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submitted 1 day ago by TRAHR@quokk.au to c/music@lemmy.world

Craig and Charlie Reid, who make up the beloved Scottish rock duo The Proclaimers, best known for their 1988 hit “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” denounced trans rights while promoting their new album, claiming the movement for equality is merely “the Left losing their collective mind.”

The 64-year-old twin brothers discussed their new and staunchly political album, You May Offend, with The Telegraph earlier this month. While the songs express several views that veer left, they made clear in their interview that they do not support trans rights.

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[-] fdnomad@programming.dev 1 points 45 minutes ago

But trans humans and animals are biological reality, they occur naturally

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Welp, strike another song from my playlist.

[-] personalhel@lemmy.zip 4 points 12 hours ago

never trust somebody that goes out of their way to use incorrect units like miles.

[-] Jomega@lemmy.world 21 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

What causes famous people to do this? They could have simply sat back and collected royalties and not made waves. No one was asking these one hit wonders what their opinions on anything were. They just threw their careers and reputations away unprompted. Even ignoring how wrong they are, why would they think this is a good move?

[-] Slashme@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Did you ever listen to Sunshine on Leith? My mother bought it back when it came out, and it was pretty clear to me from the start that they were reactionary nationalists. This doesn't surprise me at all.

[-] Jomega@lemmy.world 2 points 55 minutes ago

No. Like most people on my side of pond, I have only listened to 500 Miles and also the one that was in Shrek.

[-] Binturong@lemmy.ca 29 points 23 hours ago

They can fuck 500 miles right off this planet.

[-] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

Straight up, then straight back down

[-] UsernamesAreForSuckers@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I don’t understand why so many people give such a shit what someone else does with their own body. Less than 1% of the population is even trans. The majority of these people don’t even know a trans person. There are so many things happening in the world that actually affect your life directly to pay attention to that people ignore. There’s nothing about a trans person existing that affects the people around them other than their own discomfort at choices they don’t understand. It’s so petty and pointless to fight against - let people be who they want to be. No one is pressuring you to do the same or force that culture on you. Unlike religion or anti-trans crusaders.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago

Man people get so up in arms about this shit. I literally could not give a fuck what trans people are doing, they are not affecting anyone, live your life. You know what would actually be a brave stance ? Speaking out against billionaire pedophiles. Sorry thats redundant.

[-] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 1 points 22 minutes ago

Genuinely asking myself "how does this affect me" has saved me from becoming a horrible person on a number of social issues.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 21 hours ago

I could not care less what you have or want to have in your pants. Or what consenting adult you want to fuck.

It's not any of my damn business.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago
[-] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

It’s all about their personal insecurity. They would prefer that millions suffer over getting help.

[-] subverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 21 hours ago

This one hurts a little more than usual, I wooed my love with that song. It's one of our songs.

[-] FluidBeef@quokk.au 17 points 1 day ago

Like we were all sitting around wondering what the Proclaimers would make of twentieth century modernity.

[-] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago

Fu fu fu fu, fu fu fu fu, fufufufufufufufuffu fuck the proclaimers

[-] abbiistabbii@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago

You know, when they were properly famous, people were saying this about gay people.

Wonder what they thought of gays back then.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

Just make music, bitch.

Actually, you're in your 60s and your one-hit-wonder was a long, long time ago. Just go do a jigsaw puzzle and shut the fuck up.

[-] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 day ago

I pray they both live long enough to learn how misguided these views are.

[-] CadMunt@aussie.zone 14 points 1 day ago

What a kind approach.

There's a Buddhist insult "May they be enlightened before me."

[-] Scrogu@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

Damn it. I sorta liked their one song.

[-] Godric@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

GET JA RULE ON THE PHONE

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Guess some people have to go to extremes to stay relevant.

Then I hope they walk 500 miles on broken glass then walk 500 more.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Their problem with the left is the concept of equality?

[-] zecg@lemmy.world -2 points 13 hours ago
[-] TRAHR@quokk.au 4 points 13 hours ago

It’s not a song, neither is the Ed Sheeran post or the countless posts about artists dying. Yet you don’t seem to care about them?

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 4 hours ago

Never mind them. Music is art, and art is a conversation. If that bastard can make music that is transphobic, then it's fair game to talk about them being a shithead.

[-] deft@lemmy.wtf 4 points 1 day ago

Idea: someone should be a weird al-type who only parodies shitty artists like this

Cause I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more just to support transfolk

[-] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Poor David Tennant is really catching all the bad marks with this one.

He and the Doctor Who crew for Series 3 did a whole cover of the whole song a while back.

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