could you imagine being eg Kae Tempest or Octo Octa or I. JORDAN, and going into your label's offices and fearing the people you were dealing with were happy to support Murphy's career while claiming to support yours at the same time?

It would also be good if designers would stop lending her clothes, that will do her a lot of damage