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Article in the Radio Times online

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BeanieSue · 28/08/2020 14:01

I've been a lurker for a long time - this is my second post ever. But I've just been so shocked by an article in the Radio Times with the title:

In light of the JK Rowling controversy, is it still OK to enjoy Strike: Lethal White?

www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-08-28/strike-jk-rowling-trans-controversy/

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OhHolyJesus · 28/08/2020 16:41

Are the Radio Times actually telling their viewers that it may not be okay to watch one of their own programmes???

^^This
Whilst the person who wrote the article basically says yeah, go for your life, watch it if you must, the BBC would have commissioned this series and their own recent diversity report claims a higher than the national average of trans staff there, working in commissioning especially.

If there is a GC group in the BBC and if you are silenced and struggling with the particular cross you have to bear on a daily basis working there, I salute you and send more powers to your elbows.

yourhairiswinterfire · 28/08/2020 16:40

My bad Datun, it was posted on Ovarit.

Link to thread ovarit.com/o/GenderCritical/797/the-7-reasons-j-k-rowling-is-transphobic-read-before-you-downvote.

You have to click the title of the thread to get the picture, and can zoom more clearly there 😊.

andyoldlabour · 28/08/2020 16:35

That was Molly's first ever piece for Radio Times.
Will there be a second?????

twitter.com/molly_martian/status/1299305594302722048

Datun · 28/08/2020 16:27

@yourhairiswinterfire

It's a little blurred. I've tried to find it, but I can't. Where did you get it?

It was posted on SaidIt a while back. I'll have a snoop through my history and see if I can find it.

Oh great, thanks.
Datun · 28/08/2020 16:27

It looks as though her legal team may have had a word.

Frankly, I would have a legal team devoted entirely to this sort of nonsense, if I was JK.

Every single time.

yourhairiswinterfire · 28/08/2020 16:27

It's a little blurred. I've tried to find it, but I can't. Where did you get it?

It was posted on SaidIt a while back. I'll have a snoop through my history and see if I can find it.

SophocIestheFox · 28/08/2020 16:27

Do publications never think about running these pieces past legal and a good copy editor before they hit publish any more? 🤦🏼‍♀️

The frantic reverse ferret when they realise they’ve accidentally shit the bed with some heinous piece of potentially libellous content while they were focusing on boosting the unicorns and rainbows is just laughably amateur. It’s not the first time I’ve seen this.

NotTerfNorCis · 28/08/2020 16:25

The new article is a lot shorter! The original also accused her of anti semitism and semi supporting slavery. Why is the Radio Times allowing such a biased, inflammatory hit piece?

Datun · 28/08/2020 16:25

@yourhairiswinterfire

Unfortunately, as soon as people are given the actual article, the realisation that she has been the victim of a truly shocking, misogynistic witchhunt is swift and profound.

I like this picture for pointing out the stupidity. It's helpful to disprove people who haven't bothered to read a word she said, by using her own words from the article to debunk the transphobia claims.

(Sorry if a magnifying glass is needed to read the writing on the pic, I don't know if it will post clearly 😬)

That's really good yourhair.

It's a little blurred. I've tried to find it, but I can't. Where did you get it?

TheFleegleHasLanded · 28/08/2020 16:22

Compare and contrast:

www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-08-28/strike-jk-rowling-trans-controversy/

<a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200828133435/www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-08-28/strike-jk-rowling-trans-controversy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">web.archive.org/web/20200828133435/www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-08-28/strike-jk-rowling-trans-controversy/

yourhairiswinterfire · 28/08/2020 16:21

Yeah, they've removed the anti-Semitism, fat=ugly part.

Good job you were shit hot there on the archiving fleegle

Collidascope · 28/08/2020 16:21

Yes, the anti-Semitism bit is gone, I think.

Butterer · 28/08/2020 16:18

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Falleninwiththewrongcrowd · 28/08/2020 16:15

The article is still there, but I think it's been redacted to remove some of the most libelous parts.

SophocIestheFox · 28/08/2020 16:15

Good call on archiving, fleegle.

ZenZebra · 28/08/2020 16:12

If you click on the link in the RT's tweet, the article is still there.

Not sure how/why because the link looks exactly the same as the one in the OP but that one doesn't work for me. Confused

yourhairiswinterfire · 28/08/2020 16:12

Unfortunately, as soon as people are given the actual article, the realisation that she has been the victim of a truly shocking, misogynistic witchhunt is swift and profound.

I like this picture for pointing out the stupidity. It's helpful to disprove people who haven't bothered to read a word she said, by using her own words from the article to debunk the transphobia claims.

(Sorry if a magnifying glass is needed to read the writing on the pic, I don't know if it will post clearly 😬)

Article in the Radio Times online
Xanthangum · 28/08/2020 16:11

It's still there for me - www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-08-28/strike-jk-rowling-trans-controversy/

Have they changed the url or something?

Butterer · 28/08/2020 16:06

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

RoyalCorgi · 28/08/2020 16:05

Sorry, after that rather blunt comment, I'd remind people that Sally Bercow was successfully sued for libel simply after tweeting "Why is Lord McAlpine trending? innocent face".

She didn't even name the accusation against McAlpine.

highame · 28/08/2020 16:04

Thanks Rozwatching I was trying to find a way to say exactly that.

It has gone, so either an absolute onslaught or the JKR legal team have been in touch Grin

RoyalCorgi · 28/08/2020 16:03

They haven't said she is anti-semitic, just that anti-semitic stereotypes allegedly exist in her work. It might not seem like a big difference but it's important.

It's really not a big difference and it's really not important. A decent lawyer would make mincemeat of that argument.

Ohnonononononono · 28/08/2020 16:00

@gardenbird48

they may have taken it down - I can't see it on the links - good archiving thanks Fleegle
Yep, whole article looks to have been removed, even tried accessing it via Googling the title.
Article in the Radio Times online
ThinEndoftheWedge · 28/08/2020 16:00

Separating the artist from the art form:

Just so Molly knows what sort of person JKR is:

I would happily have her babysit my kids.

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