The misogynist Billy Bragg

For some people 'identity' is something they cling on to; a persona they feel comfortable with and so are resistant to change. But a healthy dynamic sense of self evolves and grows, and changes throughout one's life. It is not static.

So many people once they get to a certain age stop listening to anything new; no new music; just re-playing the favourites from when they were at their prime. And they still dress the way they did when they were younger like they are frozen in time.

I think people are giving Billy Bragg far too much credit. He doesn't " hate women", he's just caught in a conundrum of his own creation - based on the fact that what matters most to him is his Leftie group identity. His whole career has been about singing protest songs as big Left events and rallies.

He's just following the crowd and in doing that finds himself saying the most ridiculous and sexist things in order to justify the mess he's in. He doesn't understand the issue, and he doesn't really grasp the conflict at the heart of the trans agenda. He's not done any research; he hasn't really listened or followed up on anything.

And he's addicted to twitter and keeps on feeling he has to say something about whatever is circulating in his twitter bubble. He probably feels like he's 'taking one for the side' - in being subject to so much social media comment and 'abuse'. And that further solidifies his position as a vocal ally and hero of the trans movement and the 'woke' left in general.

This is vile. Utter misogynist. I have some of his records from way back when. I've known this for a while but it's still awful to see him prove it time and again.

But he subscribes to identity politics, so his anger makes sense. The outfit is literally how he knows a persons identity. Cut your hair or change your outfit and suddenly he is uncertain who you are. If he can't tell then he might accidentally act like a terrible transphobe, and that would be unbearable.

Well, quite, Arabella.
That picture says rather a lot.

If punk was about the young making old people angry simply by the way they dress then she ain't doing bad.

Have you reminded him of this at all ?

Twitter/X would be a great place for it.

If it has been a bloke in that dress, Billy would have said how brave he was.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12541309/Now-ordinary-women-like-CANCELLED-trans-lobby-came-celebrities-like-JK-Rowling-wasnt-say-frontline-gender-debate-war.html

‘It started with me sharing my views on Twitter about cancel culture, free speech and gender identity.

'Female-centric platforms and organisations that once supported me started calling me transphobic and a national station wouldn’t play my song called Girl In The Mirror — apparently because it was all about girlhood and womanhood.

‘Music journalists won’t speak to me because they think I’m transphobic — but I refuse to self-censor my views on this.

‘I asked my live booking agency to help me put measures in place to keep me safe at my future gigs, and they responded by sending me an email with a series of links to “educate” me on why cancel culture can be a good thing.

‘In a separate email, I was advised to “distance” myself from the debate for the sake of my career.

I doubt even Mail readers are disturbed about young ladies dressing in a style first pioneered nearly fifty years ago.

Whatever she wears is just a fashion choice and it is her choice.

Quite incredible. I did like her own Tweet though where she called him a See You Next Tuesday. Punk enough for you, Billy?

As if he's punk! With his millions of pounds mansion by the sea and interior designer partner putting in hand printed wallpapers! massive, massive hypocrite - like all the champagne socialists.

'Spectacularly missing the point. Bragg was critical of the dishonest way Distras has been rebranded to make her palatable to conservatively minded daily mail readers (squares).'

Was he, aye?

Someone else criticises Distras for being 'frumpy'.

The Mail has a majority female readership. God forbid a paper caters to a female audience, or a woman fail to dress in an adequately sexually appealing way for old men's tastes.

I think if you're known for being and dressing 'punk', it's really punk to kick back against the stereotypes. Wasn't there a punk singer who used to wear ball gowns?

Oh, and Bragg is a that.

That is such a nasty, demonising comment. Just using the silliest thing to help vilify someone.

It's stupid as fuck. Like Daily Mail readers are going to care if she was wearing something more "alternative".

What does it have to do with punk rock? Who cares? What does it have to do with feminism? Bragg can't be completely unaware of the women's rights case here, so also a stupid question.

Some proper punk responses though.....

Sanctimonious is generous.

" I wish I had your voice and youthful good looks" is what you said whilst brushing your mangled claw over me at Leftfield. I always wondered how Jim Jones got all those people to drink the Kool Aid, and now I totally get it. Bring it on you sanctimonious old caaant"

https://twitter.com/LouiseDistras/status/1705507545673027860

I think that's just his base default setting and he chooses or adapts his Causes accordingly.

In fairness, Cher, he does seem pretty doggedly committed to women-hatred, regardless of current fashions.

Like many, if not most, activists and shouters, he follows whatever the cause du jour happens to be. Or causes du jour, frequently.

The evidence for and thinking behind the Cause doesn't matter. All that's important is that it is a Cause.

'Billy Bragg schools Russell Brand' is the strapline under this video.

Billy Bragg is a brilliant beam of sunlight for TRSOH

#OperationLetThemSpeak

Oh, I see.

Or as Skint Video put it :

I was a docker , I was a miner
I was fucking busy in between the wars.

Quite.