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Authors quit JK Rowling's literary agency

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donquixotedelamancha · 22/06/2020 16:22

www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/22/authors-quit-jk-rowling-agency-over-transgender-rights

The ever entertaining TRA power couple Fox and Owl were apparently represented by the same agents as the wonderful Ms Rowling.

They, along with some bloke called Drew Davies, have severed ties because the agents refused to issue a public statement slagging off their biggest client.

Being bastions of professionalism they left by telling the guardian.

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LillianBland · 23/06/2020 07:45

[quote NotBadConsidering]Times share token:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/95ca5de4-b4ad-11ea-b6a1-482b5c73d91f?shareToken=c24bf11dfed880eae49b73e965a0e39a[/quote]
Oh for goodness sake! Have you seen how many comments there are? Over 300ffs! I was planning on getting some work done, then you go and do a share link!

settles down with cup of coffee

LillianBland · 23/06/2020 07:43

@NotBadConsidering

It’s like the scene in Hot Fuzz when Simon Pegg’s character finds out he’s being “moved on” and he says

“Well however you spin this, one thing you haven’t taken into account. And that’s what the team are gonna make of this.”

And he opens the door to this:

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Excuse me, what I 🤭 meant to say was 🤭 nope, it’s no good...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

CodenameVillanelle · 23/06/2020 07:40

@GrumpyMiddleAgedWoman

Owl is a transwoman. Fox is a trans man. Most convincing one I've ever seen, at least in that photo. Hats off for that, at least.
Not when you hear them talking
CodenameVillanelle · 23/06/2020 07:39

@FlamingoAndJohn

Why can’t they get married?
They want to get married as two non binaries
truthisarevolutionaryact · 23/06/2020 07:35

The comments under the Times and Mail articles are a joy to behold Grin

GrumpyMiddleAgedWoman · 23/06/2020 07:33

Owl is a transwoman. Fox is a trans man.
Most convincing one I've ever seen, at least in that photo. Hats off for that, at least.

NotBadConsidering · 23/06/2020 07:26

It’s like the scene in Hot Fuzz when Simon Pegg’s character finds out he’s being “moved on” and he says

“Well however you spin this, one thing you haven’t taken into account. And that’s what the team are gonna make of this.”

And he opens the door to this:

Authors quit JK Rowling's literary agency
FlamingoAndJohn · 23/06/2020 06:55

Why can’t they get married?

SonEtLumiere · 23/06/2020 06:55

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Igneococcus · 23/06/2020 06:39

The Times picked it up but somehow share tokes arent' working for me today:
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/authors-quit-jk-rowling-agency-over-trans-row-q7kn5rx9j

Lamahaha · 23/06/2020 06:30

looking at their list of clients I wouldn’t be surprised if JKR was bankrolling them all! There is no way these tantrumming toddlers could have thought they’d win this one

Authors are paid a percentage of their own book sales; usually around 8% of net royalties. The agent usually gets 15% so almost double. With JKR as their main client, the agency doesn't need anyone else and can just wave goodbye to these toddlers; and still get the money from future sales of their one poorly-selling book.

So, no loss to the agency whatsoever.

ALittleBitofVitriol · 23/06/2020 05:14

The Mail comments are good. I lol'd

Authors quit JK Rowling's literary agency
FannyCann · 23/06/2020 00:37

The publicity and sunlight generated by JKR cannot be underestimated. The DM is running this story and the comments are overwhelmingly in favour of JKR.
Massive public education being achieved with the ongoing stories related to her. Grin

TamzinGrey · 23/06/2020 00:36

It is indeed strange. I often think that the majority of callers at this time of night are either drunk or on drugs Grin

JemimaShore · 23/06/2020 00:28

LBC is very strange at this time of night, isn't it?

The host just used the term "hermaphrodite" and a woman is talking now who knew a young transwoman and tried to seduce him "to make him straight" Shock

And now a man talking shit about "menstruators" - saying Rwwling is wrong. So he's a twat.

It's like listening to a drunken discussion in the pub near closing time when you're the driver.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 23/06/2020 00:25

Would totally buy that person a Wine

Ereshkigalangcleg · 23/06/2020 00:24

Love this little snippet from The Blair Partnership twitter thread

Grin
TehBewilderness · 23/06/2020 00:23

It is astonishing how easy it is to manufacture news for a content hungry industry, innit?

PurpleHoodie · 23/06/2020 00:15
Grin
TamzinGrey · 23/06/2020 00:15

LBC radio are covering this right now.

ginginchinchin · 23/06/2020 00:14

Love this little snippet from The Blair Partnership twitter thread - hope I'm the first to spot it! (Sorry if not)

Authors quit JK Rowling's literary agency
OldeMagick · 22/06/2020 23:55

@Singlewhiteguineapig

This is the funniest thing I’ve read about in ages. A great big door slamming flounce, but out of the back door and into the empty car park.
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Grin

I'm imagining them wandering around looking confused and wondering where Lorraine Kelly is.

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 22/06/2020 23:54

My ID documents don't reflect my deep inner sense of self either, they just tell you my sex, where I was born, where I live now, and so on.

SuckingDieselFella · 22/06/2020 23:50

@lionheart

Fox and Owl:

www.stonewall.org.uk/people/fox-owl

Owl: 'If non-binary identities are recognised within the reformed GRA, it would mean that I exist in the eyes of the law. Currently, we’re a nobody. Our ID documents don’t reflect who we are, which seems like a massive contradiction to me.'

'We're a nobody'.

Well, yes.

If only you'd realised that before you tried to re-educate J K Rowling's agent.