JK Rowling in the firing line again

Always interesting to twitter search "@jk_rowling [insult]" and see how many slurs and curses are flying her way.

If it’s a choice between people who show porn to children and promote libel against women OR Joe Toryboy, I’ll take the Tories, thanks.

Same. I'd side with Satan himself over people Tweeting porn at kids. Hopefully JKR taking legal action will help some of these muppets actually think before they start typing (although I doubt it.)

Exactly, weebisom.

It’s such a terrible, dishonest take to try to paint JKR as the bad guy here. They’re saying that people who tweet porn onto a thread about a child’s book, libel a much loved children’s author by misrepresenting her reaction to that porn, and then complain that their “right” to do these things has been miserably violated because she’s rich and they’re not are the good guys…I do not think that that view will find much support outside a very small, self selecting population.

Fucking hell. She can’t do anything right for these people, can she?

And yes as the concept of guilt by association is such a slam dunk for half of the trans allies who rock up here, we might as well chuck that back at them.

Look at the kinds of people YOU share a “side” with!

If it’s a choice between people who show porn to children and promote libel against women OR Joe Toryboy, I’ll take the Tories, thanks.

To conflate two threads, I was cheered by reading this from Gareth Roberts on the Judith Butler saga:

unherd.com/2021/09/judith-butlers-toxic-nonsense/

"So now we have queer theory, gender theory, critical race theory, out in the open. And this stuff is dangerous when it metastasises.
Because it’s not merely an irritant. It weakens and debilitates us. It amplifies neurosis and further damages already damaged people — the shouty unicorn-avatar children of Twitter have been driven out of their tiny minds by it, to their and our detriment."

Just putting my legal hat on for a second… a few people are complaining that Rowling has restricted free speech by threatening to sue for defamation. This is just incorrect. Under U.K. law and human rights law libellous speech is NOT protected - no one has the right to say defamatory things. So this is a not a free speech issue because Rowling has a right not to be defamed. I’ve also seen people say that Rowling is using her wealth to silence a working class person, but again that ignores the fact the working class person is not entitled to say these things. It’s actually quite rare for libel to reach a trial - most are settled at the pre trial mediation stage. And it’s not just the preserve of the rich and famous. Rowling is not exploiting a privilege only open to rich people , but is vindication a right everyone has.

Some people have rather sinisterly said that this means they now know the kind of things that “get to” or “hurt” Rowling. It’s pretty self evident that to suggest to a children’s author she overlooks child porn is hurtful to her reputation. But the purpose of defamation law is to stop the libel , so tweeters would be ill advised to use this as inspiration. Finally, anyone who retweets the statement is at risk of being sued . This isn’t a ballsy , plucky free speech issue ! Don’t retweet libel.

What a lot of hideous narcissists there are on Twitter. She’s incredible to put up with it at all. Hope she doesn’t read any of their brainpuke.

Also can they please fuck off and leave her to write in peace? I need the next Strike/Ellacott masterpiece ASAP. Thanks.

These people are insane. I don't want to lose work hours or my mental peace over it so I'm trying not to get involved in this one. I'll cave, I always do.

I wonder what working class means in this context. JKR herself came from a working class background and made her money by her own efforts - with a large element of luck, of course, but with minimal financial support from her family.

As these people live in the moment with a very poor grasp of history, are mostly either very young or very immature, and appear to have very little drive or resilience, I suppose it's beyond their comprehension that a middle-aged person might once have lived a different sort of life, encountered some tough challenges, coped, and worked hard to make things better.

What a cesspit Twitter is. So many absolute idiots completely missing the point here - even giving abuse to a media law specialist clearly explaining defamation (the new insult appears to be 'she's not gonna fuck you bro', have seen that dismissive nonsense go out to Buck Angel today as well).

Thinking JKR has no right to go after a 'queer, working class' person whatever they've done. Refusing to see there has been any wrongdoing ('UK libel law sucks', moans another). There are many reasons why that tweet should not be allowed to stand. Its defenders really cannot see the wood for the trees.

This is yet another example of why posters telling us how we should be ashamed that other groups such as right wing politicians ‘align’ with us are quite hilariously blind to the ‘side’ they have chosen and the people their beliefs ‘align’ with.

This. I'd rather not be aligned to the Evangelical Right, but on balance I'd prefer to be aligned with them than with the people who post pornography on a Twitter thread aimed at children.

I just had another look at the trend and I'm astonished they think they are convincing anyone that JKR somehow condones porn and not just highlighting their idiocy and creepiness for all to see.

Anyone else wondering if she’s biding her time and storing up ammunition to do an actual interview about this?

Between the abuse she’s had and the letters she must have received from women and now the “porn shown to children” angle that the TRAs are helpfully amplifying, I’m sure she has a lot to say.

Astounding lack of ability to read and understand on display.

It's unbearable and I hope JKR doesn't even wind herself up looking. That's clearly a legally worded apology, closed to replies - it's serious, and there should be a lesson in there somewhere for these idiots. But yet they continue with their barely literate nihilistic takes. In some ways these pile ons are more meaningless every time. But as pps have said, look what they've come to stand for now. They are dangerously stupid.

Many of these people aren't what you would call well adjusted, mentally stable individuals. This will always be apparent when they are thwarted.

Gasp0de

Twitter does allow porn as I discovered following back some trans activists profiles and discovering their legit porn. It ‘should’ be behind a label or something that you have to click to enable you to see it (like ‘content for 18 + only’) but it is there in all its glory. .. well, in the eyes of the ‘beholder’ anyway.

Also appears to take it for granted that there will be adult content on Twitter and that's no biggy. I imagine Twitter allows it and even encourages it as it increases traffic from porn addicted men.

In fact using social media with your child before they are allowed to join themselves might be a good idea . Education you know

The logic (I use the word extremely loosely) seems to be that Twitter isn't for children so it's irresponsible to post content aimed at children. This ignores that it's impossible for social media platforms to verify users' age, over 13s, ie older children, are allowed, and parents were posting their children's pictures and were obviously looking at the thread with their children.

Christ some people are cunts

They lack the warmth and depth.

I see a lot of tweets saying effectively she was asking for that to happen, by posting a thread of free story chapters designed to appeal to parents and children during a global pandemic

Christ some people are cunts

I think some of these people are very very lucky that jkr is obviously a very nice human being and is hesitant to take further measures against obviously very very stupid people