Lion Heart 15,041 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Many people are calling out “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling for a series of anti-trans tweets on Saturday afternoon. Rowling’s latest controversy began when she commented on an article from Devex, a media platform for the global development community, titled “Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.” “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” Rowling tweeted. People on Twitter immediately called Rowling’s comments “anti-trans” and “transphobic” as transgender people, non-binary people and gender-nonconforming people can also menstruate. Rowling followed that tweet up by criticizing the idea that someone’s biological sense isn’t real. “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth,” she wrote. “The idea that women like me, who’ve been empathetic to trans people for decades, feeling kinship because they’re vulnerable in the same way as women — ie, to male violence – ‘hate’ trans people because they think sex is real and has lived consequences — is a nonsense.” https://variety.com/2020/film/news/jk-rowling-transphobic-tweets-controversy-1234627081/ ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQueenLG 2,469 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I think this was ap... But, yeah, her ignorance is mind-blowing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid AT 78 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Miss Rowling... "I was protected by the monks of Azarath, I was raised by my friends. They are my family, this is my home and you are not welcome here." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 16,578 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, TheQueenLG said: I think this was ap... But, yeah, her ignorance is mind-blowing. My thread was closed But on the upside, someone else can deal with all the transphobes on GGD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Fun fact: JK Rolling's actual name is Joanne End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy 37,031 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Can she stop? "dont trust this crooked manipulative rat!" - @NichuuB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid AT 78 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 1 minute ago, xoxo Craig said: Fun fact: JK Rolling's actual name is Joanne Wbk and it's trending "I was protected by the monks of Azarath, I was raised by my friends. They are my family, this is my home and you are not welcome here." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessyTop 12,975 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 She needs to stop! And go away!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, HybridAT said: Wbk and it's trending Too bad its not the album End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awakened M 2,686 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 This stupid bitch. I said what I said. She needs to understand whatever she's trying to discuss, but evidently she is just reacting unintellectually. I'm not getting any sleep tonight because I woke up to a beautiful life. I'm awake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANiCURE 6 9,925 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I used to follow her on Twitter etc but then she started being really annoying and problematic... So I unfollowed her. I still love you JK for Harry Potter and Fantastic Beats but other than that... girl... You really have some issues. Or I guess she's just not really informed about everything and just speak without thinking of any consequences.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfAntonio 7,822 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Who tf is saying that sex isn’t real Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interlude 3,694 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Already reached 10 pages of discussion, read all about it here. #BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter - You let down members of the community and forced us out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serial Chiller 8,044 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 She's lost her mind. And to think I still have a section full of HP stuff on my bookshelf. Those books taught me the English language and more. Guess it's time to kill my hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQueenLG 2,469 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sex IS real. Maybe she is talking about claims that the sex binary isn't real. Sex is on a spectrum that is organized bimodally... Maybe she doesn't understand that...? I, for one, do not see much utility in designating a sex to babies because a significant portion of the population has at least one primary sex characteristic that cannot be neatly sorted into boxes of male or female... But that is a WHOLE different conversation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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