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Velella · 13/09/2018 21:05

JK Rowling is being called out on twitter by Owl for liking Janice Turner's fox-in-the-henhouse article.

Many of us have thought for a long while that JKR is on side. I wish she would come out publicly and fully support women.

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AngryAttackKittens · 13/09/2018 21:15

I strongly suggest JK simply ignores the silly little tosspot.

Agreed. Taking these fools seriously is what gives them power. If you're someone with as much cultural clout as Rowling you should wave them away like an irritating little gnat.

Engaging will just encourage them to continue with the asinine "call outs", so don't. They're like Tinkerbell, they only have power if people act like they do.

TallulahWaitingInTheRain · 13/09/2018 21:12

I dunno, I realise I'm biased, but I wonder whether they might be overreaching themselves a bit on this one.

FermatsTheorem · 13/09/2018 21:11

Ah yes, Owl. Half of (I forget which half) a boring white middle class heterosexual couple who want to appropriate other people's oppressed status by pretending that they're oh so special because they favour wearing the frocks/trousers in the relationship in a socially non-conventional way (like anyone else actually cares, and like heterosexual couples haven't been quietly ignoring sexist stereotypes and narrowly-imposed social roles for years, just not making a fuss about it). Deeply tedious, both of them.

I strongly suggest JK simply ignores the silly little tosspot.

Sparctopus · 13/09/2018 21:11

Absolutely agree. It's not the first time she's been slated for 'liking' something the TAs disagreed with and I don't believe for a moment she buys into their ideology, she has her head too well screwed on. If she was able to speak out in a calm and kind way it would make a huge difference. Especially to children and young people.

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PineappleSunrise · 13/09/2018 21:11

They just like finding women to harass, basically.

Gncq · 13/09/2018 21:10

"Being called out" is such a windup I mean people should be lowed to like a variety of stuff.
She had to publicly apologise and say "it was a mistake" when she liked something using the phrase 'men in dresses'.
These people are obsessed with thought control.

newtlover · 13/09/2018 21:08

honestly, how do they find the time to police us all?