Leftist Activists Used To Be About Fighting ‘The Man.’ Now They Are ‘The Man’
It’s only natural that the anti-establishment rockers have adapted to now rail against the new pro-transgender establishment.It’s only natural that the anti-establishment rockers have adapted to now rail against the new pro-transgender establishment.Kiss Frontman Exposes The False Equivalencies Of Transing Kids And Comedic Cross-Dressing
Some criticized Paul Stanley as hypocritical, but cross-dressing in 20th-century entertainment was different than today’s transgenderism.'I was not aware the Transgender community expects fealty and total agreement': Dee Snider issues statement after running afoul of the militant LGBT movement
Rocker Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame has issued a statement declaring his support for those who identify as transgender, while also expressing his view that children have not matured enough mentally to pursue gender transitions.
Snider recently earned the ire of San Francisco Pride after he expressed agreement with what the organization claimed was a "transphobic statement" put out by Paul Stanley of Kiss.
Stanley had appeared to argue that adults should not encourage kids to identify as the opposite sex. Snider agreed, tweeting, "You know what? There was a time where I 'felt pretty' too. Glad my parents didn't jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive."
San Francisco Pride announced that plans to have Snider perform had been scrapped, writing, "[W]hen we were notified about the tweet in which Dee expressed support for Kiss’s Paul Stanley’s transphobic statement, we were heartbroken and angry. The message perpetuated by that tweet casts doubt on young trans people’s ability to self-identify their gender." The organization declared, "We have mutually agreed to part ways, but appreciate Dee seeing this as a teachable moment and a reminder that even allies need to be educated to ensure that they are not casually promoting transphobia."
But Snider issued a statement in which he affirmed his support for the LGBT movement, but took issue with its demand for complete agreement.
"I was not aware the Transgender community expects fealty and total agreement with all their beliefs and any variation or deviation is considered 'transphobic,'" Snider wrote. "So, my lifetime of supporting the Transgender community's right to identify as they want and honoring whatever changes they may make in how they present themselves to the world isn't enough? Why not?
"I've recently stated I do not believe young children are ready to decide their gender allocation. I believe their choices should be supported and accepted by their parents, but I do not think kids have the mental capabilities to make rational, logical decisions on things of a magnitude that will affect them for the rest of their lives. I do not believe they are mentally developed enough," he declared.
"The Transgender community needs moderates who support their choices, even if we don't agree with every one of their edicts. For some Transgender people (not all) to accuse supporters, like me, of transphobia is not a good look for their cause," Snider wrote.
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San Francisco Pride announces Dee Snider performance has been scrapped after the rocker supported a 'transphobic' statement
San Francisco Pride declared that it had been planning for rocker Dee Snider to perform the Twisted Sister anthem "We're Not Gonna Take It" but that the plan has been scrapped since Snider agreed with a "transphobic" statement issued by Kiss member Paul Stanley.
"San Francisco Pride was on the cusp of announcing Twisted Sister’s 'We’re not gonna take it' as the unofficial rallying cry of this year's SF Pride Parade & Celebration, with the band's frontman Dee Snider performing the song on our center stage. Dee has always been a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights," a press release declares. "However, when we were notified about the tweet in which Dee expressed support for Kiss's Paul Stanley's transphobic statement, we were heartbroken and angry. The message perpetuated by that tweet casts doubt on young trans people's ability to self-identify their gender."
"We have mutually agreed to part ways, but appreciate Dee seeing this as a teachable moment and a reminder that even allies need to be educated to ensure that they are not casually promoting transphobia," the release said.
Stanley issued a statement on Sunday in which he appeared to argue that adults should not encourage children to identify as the opposite sex.
"There is a BIG difference between teaching acceptance and normalizing and even encouraging participation in a lifestyle that confuses young children into questioning their sexual identification as though some sort of game and then parents in some cases allow it," Stanely wrote. "There ARE individuals who as adults may decide reassignment is their needed choice but turning this into a game or parents normalizing it as some sort of natural alternative or believing that because a little boy likes to play dress up in his sister's clothes or a girl in her brother's, we should lead them steps further down a path that's far from the innocence of what they are doing.
"With many children who have no real sense of sexuality or sexual experiences caught up in the 'fun' of using pronouns and saying what they identify as, some adults mistakenly confuse teaching acceptance with normalizing and encouraging a situation that has been a struggle for those truly affected and have turned it into a sad and dangerous fad," Stanley wrote.
Snider retweeted Stanley's statement and expressed agreement on Monday.
"You know what? There was a time where I 'felt pretty' too. Glad my parents didn't jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive," Snider wrote.
\u201cYou know what? There was a time where I "felt pretty" too. Glad my parents didn't jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive\u201d— Dee Snider\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfa4 (@Dee Snider\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfa4) 1682925008
Stanley issued another statement on Thursday.
"While my thoughts were clear, my words clearly were not. Most importantly and above all else, I support those struggling with their sexual identity while enduring constant hostility and those whose path leads them to reassignment surgery. It's hard to fathom the kind of conviction that one must feel to take those steps. A paragraph or two will remain far too short to fully convey my thoughts or point of view so I will leave that for another time and place," Stanley wrote.
\u201chttps://t.co/RAjy0zPNHa\u201d— Paul Stanley (@Paul Stanley) 1683223367
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'Well said': Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame agrees with Kiss rocker's statement about children and gender identity
Rocker Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame agreed with Kiss member Paul Stanley's statement noting that parents should not encourage their children to identify as the opposite gender.
"There is a BIG difference between teaching acceptance and normalizing and even encouraging participation in a lifestyle that confuses young children into questioning their sexual identification as though some sort of game and then parents in some cases allow it," Stanely wrote. "There ARE individuals who as adults may decide reassignment is their needed choice but turning this into a game or parents normalizing it as some sort of natural alternative or believing that because a little boy likes to play dress up in his sister's clothes or a girl in her brother's, we should lead them steps further down a path that's far from the innocence of what they are doing.
"With many children who have no real sense of sexuality or sexual experiences caught up in the 'fun' of using pronouns and saying what they identify as, some adults mistakenly confuse teaching acceptance with normalizing and encouraging a situation that has been a struggle for those truly affected and have turned it into a sad and dangerous fad," Stanley wrote.
Snider retweeted Stanley's post and expressed agreement.
"You know what? There was a time where I 'felt pretty' too. Glad my parents didn't jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive," Snider tweeted.
\u201cYou know what? There was a time where I "felt pretty" too. Glad my parents didn't jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive\u201d— Dee Snider\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfa4 (@Dee Snider\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfa4) 1682925008
"Parents need to be less reactionary; Right and Left. No need to steer the child in either direction. Let the kid figure it out for themselves knowing their family is supportive. I had a vet/cop harda** dad who, while he shook his head A LOT...let me do my thing," Snider tweeted.
\u201cI'm not, Elle. Parents need to be less reactionary; Right and Left. No need to steer the child in either direction. Let the kid figure it out for themselves knowing their family is supportive.\n\nI had a vet/cop hardass dad who, while he shook his head A LOT...let me do my thing.\u201d— Dee Snider\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfa4 (@Dee Snider\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfa4) 1682934898
Some states have moved to prohibit the provision of gender transition measures for minors.
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Kiss frontman blasts 'dangerous fad' of adults prodding kids to sexually transition, use cross-sex pronouns
Kiss frontman Paul Stanley posted a statement on social media Sunday cautioning parents against allowing young children to undergo sexual transitioning procedures.
"There is a big difference between teaching acceptance and normalizing and even encouraging participation in a lifestyle that confuses young children," Stanley began.
The statement goes on to detail his concerns about children and to express his support for people who make the decision as adults.
The post garnered more than 4 million views in about six hours.
\u201chttps://t.co/5Gvz6v5HUi\u201d— Paul Stanley (@Paul Stanley) 1682872766
Stanley provided an example of young children dressing in the clothes of an opposite sex sibling, calling the activity "innocent," and cautioning parents against making more of it than it is.
"Many children who have no real sense of sexuality or sexual experiences [get] caught up in the 'fun' of using pronouns and saying what they identify as," Stanley wrote.
He concluded his statement by saying this "sad and dangerous fad" has grown as a result of adults normalizing and encouraging it in the name of promoting acceptance.
Responses to the post were mixed. While some people expressed support for Stanley's sentiments, others were quick to hurl insults and call him a "transphobe."
"All to often, we see celebrities keep quiet on these topics for fear of being called a bigot, but there is nothing bigoted about wanting kids to be kids and waiting until adulthood before making permanent decisions about their lives!" trans activist Sara Higdon told BlazeNews.
"... adults can do what they want but there is no need to medicalize children? When we know 88% end up growing out of their Dysphoria by the age of 20 ... He’s right, accepting and promotion are two different things," Higdon tweeted, in part.
A Twitter user with over 100,000 followers who goes by @DefNoodles defended Stanley, saying people on the Left were misinterpreting Stanley's intent.
"I think a lot of people are missing Paul’s point. He’s not condemning trans people and/or transitioning. He’s saying that encouraging children to participate in it will have permanent effects on them before they’re fully developed and knowledgeable of what they’re doing," @DefNoodles began.
"While I believe this topic is far more nuanced than the way Paul is laying it out here, I think the Left rushing to condemn him as a transphobe completely misses his point. Dude is on the Left’s side, he supports trans rights but thinks children transitioning is a little premature, which is a pretty Leftist take."
Chris Bertman a journalist currently with Timcast, simply called Stanley's statement "based."
Ben Collins, a senior reporter at NBC News, took a jab at Stanley, apparently referencing Stanley's manner of dress, as an adult, while performing in Kiss.
"The idea of KISS (!) of all bands complaining about gender nonconforming people is just... chef's kiss," Collins tweeted, adding in a separate tweet that "they wore heels and were head to toe in dom-style leather."
Paul Stanley, also called "Starchild" was an original member of Kiss and created its iconic logo.
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