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New Guardian article on JKR

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GoodyWoolf · 20/09/2020 11:55

Not sure if this has already been posted already, I couldn’t see it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/20/making-a-demon-of-jk-rowling-is-a-wretched-sport-born-of-misogyny-and-resentment?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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heathspeedwell · 20/09/2020 19:50

It's not open for comments but they have put it on Facebook and it's really heartening to see the shift in people's perception.

There are far more gender critical comments than we would have seen this time last year.

moofolk · 20/09/2020 19:47

@merrymouse

Is the Observer less one-sided on this topic, I wonder?

I think its more that the Guardian has a contingent of long standing columnists (Catherine Bennet, Hadley Freeman, Suzanne Moore) who are occasionally allowed to express their opinions for the sake of balance.

However, proper journalistic investigation into this subject is verboten.

Yep agree with this.

There's also a very obvious dig at OJ in Bennett's article today.

Something about 'nice' men acting like absolute dicks to appear to be on the 'right side of history'

DadDadDad · 20/09/2020 16:26

You can however comment on the Guardian's twitter feed - this article is getting plenty of heat there - but some are defending JKR. Just read one reply saying the Guardian is more transphobic than the Mail and the Times, which requires some mental gymnastics!

twitter.com/guardian/status/1307586620418396160

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merrymouse · 20/09/2020 13:48

Is the Observer less one-sided on this topic, I wonder?

I think its more that the Guardian has a contingent of long standing columnists (Catherine Bennet, Hadley Freeman, Suzanne Moore) who are occasionally allowed to express their opinions for the sake of balance.

However, proper journalistic investigation into this subject is verboten.

IcedPurple · 20/09/2020 13:28

@Vermeil

Not open for comments, I see. Not that many articles are these days in the Graun.
Yep. I used to be a regular on CIF but haven't posted in ages simply because comments are never open on anything 'controversial'. The trend started about 5 years ago and now they've basically reduced comments to 'safe' subjects. And on the rare occasions they do open comments on 'controversial' topics, the mods watch them so closely that the comment feed looks like a Swiss cheese within hours. Who can be bothered with that?
Vermeil · 20/09/2020 13:15

Not open for comments, I see. Not that many articles are these days in the Graun.

wellbehavedwomen · 20/09/2020 12:54

Really excellent article, and thank you for sharing it.

TheChampagneGalop · 20/09/2020 12:52

It's spot on.

EdgeOfACoin · 20/09/2020 12:44

Is the Observer less one-sided on this topic, I wonder?