Celeb supporters of jkr

Thanks SameOld!
Even though I follow King, I hadn't seen that he'd RTd one of JKR's tweets from today (It was the one with the Dworkin quote.) He witnessed domestic violence as a child (and used those experiences in some of his novels, such as Dolores Claiborne), so it doesn't surprise me that he's supportive.
Many of the replies are predictable, like this one:
"Oh no Stephen, not you too
If Stephen King is a terf then that's my day ruined"
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yass! we'll see a lot more people speaking out soon.

so many people have been silenced- massive kudos to all those academics, journalists and activists who took the shit for the rest of us.

Stephen King

Hilarious

I think most sensible people would agree that online abuse is abhorrent and no-one should be subject to it, no matter what their views are. Apologies, I thought this thread was about people who supported JK's views on transgender rights. Important not to conflate the two issues.

Someone appears to be getting rather desperate. I look forward to seeing who might be added onto the next missive. Pol Pot? Goebbels? Genghis Khan?

Much as I know certain people like to associate well known Labour-party donator JK Rowling with the far right, you'll find there are certainly many left and liberal leaning people who support her, myself included. Certainly in real life. It might be why, despite the outraged screams from young supposedly "progressive" Labour activists, at least two North London local Labour parties voted for, as I recall, the single sex spaces part of the manifesto.

It might also be why Allison Bailey's crowdfunder to aid her fight against Stonewall made 60k in easily verifiable small donations within a matter of hours yesterday despite being forced to be down for most of the day due to transactivist complaints. There are plenty more people ready and willing to donate once it's extended too,

Many ordinary people are really only just starting to see what's going on. And much of that is thanks to JK.

Has anyone mentioned Philip Hensher? Not JK specifically, but he certainly commented previously on the vile abuse of the "choke on my dick" variety TRAs were sending to lesbians. Oh, and Marc Almond. He's no longer on Twitter after the inevitable pile-on, but made his feelings known a while back re: the demands for mixed sex toilets, how it was treating women unfairly, and how ridiculous things had become.

Oh, Anne Marie Waters
Nigel Farage
Anne Widdecombe
Katie Hopkins
Milo Yiannopoulos
Carl Benjamin, of course..

I hope Keir Starmer shows himself as a supporter today.

"Even my woke younger sister agrees with her."

My 15 year old daughter is fully behind JKR and at least two of her friends are as well.

John Cleese started a great thread asking the activists to explain it all to him and exposed the crazy to another new audience. Richard Dawkins has supported her in a slightly oblique way.

Actually, though a few celebrities have put out statements, most people are keeping their mouths tight shut. If you wanted to condemn JK Rowling a la Eddie redmain, Daniel Radcliffe, now would be a great time. You would be celebrated for doing so. But I think silence speaks much loder at the moment....

Anyone watch the last leg - last episode was shown before JK Rowling 's essay but after the body shop furore, and they said not a word. Adam Hills has proudly introduced his new puppy as Albus Dumbledog in previous episodes, too. Don't tell me they just don't know, it their JOB to know....

Nearly everyone I know agrees with JK Rowling but literally whispers it in case they are overheard.

I have a couple of friends who are very vocal about calling her a bigot and saying she is literally causing transwomen to kill themselves - and it is highly apparent that they have not read or understood what she said......

Do you know any friends or family who don’t agree with JK?

I don’t but I’ll aware I’m a Middle aged subtext. Even my woke younger sister agrees with her.

So where is this mismatch with the slebs and press? Even the Week magazine, whose editorial is usually quite in the middle, had anti-JK tones which annoyed me greatly. I think they are all running scared

Julia Hartley Brewer

Actor James Dreyfuss, on twitter now standing up for glinner and Allison Bailey.

Interestingly John Boyne is reading My Brother’s name is Jessica as part of their pride promotion with LGBT authors reading their books. Possibly surprising given the rage that it attracted. He probably comes under the uncancellable category. He is someone with so much sympathy for trans rights who has seen how unreasonable some trans activists are.

Irish author John Boyne has given JK his support (he’s well known for writing The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Hearts Invisible Furies). He was accused of being transphobic himself last year as he wrote a book called ‘My Brother’s Name is Jessica’ and was accused of cis privilege and criticised for wanting to debate trans rights.

John Cleese
Janet Street Porter

Lawrence Fox
Janice Turner
Germaine Greer
Pope Francis

If politicians are allowed...
Donald Trump
Jair Bolsanaro
Vladamir Putin
Viktor Orban
David Davies

Piers Morgan
Germaine Greer
Pope Francis

If politicians are allowed...
Jair Bolsonaro
Donald Trump
Vladamir Putin
Viktor Orban
David Davies MP...

Good for Kirsty Alsopp. And she's right, there are a lot of people not stepping up when they could. But I think more will emerge as time goes on and hopefully a few more notables will stand with Kirsty, Jennifer Saunders et al.

I hope so too, Tiggers. I don't see how most people can look at, say, the fact that trans activists were suggesting posting dick pics in the Icabog tags and not have a lightbulb moment about what kind of people they've been supporting.

I said it at the time but will say it again - I want no part of a Labour Party that can't find room in it for Trevor Phillips. Even if you disagree with him he's always civil and thoughtful. If there's no space for that in Labour then Labour is doomed.

That Trevor Phillips' article was fab