Another day, another rant from Piers Morgan, who has apparently taken on the mantle of Cisgender Arbiter of Gender Identity. On Monday, the British journalist again slammed Sam Smith for being gender non-binary.
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Morgan’s latest whine stemmed from the reports that the Brit Awards producers are mulling over the idea of eliminating the awards show’s gendered categories by 2021 — and the speculation that Smith’s non-binary identity is inspiring the change.
Of course, the news didn’t sit well with Morgan, who has attacked non-cisgender gender identities time and again.
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“I think it’s great that such time-honored awards should be just wrecked like this because one [person] can’t decide if [they’re] male or female,” the 54-year-old said on Monday’s episode of Good Morning Britain. (Following PinkNews’ lead, we’re doing Morgan the favor of correcting the pronouns with which he referred to the Grammy winner.)
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“The whole point of having the gender categories is to make it fair and equal,” Morgan continued. “Now we’re going the other way and not make it fair or equal, and that apparently is progress. … I think it’s a load of nonsense. The idea that you have to change entire award categories because one [person] decides one day to wake up and say I’m non-binary, it’s nonsense.”
(By the way, the Grammys did away with its gendered categories in 2012, and the MTV Video Music Awards did so in 2017. And this year, women dominated the VMAs, which strikes us as pretty fair.)
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In case you missed it, Morgan also used the same soapbox to ding the “How Do You Sleep?” singer in March, as well.
“Sam Smith has announced [they’re] gender-fluid,” the bloke said at the time. “[They] can’t work out if [they’re] man or female. … I’m now identifying as Sam Smith, so I can get [their] royalties. … Sam Smith has millions of fans. What are they supposed to think?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C66lNwrVjA
The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil, to whom Smith talked about their identity in an Instagram video, promptly put Morgan in his place. “LOL. Of course England’s biggest sh*t stain has something mean to say about it,” she tweeted. “He thinks men who carry babies in a comfortable papoose where they can feel your body heat and pulse, aren’t ‘manly.’ This clown spews constant toxic ideas of ‘masculinity.’”
OK, thanks to Jamil, we’re back in our own Good Place.
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Rock-N-RollHS
Sam seems pretty intent on rocking a distinctly male identity, despite his gender fluid marketing crap.
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Chrisk
Piers Morgan isn’t the only one that’s sick and tired of the non binary pseudo intellectuals. Yes I’m just so above it all. Lol Funny how it usually comes from D list celebrities.
theafricanwiththemouth
Sorry but Sam Smith is not D list, no matter how badly you wish they were. An Oscar, 4 Grammys and Two number 1 albums is not D list, it’s A+ list. Also currently enjoying 2 billboard top 30 singles, with one going as high as top 10. Nah, seems pretty A list.
Try using something else to qualify their career cause this doesn’t work at all Miss!
Chrisk
Yes. Hence the word “usually”. I’m talking about the type. Not a specific person.
Donston
Well, the d-listers have less to lose. It’s the same reason why non A-listers are more likely to be open about having romantic/sexual/relationship interests or preferences in their same sex. Unlike being trans or being homosexual/homo-leaning/gay/wanting to authentically be with someone not your opposite cis gender, the whole non-binary stuff is mostly an internal struggle. That’s why it’s easier to dismiss. It’s certainly influenced by outside gender roles and expectations. But it’s mostly a personal thing. And it’s fine. I feel that it’s important to constantly talk about personal struggles, insecurities, sense of self, and the gender, romantic, sexual, relationship spectrum. I just wish the conversation was less driven by identity politics and less weighed down by pretension and self-pity.
theafricanwiththemouth
Okay, while that does stand, you still did say it under an article regarding a top singer.
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Morgan is a certified arsehole who is a homophobic noxious puke
However this new fangled nonsense of everyone creating a new gender identity for themselves is getting tired before it gets old…..
UlfRaynor
Homophobic?
I’ve heard him say many things I disagree about, but I also remember how supportive he was of marriage equality and I also recall the time he put an ex-gay therapist under the thumb screws calling him a fraud and a quack.
And Queerty can push against gender norms all it wants, but I wouldn’t be pointing to awards shows whose ratings have plummeted dramatically as proof of societies acceptance of new pronoun usage.
Catholicslutbox
No, he’s just an @ssh0le.
He’s like that milo guy, but english.
Heywood Jablowme
Gee, Sam Smith has a hairy chest for a lesbian.
DarkZephyr
So if you feel both male and female you have to shave your chest? Why?
GentlemanCaller
Morgan is an utter asshole and no one should pay any attention to what he says. That aside, Sam Smith and Mark Ronson and Jonathan Van Ness and the rest are just attention-whores playing look-at-me, and having to pile on the micro-labeling nonsense whenever they feel ignored for a minute. There are real people in the world, with real gender and sexual identity issues, and with this sort of blatantly self-serving crap celebrities just make people dismiss the real problems.
Josh447
AMEN
DarkZephyr
I don’t know a lot about Sam Smith, I agree about Mark Ronson, but I can’t agree with you about Jonathan Van Ness (who incidentally prefers male pronouns). C’mon now. He is CLEARLY not making his gender-non-conforming identity up for attention. That’s just him. And why does it bother you that he feels both male and female inside? What does it do to your life?
Donston
Basing gender entirely on aesthetics doesn’t make sense. What about cis women who are “masculine”, only wears “boy clothes” and never wears make-up? Are we calling all of them “males”? What about cis men who are fairly fem and consistently wear make-up and “girl” clothes but still see themselves as “males”? In general, I just feel folks have become too self-conscious when it comes to their individualism and quirks and too caught up in wanting to be a part of political and sociological movements. While certain cis white males are either in constant need of attention or are too desperate to separate themselves from “cis white male” privilege either because of self-misandry or in order to feel special. Gender is the new “queer topic”. And “gay” or embracing being seen as “gay” has become too common and basic on its own. There’s a lot of stuff going on when it comes to sociology, identity politics and the gender and orientation spectrum. None of it is driven by just one thing. That’s why, even if you don’t see eye to eye with someone, it’s important to hear them out and not be entirely dismissive.
GentlemanCaller
@DarkZephyr (love the name btw). I’m not personally bothered by any of this, and you’re right, it doesn’t have any impact on my life how someone feels inside. What DOES irk me is these celebs who find it necessary to make themselves and their inner lives the center of attention, so we all go on about how brave and noble (or annoying, or whatever) they are, when they could be drawing attention to suicidal teens and murdered trans people and the jaw-dropping levels of poverty and abuse suffered by LGBT kids who have a lot more to worry about than what pronoun people use for Sam Smith. Sure, Ellen coming out did a lot for a lot of young people at the time, but these guys are “coming out” in such micro-niches of identity that it’s all just a lot of look-at-me. THAT’S what bugs me.
Donston
It’s really not Morgan’s place to speak on this. He’s not getting nominated for any of these types of awards any time soon. Nor is he “queer” or struggles with his sense of gender or identities. It’s just not his place. Nonetheless, I do feel that too much of the “queer movement” is becoming impractical and is too much about wanting everyone to acknowledge all your special nuances. Furthermore, this they/them/it is stuff remains almost strictly a cis white male thing. You don’t see cis women (no matter how butch they are or how much they embrace being non-binary/gender-fluid) looking to actively detach themselves from “female”. The real question is why cis white males who aren’t at all interested in transitioning and overall present themselves as conventional males seem to be desperate to detach themselves from “man” rather than just being okay with their dimensions. I fully support the gender and orientation spectrum. But certain aspects of the “queer movement” does feel too driven by narcissism. homophobia, internalized homophobia, gay resentments, misandry, self-misandry and trauma. At least some of these recent trends feel partially ignited by that stuff.
Polaro
While I agree with part of what you say, I see mostly CIS women playing the non-binary card. Non-binary, in my experience, are just straight people trying to get attention at our expense. They usually also have green, pink or blue hair. It’s almost tritely predictable. This will hurt the LGBT cause by drawing ridicule to us. We have too much to lose with this nonsense.
Donston
My point was that despite embracing non-binary/genderqueer/genderfluid identities cis women almost never attach themselves to this they/them/it stuff. And those women tend to still show some type of pride in the womanhood or at least don’t take issue with it. I do not want to seem as if I support any brand of misogyny. But I do feel that we’re giving cis women who mostly indulge hetero relationships a bit too much power and weight within the “queer community”.
bonbon
I really wish Sam would do everyone a favour and stop getting his kit off.
Josh447
Piers isn’t homophobic. He’s wing-nut phobic, though there is (as of yet) no such term. And has every right to speak his mind.
Sam you want to call your inner self non binary, great. But I suggest you leave it at that as an inner label. Your outer self we all see is male so that is how we will continue to identify you. They them just won’t stick for an inner and/or outer label. It’s meaningless as a discriptor for a single person. Wish you the best on your trek.
At least Cousin IT nailed it with a sense of humor. Thumbs up to IT.
Donston
I do understand where you’re coming from, and I’m not saying I disagree. But it’s weird (borderline hypocritical) how blindly supportive you are concerning certain “queer” issues but completely dismissive and unsympathetic concerning others.
Josh447
You make alot of comments in general without backing them up, so if you’d like a response to your allegations, you’ll have to bring with them, the facts.
Aires the Ram
“Non-binary”. First and foremost, what the fuc(*k is that?
Secondly, wouldn’t it just be easier to reach down the front of your pants to figure out what you are?
If you don’t like the biological sex you were born with, fine, get a sex change.
But, all these new “descriptions” are enough to make the average person puke up their lunch.
Donston
“Non-binary” means that you don’t feel strictly male or female. Let’s not play dumb. The term has been around for years. It’s not anything new, and you probably knew the definition already.
We’ve already gotten to the point where a decent percentage of the “queer community” is actively trying to snuff out the gay identity and snuff out the nature of gender in general, where there’s a constant promotion of homosexual shaming and inferiority pushing, and where there’s a constant promotion of misandry and self-misandry. And these things are being presented as “progressive”. Let’s not get to the point where it’s common for “out” folks to be ashamed of having same-sex preferences, romantic fulfillment and relationship ambitions or wish to completely dissociate themselves from “gay” just because they don’t feel strictly one gender. That’s why it’s important to let folks live and not get your panties in a bunch over every little thing. Certain types are very much looking to any reason to criticize “gays”, detach themselves from them and feel superior to them. The identity games is becoming too much, but it’s important to discuss things without being a full-on dismissive asshat.
Kangol2
@AirestheRam,
First, biological sex does not equal gender and the sex a person is assigned at birth does not equal their gender expression. This isn’t new or news.
Second, binary means male or female / man or woman. So a non-binary person sees themselves as both or neither. Is that so hard for you to grasp?
Third, who are you to speak for the “average person”? Quite a few “average” people are able to understand gender difference and nuance, and don’t feel moved to “puke.” You sound like the people who want to “puke” at the sight of openly gay people, or non-white people, or poor people, etc. I mean, act like an adult, settle your fragile stomach with some Pepto-Bismol, deal with a bit of difference, and grow up.
Polaro
I love it when people say biological sex does not equal gender – except so many of us believe that it does. I know you can play all sort of mind games and word games, but it really does matter if you have a penis or a vagina. Saying a thing does not make it so. Yeah, lets see if this perfectly valid opinion gets deleted.
inbama
Smith goes around with a day old beard and uses the name Sam.
The only thing nonbinary about him is using the ridiculous “Singular They.”
Raymundo
Sam is an unisex name and they is proper grammer.
Josh447
Raymundo…
‘They’ is never proper grammar when referring to a single person.
Proper grammar is: Sam is a unisex, not “Sam is an unisex”.
Polaro
Raymundo…repeating something a college professor with purple hair told you was so will not make it so outside her class. Your attempt at social engineering will only bring ridicule on real LGBT people.
Josh447
One of the potential issues with this situation with Smith, is that he was talked into this they them ruze as a money move by a homophobic predator who wanted to tarnish gay people, like potentially was the case with adding the pathetic demeaning word queer to the acronym LGB.
Polaro
I do like Sam’s music and wish him well. I’m just too exhausted to keep track of all this alternative nonsense.
inbama
Does not identifying as “nonbinary” mean that we are “binary people?”