Whether it’s a football manager, a television presenter or any profession for that matter, it’s always sad when someone loses their job. I’m off to spend more time with my opinions.” Freedom of speech is a hill I’m happy to die on. I’ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don’t,” he said in a tweet. “On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. On Wednesday morning, Morgan said he stood by his comments. ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add." In a statement released on Tuesday evening, an ITV representative said: "Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain. His comments, plus more than 41,000 complaints received by broadcasting regulatory body Ofcom, was enough to spell the end of his six-year stint as anchor on the morning news show. Given these views, it’s important to consider whether gender identity is defined by one’s own choice and validated by one’s own community, or if it is instead subject to the binary of biology.Piers Morgan just walked off the Good Morning Britain set (!!!) after co-presenter Alex Beresford defended Harry and Meghan and condemned Piers' treatment of them in yesterday's programming /mH75J8ND4O- Chris Rickett March 9, 2021 This perspective is different from those who, like Benjamin Butterworth, advocate for the legitimacy of non-binary gender identities. They have trouble agreeing about which components of a gendered person overlap with or diverge from biological sex characteristics.īiological self can be mismatched with gender identity, with individuals either choosing to reckon with the experience of dysphoria by accepting it – as endorsed by feminist and self-identified transgender Camille Paglia – or by getting surgery to conform to the appearance of a biological male or female – as India/Jonathan Willoughby did. There seems to be a break among those advocating for the importance of gender identity as a psychological construct. The internal conflict among the LGBTQ coalition was a recent topic in Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special, “Sticks & Stones.” But India/Jonathan Willoughby is revealing a lesser known conflict, namely, the one between transgenders on how to define legitimate participation in gender identity. Drag is, no but drag is gay men dressing up as women in a flamboyant way – exaggerated mannerisms – they’re mocking gender!” And if you’re saying that, you know, this is making a mockery of gender, well what’s your views on drag? I find drag far more offensive than anything that Piers says. And with the greatest respect I don’t need any gay people coming in to represent me, because I’m trans. Transgender now is about floating about in the middle, no commitment, you pick and choose who you want to be. “Transgender now has become something completely different. In the same interview India/Jonathan Willoughby, a transgender guest, sided with Piers Morgan, expressing anger at those who, like Benjamin Butterworth, desire to see Morgan fired over his politically incorrect comments: But you have zero respect for my right to identify myself in any way I see fit.” “You want me to respect all those 100 genders, however ludicrous some of them are. Even John Money, whose work on David Reimer provided the foundation for modern transgender studies, would never have imagined the blossoming of his field into so many genders. Outrage aside, does Piers have a point? Has the definition of gender gone beyond the realm reality and common sense? This comment inspired great outrage and a petition to get Piers fired, countered by other petitions to keep him on the air. In a later interview Piers joked that saying an identity is defined by recognition by a group – rather than conformity to a binary defined by biology – means he could legitimately give himself the identity of a “2-spirit penguin.” Piers is getting at an overlooked detail, namely, what is the boundary of moral offense in discussions of gender and sexuality? Where can we legitimately say that someone’s view on gender itself creates an offensive construct of self that we can reject? “I feel insulted and offended that you’re calling me a ‘cis-man’ when I’m actually a man.” Piers Morgan highlighted this decision in an interview with gay journalist Benjamin Butterworth during which the former expressed frustration with the conversation, saying: The BBC recently endorsed an apparatus to support more than two gender identities. Should Piers Morgan be fired for his view on gender?
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