(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) A group of allegedly woke transgender activists either tried to cancel the song “A Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin for it being “offensive” and perpetuating “multiple harmful anti-trans stereotypes,” or the group pulled a stunt that exposed the absurdity of the radical transgender movement.
The so-called Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance started this year and has made a series of woke posts on social media, according to the Daily Mail. One of their most viral posts was a request to pull Franklin’s song from two of the major streaming platforms — Spotify and Apple Music.
“Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘Natural Woman’ perpetuates multiple harmful anti-trans stereotypes. There is no such thing as a ‘natural’ woman,” the group wrote. “This song has helped inspire acts of harm against transgender women.”
As of Jan. 24, the post had gathered more than 1 million views, but no more than 300 likes. The post received a backlash from people on social media.
Others noted that the post was so crazy, it was surely a hoax.
I thought you had to be a parody but I looked at the accounts you follow and it seems you might be serious. Y’all up the crazy level daily so it’s hard to tell. Just in case, YES there is such a thing as a natural woman. They’re born with female chromosomes + anatomy. Seek help.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 20, 2023
After receiving unwanted attention from the conservative media and others on social media, the group backtracked their comments by claiming it was parody/satire, as they have indicated in their channel description.
However, before that, in a now-deleted tweet, the group declared that, “For clarification, the TCMA is not a parody organization. We are based in Norway but are seeking to open a chapter in each European country and also North America.”
That was followed by more claims of parody and a swipe at the out-sized ridiculousness of the trans movements, that people would even think to take their posts seriously.
That’s exactly right. The woke movement is indistinguishable from parody. https://t.co/rpDgsfthia
— TCMA: Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance (@TransMindful) January 23, 2023
This kind of reply is funny as hell. Y’all really take yourselves too seriously! https://t.co/iRAj1BkZGU
— TCMA: Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance (@TransMindful) January 23, 2023
Headline USA’s Mark Pellin contributed to this report
