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The Sun
2 days ago
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- The Sun
Jade Thirlwall's ‘f*** you JK Rowling' chant stems from cult-like trans belief… without women like JK she'd be nothing
POPSTAR Jade Thirlwall chanted: 'F*** you, misogyny. F*** you, JK Rowling' at the weekend. While inciting blatant misogyny from the crowd by inviting them to pile on one woman, Jade seems unaware that there is a massive contradiction happening here. 4 The incident happened as the former Little Mix singer, now performing solo as JADE, was appearing at the LGBTQ+ music festival in London to mark the beginning of the holy month of Pride. I find it absolutely shocking that a 32-year-old popstar would berate Rowling like this. It is beyond baffling and unnerving to me that a woman would attack a feminist who is putting her neck out to help us all. These crowd-pleasing, posturing idiots are so misguided when they think of Rowling as the enemy. I've been an active feminist for more than 40 years, campaigning against issues such as rape, domestic violence, the harms of prostitution and the murder of women. I can tell you that Rowling has done more to support women who are victims of this horrendous abuse than anyone I can think of in all these decades. Look at Rowling's track record. When she bemoaned the fact that not one Rape Crisis service across the whole of Scotland advocated for women and girls only, welcoming men into their midst - even hiring a man as CEO in one instance - she put her money where her mouth was and set up Beira's Place in Edinburgh. When a Leche League - the world's first breastfeeding charity, founded by mothers in 1956 - began to include men who claimed they could breastfeed babies, several trustees resigned and set up MoMa Breastfeeding, a women-only service to which Rowling donated a substantial sum of money. As a lesbian, I am so grateful for her support when it comes to speaking out against the invasion of our precious spaces by perverted men claiming to be women. Rowling's support for those of us encountering grotesque misogyny across the board has been invaluable in the fight. Moment Jade Thirlwall is left speechless by savage The Assembly question Jade has women like Rowling to thank for the fact she's on stage at all, because it is feminists such as Rowling who are beating down the paths for young women to be successful. In fact, Rowling has contributed to the campaigns to keep women like Jade and her contemporaries safe, by speaking out against men's violence. HORRIFIC IRONY Women should be thanking Rowling… not inciting mass hate towards her from a stage. There is a horrific irony that these young women are turning on their own and causing hatred to virtue signal about how lovely they are. While Jade is making a pathetic attempt to please riled-up crowds, Rowling is offering to take three lucky raffle winners out to dinner, with all proceeds from the initiative going to Lumos, a charity that seeks to end poverty, family separation and a lack of accessible services for children with disabilities. 4 4 Encouraging a wound-up crowd to scream angry obscenities against another women – in particular one who has made such a positive difference to so many - is nothing short of Jade betraying her own sex. Rowling's charitable work mainly focuses on supporting vulnerable children and women, in particular those who are most vulnerable to poverty, social deprivation or violence. I would love to know what Jade has done for the good of humanity because it seems to me that she has no track record whatsoever in fighting for the rights of women or any other group of people prone to abuse. Women should be thanking Rowling… not inciting mass hate towards her from a stage. Julie Bindel She, unsurprisingly, supports Stonewall though, and has donated a load of her old clothes to charity. But completely ignoring the world of good Rowling has done and continues to do is lazy and irresponsible. The wilful misunderstanding - based on prejudice and a cult-like belief in transgender ideology - that Rowling is a hateful person harms all of us who are trying to protect women's rights. It is the trans activists who spout hateful, violent rhetoric that has led to physical attacks on some women. Rowling is not 'transphobic' in the slightest. Rather, she protects the rights of all women and girls by refusing to go along with the campaigns from extremists to allow rapists in women's prisons, and to allow sexual predators in female-only changing rooms. ROWLING NOT ENEMY With her privilege and public platform, Jade seems to think that she can throw away the rights that she enjoys as a woman but that she has not done nothing to contribute to. Maybe Jade and her supporters should stop to think for a minute and realise that - without feminists - domestic violence wouldn't be a crime, rape in marriage would be legal and women wouldn't have the vote. If they thought for a moment, these idiots would see that Rowling is not the enemy of women… but trans activists and their misguided 'allies' definitely are.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
JADE at Mighty Hoopla review: Already the stuff of main pop girl legend
'It's no Saturdays megamix…' quipped Jade Thirlwall onstage at London's Mighty Hoopla yesterday, after an energetic, top-tier Little Mix medley that sent Brockwell Park into meltdown. A stand-up comic couldn't have scripted a better, more perfectly contextualised joke: no shade to the Saturdays, whose back catalogue is near-unsurpassed in quality; it's just the world-conquering, 10-year-spanning oeuvre of Little Mix is simply unparalleled. In less capable hands, this whistle-stop store of the band's best moments – 'Sweet Melody', 'Touch', 'Shout Out To My Ex'; she earlier performers fan favourite 'Wasabi' in its entirety – all reworked so as to sound fresher, but with the lightest of touches so as not to taint their essence, might have overshadowed the rest of the set. A plausible Little Mix reunion certainly would have done. Jade, however, is a straight A student of pop, and intentional in everything she does. Her cowgirl outfit was a nod to the Supremes' Diana Ross, for heaven's sake. Thus, this was a statement of solo star power, and possibly the most exciting moment Hoopla has ever seen. Exhaustive choreo, grand, futuristic production and Adele-level charisma between songs – we could listen to Jade say 'Houplah!' in Geordie twang all day long – this was a big, big swing, and in the end, more than the sum of its parts. It's hard to believe the nine-song set was so short, and that we were in a park in south London. It felt like we were in an arena with the roof blown off. You could almost sense the collective support of girl band members gone solo before her – Destiny's Child, the Spice Girls, the Sugababes – propelling her forward. Although, unlike many of these women, Jade is going decidedly against the grain, and what she has to offer is all the more compelling for it. 'If I don't win, I'm in the bin, you say you never knew me, but when I pop off you sue me,' she sang on chaotic first single 'Angel of My Dreams', with an arch self-awareness suggesting that, actually, if she measures success on her own terms, she can't lose. And so, like that one daring member of many a girl band, she's charting a course that's miles left of centre. This zany, unpredictable set – club-ready visuals Charli XCX would approve of; dancers in tutus regardless of gender; walls of electronic sound flipping to a cappella moments – reflected that choice. For all the bells and whistles, however, it's the technical prowess of Jade's voice – think Disney Princess gone rogue – that impresses most. She flaunts full-throated volume on 'FUFN' but sends an eerie hush across the 60,000-strong crowd with her operatic control on a soaring cover of Madonna's 'Frozen'. (Who else would dare?!) As for that complicated Sandie Shaw 'Puppet on a String' vocal run on 'Angel of My Dreams' – it's even better live. (Again, who else would dare?!) She played one unreleased song, 'Plastic Box', but we were whipped into too much of a frenzy to make mental notes about it, except to say it slams. We really couldn't be more excited for Jade's upcoming album That's Showbiz Baby, for her music has an essentially queer sensibility: rather than trying to appeal to everyone, it appeals to a minority. A cool, intelligent, edgy, kind, ascended minority, if we do say so ourselves. And while the LGBTQ community is not solely that minority, we definitely make up a large swathe of it. We embrace her, she embraces us, and so last night the love-in brought Jade to tears. The energy was off the scale. Her allyship remains unmatched: nothing could have prepared us for the moment when, while leading a chant to introduce the F-bomb-tastic 'FUFN', she called out JK Rowling. It was a rock star moment that made the hair on the back of the arms stand on end. The backbone and the grit of this woman, when so many of us are running scared and feeling the walls closing in on us, when so many of our allies are losing their nerve, is breathtaking. It's superhero stuff in the vein of Judy Garland in the 70s and Madonna in the 80s and 90s, and won't be forgotten. The post JADE at Mighty Hoopla review: Already the stuff of main pop girl legend appeared first on Attitude.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Pop star Jade Thirlwall leads crowd in anti-JK Rowling chant at LGBTQ+ London music festival
Pop star Jade Thirlwall led a crowd in a chant against author JK Rowling during her set at a London music festival celebrating LGBTQ+ culture. The former Little Mix member, now performing solo under the name JADE, encouraged thousands of fans at Mighty Hoopla on Saturday to shout 'F*** J.K. Rowling' from the main stage. The chant began when Thirlwall shouted 'transphobes,' prompting the crowd to respond with 'F*** you.' She then followed with 'J.K. Rowling,' and the crowd again replied, 'F*** you.' Footage of the moment was posted on social media with the caption: 'Jade, the legend you are!!!' Rowling, 59, has become a polarising figure in recent years after making a series of remarks widely criticised as transphobic. Since 2019, she has spoken out against the use of preferred pronouns and allowing trans women in female spaces. The Harry Potter author has said she would 'happily' go to prison for misgendering a trans person rather than use their chosen pronouns. In April, she celebrated a Supreme Court ruling tying the legal definition of 'woman' to biological sex, which campaigners say could have serious consequences for trans people. Following the verdict, Rowling posted a photo of herself smoking a cigar with the caption: 'I love it when a plan comes together.' She has since urged Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Government to apologise for their past support of trans-inclusive policies. Thirlwall, meanwhile, has been vocal in her defence of trans rights. She was among the signatories of an open letter pledging solidarity with the trans community after the Supreme Court ruling, along with former bandmates Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards. In an interview with Gayety, Thirlwall said: 'I've always been quite vocal, and I'm not always going to get it right. But you can't be a pop artist right now without speaking out about certain things. 'We're seeing an attack on the trans community, and I have a very big LGBTQ+ fanbase. I can't sit back and not be vocal about defending that community. I'm happy to pay the consequences if it means doing the right thing.' Fans rallied behind her on social media after the performance. One wrote on X: 'Out of this world. That was beyond anything in terms of a show. The woman she IS.'
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Jade Thirlwall wages war with JK Rowling & encourages audience to tell her to ‘f*** off' at Mighty Hoopla
JADE THIRLWALL used her headline set at Mighty Hoopla to open fire at JK Rowling over the writer's views on trans people. The former Little Mix star was a real-life cowgirl in this animal print outfit on stage at the UK's biggest pop festival in south London on Saturday, where she encouraged the 30,000-strong crowd to chant an expletive aimed at the Harry Potter author. 8 8 8 8 8 She sang a handful of the band's hits like Touch and Shout Out To My Ex, as well as her solo singles, including the recent track FUFN, which stands for F*** You For Now. Jade told the crowd: 'I want you to put your middle fingers up in the air and I'm going to name some things and some people and I want you to shout, 'F*** you' back to me.' After listing off bad sex, misogyny, homophobes and transphobes, she added JK's name, to the biggest cheers. She was introduced on stage by Dannii Minogue, with the event headlined by US star Ciara. Also at the festival, JoJo was joined on stage by surprise guest Craig David to debut their upcoming track In It With You, while Jamelia took to the main stage for a crowd-pleasing show which included a performance of her 2005 tune See It In A Boy's Eyes. She recalled: 'I wrote this one with Chris Martin and I ate biscuits with Gwyneth Paltrow and it was the highlight of my life.' Despite the memorable experience penning it, she forgot the words on stage and told the crowd: 'Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it.' Meanwhile yesterday saw performances from Kesha, Loreen and Lulu. Jade Thirlwall drops huge hint that Little Mix are set to reunite LEEDS was rocking on Saturday night after the Kaiser Chiefs welcomed a familiar face to the stage at Newsham Park. Nick Hodgson, who left the band back in 2012, returned to join Ricky Wilson and Co at their massive homecoming show. 8 The drummer, who co-wrote their hits including Ruby, I Predict A Riot and Oh My God, looked like he had the time of his life up on stage and clearly hadn't lost his passion for percussion. Since leaving the group, Nick has written for musicians including Dua Lipa, Duran Duran and George Ezra, as well as collaborating with stars including Mark Ronson and Dame Shirley Bassey. CONGRATS to Hailee Steinfeld who has tied the knot with American football quarterback Josh Allen. The actress and singer got married in California on Saturday in a service attended by their close family and friends. The Sinners and Pitch Perfect 2 star went public with her romance in May 2023 – five years after splitting from Niall Horan. THIS creepy-looking painting by Johnny Depp is going up for auction. The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor gifted the artwork – which looks like a self-portrait – to a pal. 8 But it's now being put up for sale by Propstore, who are having a huge Pop Culture auction on July 2. It's estimated the painting could go for as much as £6,000. Back in 2022, Johnny put his debut art collection, Friends & Heroes up for sale and netted close to £3million. The prints were created by Johnny to pay homage to people who had inspired his life including Keith Richards and Bob Dylan, and the entire collection sold out in hours. FINAL preparations are under way for I'm A Celeb champ Sam Thompson to take on a mammoth five back-to-back marathons, before completing 130 miles by bike. The tough physical challenge begins this morning, with the aim of the challenge to deliver the Soccer Aid For Unicef match ball from last year's stadium, London's Stamford Bridge, to Old Trafford in Manchester, ready for the charity game on June 15. This Morning and Hits Radio, with an ITV1 documentary to follow. To donate, go to
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jade Thirlwall leads thousands of people in anti-JK Rowling chant at LGBTQ+ festival Might Hoopla as she shows solidarity with trans people
Jade Thirlwall has lead thousands of people in an anti-JK Rowling chant at an LGBTQ + festival. The former Little Mix star, 32, known professionally as JADE, performed at Mighty Hoopla in London on Saturday. And during her performance, she sang one of her new songs FUFN (F*** You For Now) - using it to take aim at the Harry Potter author. 'Transphobes,' JADE shouted, as the crowd replied: 'F*** you'. She then turned attention to the writer, yelling ' JK Rowling ' to which the crowd chanted again: 'F*** you'. A festival-goer shared the clip online with the caption: 'Jade, the legend you are!!!' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. JK has denied being transphobic, but she previously said she would 'happily' go to jail for misgendering a trans person rather than referring to them by their preferred pronouns. She is also using the new Harry Potter series to fund organisations dedicated to removing trans rights, with her 'Women's Fund' website saying it will offer financial support to those fighting trans inclusion 'in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces'. The author made her first controversial comments about trans people six years ago, and has long claimed their inclusion in spaces such as bathrooms is a threat to women. On Sunday, JK made her feelings known as she shared an article and pulled out a quote which said: 'Nothing I can say about the violent, fetishistic narcissism at the heart of trans activism is half as persuasive as what trans activists say themselves.' Showing she agreed with the message, JK wrote: 'This, by @HJoyceGender, is [bullseye emoji].' And earlier this month, JK took to social media to state that 'nobody sane believes, or has ever believed, that humans can change sex, or that binary sex isn't a material fact'. The comments followed last month's Supreme Court ruling that in the 2010 Equality Act, the definition of the term 'women' relates only to biological women. The decision was hailed by gender-critical campaigners as a major victory, with the Harry Potter author saying it would protect 'the rights of women and girls across the UK'. Meanwhile JADE has a long history of showing support for the LGBTQ+ community, winning a Gay Times allyship award in 2021. She has also been nominated for a Celebrity Ally Award at the 2025 LGBT Awards, with her boyfriend Jordan Stephens also receiving a nod in the category. The award was previously won by actor David Tennant in 2024. Recently, JADE signed an open letter pledging solidarity with the trans community following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling, alongside her former bandmates Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards. Other British artists to sign included Charli XCX, Florence Welch and Dua Lipa. Just days ago, JADE used her BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend performance to make a statement about her allyship as she wore a dress in the trans pride flag colours. JADE's relationship with Rizzle Kicks star Jordan began through their passion for social justice, with the pair making their public debut at the Black Trans Lives Matter march in 2020. She recently said she has been warned about career backlash for speaking out on issues she is passionate about. Speaking to Stylist magazine recently, JADE said: 'I have been warned there could be consequences for speaking out about things like Palestine, but these are basic human rights. 'We're seeing an attack on the trans community, and I have a very big LGBTQ+ fanbase. 'I can't sit back and not be vocal about defending that community. I'm happy to pay the consequences if it means doing the right thing.' It comes weeks after JADE announced the release date of her hugely anticipated debut solo album 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!' - and it's closer than you think. She also revealed she will be going on her first ever solo tour of the UK and Ireland, in exciting news for fans. The record will be released on September 12 and sees Jade work with a variety of A list collaborators on the project including Mike Sabath, Lostboy, Cirkut, RAYE and Pablo Bowman. In her Instagram post the singer also dropped the dates for her 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! – THE TOUR'. JADE will hit the road in October and November of this year visiting Dublin, Belfast, Brighton, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham and Newcastle, before finishing at London's prestigious Roundhouse.
