garbage day 11,843 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, JoeMo said: I agree, I’m just saying she has a right to say it as much as we have a right to call it bigotry. She has a right by who, Twitter God? "Freedom of speech" only means you won't receive legal punishment for saying whatever it is you want to say and it ends there. The consequences from what was said, i.e. the way other people react and treat you, including those that your words are defamatory against, is A-okay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daylight Jokers 14,958 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 42 minutes ago, Agunimon said: Is this a promotion / marketing strategy first and foremost? If so, whatever. If this was originally from haters, I think that's disgusting. Wishing death on someone for being ignorant should not be acceptable, regardless. They're wishing her career death, not her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUtterfield 8 41,822 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 "Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling was hit Monday with renewed criticism calling her views transphobic as she releases her latest book, a mystery novel about a serial killer who dresses as a woman to prey on his victims. The novel, “Troubled Blood,” is to be published Tuesday as the fifth installment in the "Cormoran Strike" detective series, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Strike’s latest mystery revolves around a cisgender man who dresses as a woman, according to a review from The Telegraph. The theme is being called out by those who have highlighted Rowling’s history of sharing transphobic opinions online, causing #RIPJKRowling to trend trend on Twitter Monday. Some tweeted that although Rowling is still alive, her career is most likely dead, while others imagined Rowling gone so they could enjoy the "Harry Potter" series without associating the novels and films with her. “in memory of jk rowling,” one user tweeted. “she ain’t dead, but she killed her own career by proudly hating trans people & no one would really miss her that much anyway #ripjkrowling” https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/new-j-k-rowling-book-raises-more-allegations-transphobia-n1240057?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR1Nr0CuvJxkPaYmIf7k8sWCNVpdV_fM0ln15OckDUsoAb0cjntv2PfbySA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,733 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 2 hours ago, TED said: I’m just expressing an opinion and it just so it turns out it is #different and #notlikeeveryoneoneelse’s here. Is that forbidden here? If people like you were not that quick to jump to conclusions and cancel other people for expressing their opinion, maybe the hate parade would be instead a debate with constructive consequences. Plenty of well meaning people have tried to explain in good faith why JK's views are deeply misguided and sometimes flat out factually wrong - it fell on deaf ears, so no, a constructive debate is not on the table, JK made sure it wasn't. It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR 3,996 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 She really hates trans people Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,733 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Mister Hamza said: she's not a transphobe, she explained herself multiple times lol you wouldn't be chosen to Ravenclaw for sure She absolutely is a transphobe and plenty of people have pointed out why her statements don't hold up to scrutiny I doubt you care, but for anyone else who's curious, here's a condensed rundown It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfAntonio 8,021 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 She really hates trans people Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalLover 16 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 She really hates trans people i don't remember ARTPOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 She really hates trans people Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlikegaga 9,117 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 this is absolutely insane to release with her reputation. what are her manager and publicist doing?!? or are they targeting specifically transphobes as the main audience? but those people can't read, ma'am Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, CautiousLurker said: She absolutely is a transphobe and plenty of people have pointed out why her statements don't hold up to scrutiny I doubt you are, but for anyone else who's curious, here's a condensed rundown No need to listen to logic and reason when you can just blame everything on cancel culture This is why Anti-SJW’s are the worst kinds of people Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Control 2,181 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Like I don’t wanna be the one who cancels people but seeing her latest remarks and accusations of transphobia, releasing a story like this in this time after these remarks further adds fuel to the fire... The story as an concept ain’t bad per se but coming from her..... it’s telling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eros92 2,554 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 So lemme play devils advocate for ONE second... I can see how this could be taken as problematic but also cross dressing isn't the same as a person being trans or someone who is transitioning. They didn't say the antagonist was a trans person but that it was a man who dresses in woman clothing, thats more Norman Bates/Pyscho than vilifying trans people and keeping with a negative stereotype. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckInMyMind 5,930 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Is she not allowed her own opinions though? Does her opinions or personal beliefs mean she should be “cancelled”. I don’t think she should. I disagree with her opinions but I love her works, is that a bad thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 27,499 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 People judging a woman without reading her essay. People judging a book without reading it. People judging a film without seeing it... Social media really is the day & age of stupidity. I guess we deserved Trump at the head of the free world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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