Johannesburg – Controversial podcaster MacG has come under fire for his most recent video on his YouTube channel for making transphobic comments.
In a segment on his “Podcast and Chill” episode, MacG and his co-hosts, Sol Phenduka and the Ghost Lady, were discussing Siv Ngesi’s recent debut of his drag persona, Sivanna.
The panel discusses the debate that took place on Twitter and goes on to make a false equivalency between Siv going drag and Caitlyn Jenner’s transition.
Sol asked why Jenner “couldn’t just be a man” to date women.
To which the Ghost Lady comments that transgender people transition because they “want the parts”, referring to gender confirmation surgery – which is an inaccurate assumption, since gender identity is not intrinsically linked to bottom or top surgery.
In the clip, Sol referred to transwomen as “she-male”, a derogatory term for transwomen, and acknowledges that it’s a problematic term but then goes on to refer to transwomen as a “women with d***”. To which MacG starts laughing, with the Ghost Lady saying “it’s a trans female” about the transwoman.
Sol reiterates his earlier statement referring to transwomen as a “woman with a d***”.
Members of the LGBTQI+ community and allies have spoke out against the transphobic and queerphobic comments made on the episode.
Old Mutual, a sponsor for the podcast, released a statement regarding MacG, saying they respect rights of everyone and had decided to end their relationship with MacG with immediate effect.
The company called commentary “ignorant and insensitive” and said more education needed to take place with regards to the queer community.
