@Corey Dalton: in a private context too. The views weren’t meant for public consumption. . The Judas responsible for the leak should be crucified by her friends .

@Christy Dolan: while there is an expectation of privacy, the information got out, maybe not great but she did make comments which a lot of people find abhorrent.
I’m am not equating the two just using as an analogy, if someone admitted to a crime in a private chat and it was leaked, it doesn’t negate the crime because they thought the chat was private, they’ll still be prosecuted.
In this case Roisin said what she said and every action has a reaction even if you think the level is unfair.

@Colm O’ Shea: Roisin spoke the truth however & last I checked that isn’t a crime

@mainmsam: people may consider it the truth, I don’t. But one way or another it’s a consequence of what she said. If you think it’s proportionate or not, that’s another debate.

@Colm O’ Shea: so what if they found it abhorrent ? No one objectively could disagree with her comments and those that do should be examined . A tiny minority by the way. That gave them zero excuse to distort what she actually said and make threats . There’s only solution to get order back in this world and the backlash is coming . People won’t tolerate being shouted down by a tiny posse of lunatics and freaks anymore .

@Colm O’ Shea: a lot of people ? Not that many ! Sadly society seems to think that they should be worthy of being heeded over the rest of society (the majority ) . Sure they have to spend millions of dollars / euros to get the media like this platform to side (and snuff out dissent under the falsehoods of hate speech ) with the lunatic elements of their mantra (the stuff concerning children ) not to mention corporations pandering to them even if they don’t agree , all for those sweet sweet ERG ratings .

@Christy Dolan: just so there is no doubt about what was said here is the post in question
“Puberty blockers are f’d, absolutely desolate, big pharma laughing all the way to the bank. Little mixed-up kids are vulnerable and need to be protected, that’s just true. please don’t call me a terf [trans-exclusionary radical feminist], please don’t keep using that word against women”.

@Colm O’ Shea: you are Cleary justifying what happened . Just admit it ! Secondly an admission to a crime means little without evidence at the authorities actually investigating the veracity and truth behind the alleged admission of guilt . Social media jury aren’t qualified to do that

@Colm O’ Shea: I am 100 % aware of what she said ! The people that found it abhorrent also distorted what she said and made threats against her . Even if she was “Terf” so what ? A woman Pointing out facts are more important than hurt feelings of men .

@Christy Dolan: I really don’t think it’s about snuffing out conversation at all, the problem is a lot of people are incapable of having a civil conversation and end up calling people lunatics intimating that there will be an uprising against them/talk about crucifing people.
From what I have read puberty blockers are fairly niche and not used in the vast majority of cases, puberty can start at 9/10yo and most trans kids don’t present till much later. So it looks as red herring

@Colm O’ Shea: how is giving an opinion that puberty blockers might be dangerous for children abhorrent? The only crime she committed was a thought crime.

@Christy Dolan: believe it or not roisin murphy doesn’t feature in my world at all. If she got push back for comments she made (no forced her to post) then it’s justifiable that people are annoyed and speak out about it. Don’t see this as cancellation just people expressing their opinions, don’t people rant on why there is a boycott against Unilever etc. When people are in the public eye they are going to be held to a different standard.
I totally support anyone who chooses not to buy here music or push back against her views. There is never any excuse for violence be it written or physical.

@Garret Fawl: it’s not about the safety (she never raised this), it’s due to the fact she implied that trans people are poor vulnerable etc undermining that some people are trans. She went on to apologise and accept she didnt have any real understanding of the situation it was “just on her mind”

@Colm O’ Shea: she “voiced concerns about giving vulnerable or mixed up kids puberty blockers”, abhorrent is a “very” strong word for such a statement. She only apologised when a frothing mob came for her on social media and she also has an album launch. She should not have apologised.

@Colm O’ Shea: do you think it’s ok to give these medications to children?

@mainmsam: I am not a doctor so not in a position to make a decision. Kids on blockers are been prescribed by doctors who have gone through several years of college to learn their trade.

@Colm O’ Shea: so if you’re admittedly not an expert in deciding whether children should have certain medical treatments, how are you in a position to deem Roisin Murphy’s statement abhorrent?

@Colm O’ Shea: having gone through college has nothing to do with this. You could have been in college for 30 years & passed with honours in every code or medicine. There are no long term outcomes to judge if this is good. Giving children medication that is used to punish s€x offenders isn’t good & I’m not a doctor but I’ll stand over my statement on this

@Garret Fawl: I don’t judge it abhorrent, it was dismissive of trans people, whether or not intended. I believe that she put something out there that may not be reflective of her views and the push back that she is getting is based on what she actually said

@mainmsam: they also use hormone blockers for cancers which are hormone responsive, just because there is a use you see as a punishment, doesn’t mean there isn’t a valid medical rationale in another situation.

@Colm O’ Shea: the very fact that there are no long term studies done on this says this is good for children. You said you’re not a doctor so wouldn’t say if it’s ok to give them to kids. But you’re doing some defending on the issue all the same

@Colm O’ Shea: she said what she meant and back tracked once she was bullied on social media and was dropped by her label. I don’t think what she said is dismissive of trans people. Just that society should be careful where kids are concerned. The Tavistock whistle blowers said they thought medical intervention was being given too easily to children, some only after 2 consultations, many of whom may have had other issues, not just gender dysphoria.