Is the song “Lola” transphobic?
Maybe, that’s for the transgender community to decide.
However, Moby is a terrible messenger for this considering how he supposedly “dated” Natalie Portman—she disputes this—when she was 18-years-old.
theguardian.com/music/2026/mar…
Kinks guitarist Dave Davies hits back at Moby for calling 1970 single Lola ‘gross and transphobic’
The band’s co-founder responded to the US musician’s comments, defending the song and saying they are ‘not transphobic’Laura Snapes (The Guardian)
Wulfy—Speaker to the machines
in reply to Chris Trottier • • •"Lola" was released in 1970
56 years ago.
The attitudes to #Transgender folk were different even amongst #Trans folk.
Transvestite was the common term.
Is it transphobic.
Without the context, yes.
But for me, it was one of a few trans themed work of art in public space and I really, really appreciated it.
It was actually liberating.
Chris Trottier
in reply to Wulfy—Speaker to the machines • • •