She's such a hateful bigot, isn't she?

Oh, come on. Whether you agree that she herself has been transphobic or not, there is no denying that by coming out in support of the gender critical movement she has emboldened transphobes.

Ahh yes. Transphobes like myself who were living with an abusive trans partner constantly threatening me with all the things JKR has spoken out about.

Was it transphobic of me to object to the multiple rapes aswell?

Personally I think every individual offered a JKR financed vaccine should refuse it, anything less is literal violence against the TRAs. That's reasonable right?

Frankly, I can see exactly where the bigotry is coming from and it isn't from JK Rowling or those who support her

Precisely, hellandhairnets and I can see perfectly clearly the ones who are behaving like Hitler and every other totalitarian, authoritarian dictator there has ever been and it isn't JKR, those who support her or gender critical feminists.

TedImgoingmad

Hang on Ted. We are still waiting to hear back whether The President of the United States is more powerful than Joanne Rowling. I asked it up thread, let's give it some time shall we for that decision to come through.....

There may be some doubts?

Emma Watson
Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Margaret Atwood
Stephen King
Sophie Turner
Miley Cyrus
Oprah Winfrey
Beyonce

None of them are as involved as JKR. They have made one off or occasional statements of support.

I don't agree she has been transphobic. You obviously think she has been, so where is your proof?

I didn't say she had been transphobic. I said she had aligned herself with the gender critical movement. I don't think anyone would argue with that.

Name a single transphobe she has "emboldened". And emboldened to do what?

I mean, simply clicking on any of her tweets and reading the replies underneath will illuminate this for you. And emboldened to be openly transphobic. Obviously.

Hmm, I have several million to give to a charity to promote public health. Shall I put it towards reducing a serious pandemic that is killing hundreds of thousands or towards one that encourages teenage girls to bind their breasts and teenage children to take life altering hormones? Tough choice.

I, for one, welcome our new feminist overlord.

I found evidence! Book-burning! Evil! Look!

(okay, a Polish priest apologised for burning Harry Potter books as 'evil' but let's not get bogged down in small details.)

www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/04/polish-priest-apologises-for-harry-potter-book-burning

She also wasn’t the first but I know the “feminists” here won’t have a bad word spoke about their overlord

Oh don’t talk rubbish, ‘overlord’ for goodness sake

[quote peachgreen]@HecatesCatsInFancyHats Oh, come on. Whether you agree that she herself has been transphobic or not, there is no denying that by coming out in support of the gender critical movement she has emboldened transphobes. It's inevitable when a public figure aligns themselves with one side of a sensitive debate.[/quote]
So you can't highlight anything specific that's transphobic? And you don't think women should be able to talk about women's rights, particularly not if they have a wide reach and a high profile? I see.

Crispez, do you not respect that people are allowed to choose which causes to support? You don't get to dictate that. You really are very silly, and self absorbed.

• all the US late night talk show hosts to that list;
• all the major US network anchors (Fox News excepted), e.g., Anderson Cooper;

• the IOC chiefs and numerous other sporting bodies;

• The editorship of The Guardian and The Independent newspapers;
• The President and Vice President of the United States of America.

J.K.Rowling is just like Hitler!

J.K.Rowling is embolding “transphobes!”

...can we see any evidence for that?

...silence....

As the biggest fan of hers ever to walk the earth, I am unsurprised at this, she is a very decent person through and through, and a great example to my children.

Remarkably they never tell men what to do with their money it's the same old sexist, misogynistic and authoritarian missive that underpins the whole of the TRA agenda.

That’s because they’re REAL women and know their place and would never make such a faux pa as to order a man about. It detracts from the femininity they radiate

Not keen on her. Big deal she donated some of her zillions. Good books though.

I do hope that JKR sees this thread.

She'll laugh and laugh and laugh.

I certainly did.

NO she isn't!

She's not my overlord (or lady - how outdated and misgendering to use a male gendered term when JKR uses the pronouns she / her) by the way.

Whoops! Mermaids have already got into hot water for that once this week.

To be fair, I bet JKR has been to Poland, which if you think about it, is exactly like invading it.

I don't agree with JKR's stance on trans rights and I strongly dislike the fact that she has used her platform in ways that have legitimised transphobia

JKR doesn't have a stance on trans rights, she is taking a stand for women's rights, if you think that's anti-trans you are admitting that trans rights are detrimental to and removing women's rights. Whilst we are on the subject of rights could you perhaps answer the question that is routinely asked but never answered by those who hold your views which is what rights do trans people not have?

I don't think she's a hateful bigot, but she is wrong.

How is JKR wrong?

What is it with the JKR worship around here? If you need a public figure to back up your prejudices, you can't be very sure of them.

Another one stating that women's rights are prejudicial - to whom? Again confirmation from the horses mouth that trans rights are prejudicial to women.