Kate Nash takes swipe at JK Rowling in new pro-trans single
Kate Nash has taken an apparent swipe at JK Rowling in a new pro-trans single.
Germ, a spoken word track, consists of a repeated declaration that an unnamed 'girl' is 'exclusionary, regressive, misogynist' for raising concerns about transgender issues.
Nash has said it is transphobic to exclude trans women from female-only lavatories and sports, and declared in the track that she had 'never felt threatened by a trans person'.
The track appears to reference the Harry Potter author posing with a cigar to celebrate the Supreme Court ruling that trans women are legally male.
It states: 'you can call a cigar a cigar' but 'a cigar cannot be compared to a human being can it, you f---ing idiot'.
Nash also shared the image of JK Rowling with a cigar to her Instagram story to promote the track, along with the words 'a trans exclusionary feminist will always be a GERM'.
In the song, the unnamed 'girl' is also accused of aligning herself with 'Peterson, Musk and Trump'.
The track goes on to state that 'society is nonsense', and quotes a Guardian article, which claims trans people are more likely to face violence.
While Rowling is unnamed, the track appears to reference her vocal opposition to allowing biological men to participate in women's sports and enter women's bathrooms.
Rowling has become the most high-profile gender-critical figure in recent years and has been vocal in her defence of women-only spaces.
Nash shot to fame in 2007 when her album Made of Bricks reached number one.
Earlier this year, she revealed that she was making money with her 'bum' by putting images on OnlyFans. The performer said the money generated would fund future tours.
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