In an interview, musician Noel Gallagher went on a rant about pop music and used the wrong pronoun to refer to Sam Smith, who recently came out as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
Noel Gallagher Misgenders Sam Smith As He Calls Them A 'F**king Idiot'
While talking about today's pop music scene, Noel Gallagher misidentified Sam Smith.
The remarks were made by the former Oasis singer during an interview on the Dutch radio station Kink.
They/them pronouns are used by Sam Smith. However, Gallagher incorrectly referred to the performer during the conversation by the pronouns he/him.
“Music has become quite fractured and chart music is dominated by pop,” Gallagher claimed. “Pop music is alright if the pop stars are cool. Sadly the pop stars of today are f***ing idiots.”
The presenter then prompted Gallagher to provide more details about the "uncool" people in his opinion.
“Sam Smith,” Gallagher replied.
Gallagher responded simply with, "Look at him," when asked why.
Kink's website included a disclaimer that used Smith's proper name in the written transcription.
Earlier this month, Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley apologized for using the incorrect names for Smith.
While reviewing the singer's most recent music video for "I'm Not Here To Make Friends," Madeley and his co-host Susanna Reid made a pronoun error.
Reid quietly told Madeley Smith's pronouns after Madeley's error. Then Madeley quickly apologized.
Sam was also misgendered by Bob Geldof during an appearance on This Morning last week, prompting outrage from fans.
The vocalist related a story about Smith's performance on the 2014 version of the song while talking about Band-Aid's 40th anniversary. He did, however, use incorrect pronouns throughout the entire story.
In January, Smith shared about their pronoun change, describing the experience as feeling like "coming home."
In a recent interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, they further delved into the topic: “My family, they can communicate with me, they always did, but they communicate with me now in an even better way.”
“My love life has become better from it. I feel lovable. I feel comfortable in my skin, but I wear what I want to wear,” the 30-year-old said.
“Since changing my pronouns, it felt like coming home. I wish I knew what the words were when I was in school because I would’ve identified as that in school,” they said. “Because it is who I am and it’s who I’ve always been.”
