Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance (TCMA), a Norway-based LGBTQ group that fights for the rights of trans people around the world, is now criticizing Aretha Franklin’s song “Natural Woman.” It says that the song is “offensive” and keeps up a harmful stereotype about trans people. They have asked Spotify and Apple Music to remove the song. The late “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, released the song as a single in 1967. She was known for spreading positive messages about women’s roles in society and femininity.
On January 20, the group TCMA wrote on Twitter that the song is offensive to transgender people and that there is no such thing as a “natural woman.” The tweet reads,
Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘Natural Woman’ perpetuates multiple harmful anti-trans stereotypes. There is no such thing as a ‘natural’ woman. This song has helped inspire acts of harm against transgender women. TCMA is requesting it is removed from Spotify & Apple Music.
Many people on the Internet don’t believe it’s real and think it’s a fake account. However, on Monday morning, January 23, the handle posted an update.
For clarification, the TCMA is not a parody organization. We are based in Norway but are seeking to open a chapter in each European country and also North America,
claimed the group.
https://twitter.com/TransMindful/status/1616510029091471360?s=20&t=NSpm016XjmJD0JB6lqry2Q
Twitter was quick to respond to their claim and request that the classic song “Natural Woman” be taken down.
This type of bullshit perpetuates the belief that trans women are women. There are natural men and there are natural women. They are the only two choices. Anything else is a state of mind,
wrote one user.
These people are mentally ill. Now they are going after Aretha….. 🙄 Someone makes it stop,
tweeted another user.
Another chimed in,
#TRAs are so aggressively adamant in the bullsh*t they spew. The fact that it’s hard to tell if this account is a parody or not should be alarming to them. It’s not like that statement would be surprising from these lunatics. #NaturalWoman.
One user defended the song and talked about how much it meant to her,
This type of bullshit perpetuates the belief that trans women are women. There are natural men and there are natural women. They are the only two choices. Anything else is a state of mind.
Another user disagreed with the strange request, and wrote,
it is misogynistic AF to say ‘there is no such thing as a ‘natural woman.'” if there was no such thing, then what’s the point of being trans? what are you transitioning to if you identify as a trans woman? moreover, what would the definition of cisgender woman apply to? 🤔
https://twitter.com/lorna_kittymeow/status/1617629187258593280?s=20&t=2tGOeCLxGjaUjhghksZwmw
👇 These people are mentally ill. Now they are going after Aretha….. 🙄 Someone make it stop. https://t.co/xE2JM0opBy
— Waternymph (@Waternymph57) January 23, 2023
#TRAs are so aggressively adamant in the bullsh*t they spew. The fact that it's hard to tell if this account is parody or not should be alarming to them. It's not like that statement would be surprising from these lunatics.#NaturalWoman https://t.co/QpiBzCA32y pic.twitter.com/AhUIF7pShd
— Jameela's forbidden inner thoughts (@_peep_hole) January 23, 2023
This was the theme song of my pregnancy. That was the day that I felt like I became a natural woman. Other natural women feel that way at a different time in their lives. You can't take that away from us. #iamwomanhearmeroar https://t.co/yOr5Cq6RZk
— Math Goddess (@MathG0ddess) January 23, 2023
