Hilary mantel backs JKR

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Towards the end www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/04/hilary-mantel-i-am-ashamed-to-live-in-nation-that-elected-this-government

Really beautiful words :

“I thought: ‘Being a woman means a lot to me. I do not want my womanhood confiscated in print.’”

Wonderful. Well done to Hilary Mantel for putting her head above the parapet. She has always struck me as very brave and honest.

I think her words and feelings on the issues in the article will resonate with a lot of people.

She’s a fellow sufferer of the very female disease endometriosis,

I was very pleased to read this. Another fine intelligent woman speaking out for rationality.

Thank you, Hilary Mantel.

This is so good to read.

"I do not want my womanhood confiscated in print.’”

But thinking of taking Irish Citizenship.

Who's going to tell her?

I thought she'd said differently before or am I confusing her with someone else? Not to start a witch hunt, more thinking about the thread on how high profile people could change their minds when they don't have the anonymity most of us do.

@Jaysmith71

"I do not want my womanhood confiscated in print.’”

But thinking of taking Irish Citizenship.

Who's going to tell her?

Yes, that was my first reaction.

Are you thinking of Margaret Atwood, Pale?

“It is barbaric that a tiny minority should take command of public discourse and terrify those who disagree with them'"

Yep. A tiny minority given an absurd amount of power.

Good
Maybe this is how the turning point looks no u-turns just the silent majority speaking up while the biology deniers go quiet/focus on banging a different drum.

@Gibbonsgibbonsgibbons

Good Maybe this is how the turning point looks no u-turns just the silent majority speaking up while the biology deniers go quiet/focus on banging a different drum.

I think that's absolutely right

no one really believes men are women, they just say so for social standing

once it no longer gains you social standing, those people will stop saying it

and part of the way that will happen is people like Hilary Mantel speaking out, so thanks to her

Thank you Hilary. Too critically acclaimed to cancel, hopefully. More sense prevailing.

Thank god, another author I can continue to love.

I always knew she had integrity and self-awareness. She has written about the struggles with her health and fertility with searing honesty, she knows about women's bodies.

Thank you Hilary. Too critically acclaimed to cancel, hopefully. More sense prevailing.

I hope so. She and JKR are two very big-hitters in terms of book sales and critical acclaim. I'd like to think that Mantel speaking out will give others the courage to follow suit. Given what's happened so far, though, I'm not holding my breath.

Excellent. Very pleased to hear this 💚🤍💜

The full interview - in English - is available here. The trans section is at the very end. But it’s all interesting and worth reading I think. I’ve read Giving Up The Ghost, it’s an amazing memoir. Would highly recommend it to anyone looking for additions to their reading list.

www.repubblica.it/robinson/2021/09/03/news/interview_hilary_mantel_ireland_moving_jk_rowling_cancel_culture_boris_johnson_women_england_racism_repubblica_italian_newsp-316078121/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

"I have not given my consent to become a grammatical error"

I'm glad she's spoken about this. I dislike the Guardian's reference to her 'wading' into the 'controversy'. It suggests she doesn't have a right to comment.

Yes good point! She was asked outright as part of a very wideranging interview.

@Doyoumind

I'm glad she's spoken about this. I dislike the Guardian's reference to her 'wading' into the 'controversy'. It suggests she doesn't have a right to comment.

Agreed - it's as crap a descriptor as the Sun's 'flaunting curves' or 'romping'.

I've always loved Hilary Mantel. Her autobiography is the most honest and brilliant read. So full of admiration for her taking this stance