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Irish Examiner
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Eight hurling championship observations: Limerick half-forward line performance was extraordinary
Liam Cahill didn't know what hit him. He was still a rising prospect when a nightclub row left him worried about how his Tipperary manager would react. He certainly didn't expect to be asked about it when he assumed the helm himself. Here's how the story goes. Cahill was talking when he should have been listening in a Clonmel establishment. He ended up with five stitches and a valuable lesson. Len Gaynor was the Tipperary manager at the time. Now he is Cahill's father-in-law. Anyway, rather than scold Cahill for his transgression, Gaynor offered some life advice in the Thurles dressing room and sent him on his way. In Gaynor's autobiography, Chiselled From Ash, Cahill recalled the closing words as he headed out the door. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner. Annual €120€60 Best value Monthly €10€4 / month Unlimited access. Subscriber content. Daily ePaper. Additional benefits.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The View' co-host insists Gloria Gaynor is actually a feminist after singer rejects title
The ladies of "The View" tried to make sense of why Gloria Gaynor does not consider her iconic song, "I Will Survive," to be a feminist anthem and why she would not label herself a feminist. In a recent interview with the UK outlet Metro, Gaynor said that one of the biggest misconceptions about her is that people think she's a feminist. Her 1978 mega-hit was not so much a feminist ballad, she said, but one that put a spotlight on trauma, as she was dealing with some of her own struggles at the time, including recent back surgery and the loss of her mom a few years prior. She added that having grown up with five brothers, she "loves men." "The View" hosts reacted to Gaynor's surprising take during their "Hot Topics" discussion on Tuesday while also trying to define the word "feminism." 'I Will Survive' Singer Gloria Gaynor Says It's A 'Misconception' She's A Feminist Gloria Gaynor performs during the "Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive" premiere during the 2023 Tribeca Festival at Spring Studios on June 9, 2023, in New York City. The table was nearly unanimous in agreeing that the word feminism simply means equality between genders. After sharing her definition, co-host Sara Haines suggested that Gaynor is actually a feminist. Read On The Fox News App "Because I think the feminist movement has changed over the decades, as to who the icons were, what the point and the mission was," Haines said. "But ultimately, feminism is just equality for women to have the same opportunities. So, I think she really deeply is a feminist." Haines and her co-hosts continued to try and define the somewhat divisive term. The common misconception, Haines said, is that "feminism means you hate men." "They don't have to be zero-sum issues," she continued. "To have equality for women does nothing to men." Feminists Argue Trad Wife Influencers On Social Media May Have Helped Trump Win Over Women's Vote "The thing is, you don't hate men," Joy Behar agreed. "What you hate is sexism and misogyny. That should be clear to everyone. Because men are feminists also." Behar later added that women have been "paying attention" to these cultural issues since the second wave of the feminist movement in the 1970s. "I think most women believe in equal rights, in empowering other women," Alyssa Farah Griffin added. "And I think that it becomes this sort of loaded term that people may interpret different ways. Like you're burning your bra, or you hate men." She suggested it's a generational issue, where younger people are more "prone to labels." 'I Will Survive' Singer Gloria Gaynor Suing Ex-producer For $2 Million, Alleging 'Suppressed' Payments Gloria Gaynor performs onstage at the 15th Annual Induction Ceremony for the New Jersey Hall of Fame at NJPAC on October 29, 2023, in Newark, New Jersey. Sunny Hostin chimed in to say there shouldn't be any bad connotations associated with the label, and that it's OK to be a feminist and still admire the opposite sex. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "I don't know why equality is suddenly a bad thing," Hostin noted. "I don't know why diversity and inclusion and equality is such a bad thing. The bottom line is, you can be someone that supports women having equal rights, and Black people having equal rights, and people that are disabled having equal rights, and people in the LGBTQ+ community having equal rights, and still love a man!" In addition to writing "I Will Survive" to encourage victims of trauma, Gaynor has in recent years also associated the song with her return to faith . "When I read the lyrics, I realized the reason they'd been waiting for me to record that song was that God had given that song to them for them to set aside, waiting for him to get everything in order for me to meet up with them. And that song was 'I Will Survive,'" Gaynor told NPR in 2019. Original article source: 'The View' co-host insists Gloria Gaynor is actually a feminist after singer rejects title
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'I Will Survive' singer Gloria Gaynor says it's a 'misconception' she's a feminist
"I Will Survive" singer Gloria Gaynor revealed that the "biggest misconception" about her was that she was a feminist, which she repeatedly denied in a recent interview. While speaking to Metro on Sunday, the 81-year-old singer was asked what the biggest misconception about her was after decades of fame. Gaynor remarked that she has had several people assume that she was a feminist even though she "loves men." "I've had people say that to me, 'And since you're a feminist…' Erm, no. Not really. I love men. I grew up with five brothers, and I love men," Gaynor said. 'I Will Survive' Singer Gloria Gaynor Suing Ex-producer For $2 Million, Alleging 'Suppressed' Payments She added, "I love men who know who they are and are strong enough to take their place but also strong enough to recognize a woman's strengths and who are able to allow her to exercise those strengths and realize that we are to be partners and not opponents." Though "I Will Survive" has been used as an anthem for marginalized groups, Gaynor has described the song as a kind of universal statement for people who have gone through trauma. Read On The Fox News App "This is a timeless lyric," Gaynor said in 2024. "I'm standing here [in 1978] relating to this song since I had a back brace on from a surgery I had just had. I'm relating it to the fact that my mother passed away a few years prior, something I never thought I'd survive. Everybody is going to relate every traumatic situation they're going through with this song. Any situation they find seemingly insurmountable, they can relate." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture She also associated the song with her return to faith and has rewritten the lyrics in the past to reflect that. Gaynor told NPR in 2019: "When I read the lyrics, I realized the reason they'd been waiting for me to record that song was that God had given that song to them for them to set aside, waiting for him to get everything in order for me to meet up with them. And that song was 'I Will Survive.'"Original article source: 'I Will Survive' singer Gloria Gaynor says it's a 'misconception' she's a feminist
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gloria Gaynor Explains Why She Doesn't Identify as a Feminist
The post Gloria Gaynor Explains Why She Doesn't Identify as a Feminist appeared first on Consequence. Disco icon Gloria Gaynor has revealed in a recent interview that she doesn't identify as a feminist. 'The biggest misconception about me? Hmm,' she told Metro. 'It may be dangerous to say this, but… that I'm a feminist.' Get Gloria Gaynor Tickets Here In the interview, Gaynor explained that her relationships with the men in her life inform her rejection of the feminist label. 'People say it to me, 'And since you're a feminist…' Erm, no. Not really. I love men… I grew up with five brothers, and I love men.' She continued, 'I love men who know who they are and are strong enough to take their place, but also strong enough to recognize a woman's strengths and who are able to allow her to exercise those strengths and realize that we are to be partners and not opponents.' The 81-year-old singer's explanation suggests she may have a 'misconception' of her own about feminism, which is broadly defined by an end goal of achieving social, economic, and political equality among all genders. Her comments appear to be associated with negative stereotypes, rather than the wider aim of feminists to achieve equal rights and a harmonious coexistence. This stance is particularly confounding given that Gaynor's biggest hit, 'I Will Survive,' is about regaining self-respect following heartbreak, and further refusing to let the man who wronged her back into her life. 'You're the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye/ Think I'd crumble?/ You think I'd lay down and die?/ No, not I, I will survive,' she sings on the 1978 disco track. The song was also hailed as a queer anthem of resistance and liberation during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. Gaynor is playing a handful of shows throughout 2025, mostly in Europe (get tickets here). Her last album, Testimony, was released in 2019 and won a Grammy for Best Roots Gospel Album. Popular Posts Beyoncé Hit with Cease and Desist Letter Over Video of Her Picking Up Sphere Bruno Mars Adds New Dates to His Eternal Las Vegas Residency at Park MGM Ghost Become First Hard Rock Act to Go No. 1 on Billboard in Four Years Jack Black's Minecraft Song "Steve's Lava Chicken" Sets Billboard Record for Shortest Hot 100 Hit DEVO Set to Kick Off 2025 North American Tour Lady Gaga Plays Biggest Show of Career for 2 Million People at Copacabana Beach Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
Fox News
05-05-2025
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'I Will Survive' singer Gloria Gaynor says it's a 'misconception' she's a feminist
"I Will Survive" singer Gloria Gaynor revealed that the "biggest misconception" about her was that she was a feminist, which she repeatedly denied in a recent interview. While speaking to Metro on Sunday, the 81-year-old singer was asked what the biggest misconception about her was after decades of fame. Gaynor remarked that she has had several people assume that she was a feminist even though she "loves men." "I've had people say that to me, 'And since you're a feminist…' Erm, no. Not really. I love men. I grew up with five brothers, and I love men," Gaynor said. She added, "I love men who know who they are and are strong enough to take their place but also strong enough to recognize a woman's strengths and who are able to allow her to exercise those strengths and realize that we are to be partners and not opponents." Though "I Will Survive" has been used as an anthem for marginalized groups, Gaynor has described the song as a kind of universal statement for people who have gone through trauma. "This is a timeless lyric," Gaynor said in 2024. "I'm standing here [in 1978] relating to this song since I had a back brace on from a surgery I had just had. I'm relating it to the fact that my mother passed away a few years prior, something I never thought I'd survive. Everybody is going to relate every traumatic situation they're going through with this song. Any situation they find seemingly insurmountable, they can relate." She also associated the song with her return to faith and has rewritten the lyrics in the past to reflect that. Gaynor told NPR in 2019: "When I read the lyrics, I realized the reason they'd been waiting for me to record that song was that God had given that song to them for them to set aside, waiting for him to get everything in order for me to meet up with them. And that song was 'I Will Survive.'"
