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

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SunsetBeetch · 17/05/2021 10:02

JK Rowling has donated £1 million of royalties from one of her children’s books to help fight the Covid-19 crisis in India.

The Harry Potter author is understood to have split the sum between two UK-based charities involved in relief work, including the provision of emergency oxygen supplies.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jk-rowlings-1m-fairytale-gift-to-covid-oxygen-charities-csn5xb9tv

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stonecat · 17/05/2021 21:15

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Blackopal · 17/05/2021 21:14

stonecat Grin I predict your post will appear on twitter very soon as definitive proof of the awfulness of this board

Erikrie · 17/05/2021 21:13

stonecat 😂😂😂 that's cracked me up.

EmeraldShamrock · 17/05/2021 21:10

@stonecat 🤣 it happens.

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toffeebutterpopcorn · 17/05/2021 20:33

Thank god we aren’t at risk of going to war (as in actual war). We’d be f*ed...

GlassBoxSpectacular · 17/05/2021 20:31

@HecatesCatsInFancyHats

Ho Chi Minh was also a prolific writer, but obviously JKR hasn't overseen the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people... yet.
Ahem! Are you denying the LITERAL VIOLENCE of JKR saying that women menstruate?

That’s hundreds of thousands of menstruating men literally being killed by her vicious, murderous transphobia Angry

Sophoclesthefox · 17/05/2021 20:20

Disappointed. You start with Saville and work your way up to Hitler when you’re wokescolding famous author/philanthropists. Because otherwise it’s just silly.

I dunno, what are they teaching kids these days? Grin

BlueLobelia · 17/05/2021 19:58

[quote babbaloushka]@BlueLobelia Quite, should I be embarrassed to admit, as an adult and mother, that the last few books are my go to comfort reads? There's just nothing quite like them for immersibility![/quote]
Grin

I am currently re-reading The Half Blood Prince. I am on Prisoner of Azkaban with the DCs but have gone ahead. It might sound crazy but DS1 is having bullying issues at school (as the victim) and we use HP quite a bit in how to handle things. Basically centred around being honourable and honest and having integrity, and making choices every day about being a good person, supporting friends etc. That all makes HP sound more pious than it is but the fact is that HP has so many things to teach about living a good life as well as being a fabulously exciting good story.

EmeraldShamrock · 17/05/2021 19:50

Good on JKR.

HecatesCatsInFancyHats · 17/05/2021 19:48

Ho Chi Minh was also a prolific writer, but obviously JKR hasn't overseen the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people... yet.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 17/05/2021 19:45
Grin
herecomesthsun · 17/05/2021 19:43

Voldemort Wink

toffeebutterpopcorn · 17/05/2021 19:43

Spooky Spoon (shudder)

Ereshkigalangcleg · 17/05/2021 19:42

Or Dick Dastardly? The Sheriff of Nottingham?

PandorasMailbox · 17/05/2021 19:41

@Ereshkigalangcleg

It's hilarious. Who next? Pol Pot? Nasty Nick?
What about Baron Greenback from Danger Mouse?
toffeebutterpopcorn · 17/05/2021 19:40

Mr Blobby...

Ereshkigalangcleg · 17/05/2021 19:39

It's hilarious. Who next? Pol Pot? Nasty Nick?

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dworky · 17/05/2021 19:32

There is simply no hope for her!!

Heidi1982 · 17/05/2021 19:21

Thanks to those on this thread who have given me a good laugh at the end of a tiring day. I mean, the juxtaposition of JKR with Hitler AND Saville is hilarious.

JKR - I hope you are here and feel the FWR love.

HecatesCatsInFancyHats · 17/05/2021 19:10

One gets the feeling that there simply aren't enough extreme and awful comparisons to make, that could ever take the place of a slap.

Yes Fern

youvegottenminuteslynn · 17/05/2021 18:23

@ImprobablePuffin

I haven't finished reading the thread but I'm just loving how with one breath JKR is compared to Hitler and then in the next breath saying she should give her wealth to trans charities 😂 I mean, would YOU want to help out a group of people who compare you to Hitler and actively hate you? No thought not.
Also, funny someone would want money towards their chosen charity from someone they compare to Hitler.
Fernlake · 17/05/2021 18:21

It's certainly bizarre. A woman who writes children's books, actively involving them in illustrating it, engaging with them on a regular basis, has set up her own children's charity, donates millions to other charities, and has just given a million pounds to help those affected by Covid, is likened to a fascist dictator who is responsible for genocide.

And a serial paedophile.

Obviously, it's risible. But it's so extreme, I wonder what prompts it. It certainly feels like unadulterated rage.

One gets the feeling that there simply aren't enough extreme and awful comparisons to make, that could ever take the place of a slap.