Alice Cooper dropped by cosmetic brand for expressing mainstream views on transgenderism.

Alice Cooper Faces Backlash for Expressing Common Views

A popular rockstar just got canceled for ⁢sharing the same views as a majority of Americans.

On Friday, the gothic ⁤makeup brand Vampyre Cosmetics dropped a​ collaboration with legendary rock artist‌ Alice Cooper over the singer’s recent⁢ comments about​ transgenderism.

During a mid-week interview with Stereogum, the performer joined his celebrity peers Paul Stanley and Dee Snider in sharing concerns about the⁤ contemporary transgender⁣ craze.

“I’m understanding that there are cases of ‍transgender, but I’m afraid that‌ it’s also a fad,” Cooper said. “And I’m afraid there’s a lot of people claiming to be⁤ this just ⁤because they want to be that.”

“I find it⁤ wrong when you’ve got a ​six-year-old kid who has no idea. He⁤ just⁢ wants to play, and you’re ⁣confusing him telling him, ‘Yeah, you’re a boy, ⁣but you ⁣could be​ a girl if you want to‍ be,’”‌ Cooper said.

Vampyre Cosmetics⁤ responded‍ to the comments with ⁣a statement the following ‌day.

“In light ‍of recent statements by Alice Cooper we will no longer be doing a makeup collaboration,” the company wrote. “We stand with all members of the LGBTQIA+ community and believe everyone should have access to healthcare.”

Vampyre ⁢was preparing to ⁢debut ⁣a new⁤ collection with “the undisputed Godfather of Shock Rock.” The makeup company started taking⁢ preorders on Aug. 14. Last ​week’s statement clarified all sales will be refunded.

With‌ Cooper’s net worth reportedly​ at $50 million, ‌the cosmetic ⁢line​ needed the partnership with “the original ‍makeup ⁣disruptor” far more than⁢ he needed them. The impulsive ⁢cancellation is a bad business decision ⁤for‌ a company that might want to expand — and ‍stupid in ‌light ‍of public opinion.

There’s nothing remotely controversial in Cooper’s comments ‌on transgenderism. A series of polls out this spring‌ found the ⁢pendulum swinging away from support for permanent ⁣transgender medical interventions for kids.

A⁣ Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll in May found that an overwhelming majority of adults, nearly 7 in 10, oppose puberty blockers for‍ children aged‌ 10 to 14. Nearly ‍6 in 10 oppose ‌cross-sex hormones for 15- ⁣to 17-year-olds.

Fifty-five percent of⁣ Americans also told Gallup it is “morally wrong” to “chang[e] one’s gender.”

Another ⁣ poll last ⁤fall from Summit.org ⁢with McLaughlin and Associates found that‍ 75 percent, or 3 in 4 Americans, agreed the transgender⁣ movement ⁢has​ “gone too far.”

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If Vampyre Cosmetics were interested in expanding its products⁤ to a broad​ audience,‌ the company might have stayed silent over the few headlines generated from Cooper’s interview. Corporations, however, too often seem to forget that ​not saying anything​ is an option. But Vampyre Cosmetics is clearly playing to a different audience ⁤— the same one that terrorized state ⁣capitols⁢ in Tennessee, Montana,⁤ Kansas, Kentucky, Florida, Oklahoma, and ⁣Missouri for the sake of‌ child access ⁣to irreversible transgender procedures.

Cooper didn’t​ say anything that was remotely disparaging of ⁢trans people. The singer simply questioned the left’s ⁣proclivity to affirm child gender ⁤dysphoria — or‍ simply to cultivate confusion. In other words, he committed thought‍ crimes.

Meanwhile, transgenderism is ⁤the‍ only area of modern ​medicine where the ‌patient guides the so-called treatment. The compassionate standard of care for anorexic teens, for⁤ example, is not to “affirm” body​ dysmorphia by calling patients fat and recommending them for liposuction. The response is intensive therapy​ to guide the patients to reality.

About‌ the Author

Tristan Justice​ is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social ⁤Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for⁢ The ⁢Washington Examiner and‌ The Daily Signal. His ⁢work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and‍ Fox⁢ News. Tristan graduated from George‍ Washington ​University where he majored in political ⁢science and ⁣minored in journalism.‍ Follow him on Twitter​ at @JusticeTristan ⁣or contact him at [email protected]. Sign ‌up for Tristan’s email newsletter here.