JK Rowling should be a national treasure - Telegraph

So Virginia has had a long career and played interesting and brave woman like Violette Szabo and Joy Adamson.

I think those of us who feel inclined should nominate JKR.
Can I also suggest a nomination for Virginia McKenna as well. She too is a national treasure She has done so much for animals, especially lions and deserves more recognition for that work. She is 90.

I heard something on the radio about a reworking of The Magic Faraway Tree. It’s by the Tracy Beaker author (can’t remember her name) so maybe it won’t be too cringey.

The article indicated that she gets quite a lot of bad press in America. Calling her transphobic in MSM.

There's a part of me that wishes she would go after these people. Public apologies and retractions would maybe make more people speak out.

The other worrying thing, of course, is these sensitivity readers that are censoring everything in children's books.

It's frightening. I can see a future with kids finding an Enid Blyton or J. K. Rowling and furtively passing them around at break, wide eyed with shock and wonder.

She is a good person. They hate that. And they hate that however many lies they tell, they can't pin anything on her. People still buy her books and people still love her. That has to hurt.

Oh dear, so much rage and frustration for people who are furious to start off with! And worst of all it’s inflicted on them by a (ugh) woman. If only they could let go of all this rage and enjoy living in an affluent, free country where they’re not being persecuted ….

Oh I’d love to see her in the House of Lords.

Yes.

I didn’t see a 2021 list if there was one but in 2020:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4055494-A-Womans-Medal

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4120841-OFFICIAL-FWR-Women-of-the-Year-Awards-2020

Multiple nominations!

What a wonderful Baroness she'd make.

now day dreaming of all the other women who would be wonderful in the HOL and what a difference they could make.

Her charity Lumos did some wonderful things.
She is an inspiration to me.

Maybe she's just happy pottering along till the next honour strikes.

Very good.

She is a national treasure. And in time that will be recognised again.

JKR ticks every criterion on Nitros link: www.gov.uk/honours

‘People get honours for achievements like:

making a difference to their community or field of work
enhancing Britain’s reputation
long-term voluntary service
innovation and entrepreneurship
changing things, with an emphasis on achievement
improving life for people less able to help themselves
displaying moral courage’

Let’s all nominate her ❤️

It's true, I doubt she would want to be in the Lords both for political reasons and because she has other commitments with writing and charity etc.
But it would be great if she'd just go down there, make the odd killer speech and then go back to her normal life now and again.

She's a CBE already I think. Damehood is the next step. Maybe she's just happy pottering along till the next honour strikes. But yes she should definitely be a baroness because that's a job rather than an honour and she'd be really good at it. She might not get enough writing done though.

She is a good person. They hate that. And they hate that however many lies they tell, they can't pin anything on her. People still buy her books and people still love her. That has to hurt.

There are indeed Birthday Honours @Cuck00soup, & anyone can nominate JKR for inclusion in the List. You can’t request/suggest she receive a particular Honour though - the Honours Committee decide which Award, if any, to give the people nominated.

Sometimes I come dangerously close to knowing useful things & being able to communicate them well & clearly.

Thanks for sharing OP. I often feeling quite an overwhelming sadness and anger at the world for not listening to the words she has actually said, let alone the inability to talk about and resolve the issues at hand. It's reassuring to read such a piece; the journalist clearly understands the debate as well as JKR's stance, instead of simply jumping to either end of an extreme. Hoping public support for her becomes far more common (outside of twitter and Mumsnet).

We should nominate her for damehood.

Are there honours for the Queen's Birthday?

A Dame? She should be a Baroness and get a place in the House of Lords.

Imagine the TRA rage if she was sitting there, next to Professor Winston as he declares "Humans cannot change sex" and then schools everyone about what a cervix is before JKR gets to make a speech about Orwell.

She fucking amazing. I hope she sees how many people love her to bits and has found away to ignore the twats.

Why isn't she a Dame already?

Political? (Pre THAT tweet)
Her age?

More than deserved for either HP or her charity work.

She is. Luckily the dc are fans but I think I’d buy her books regardless.

She is. I’m not a HP fan (I enjoy strike though) but I do think she comes across as a strong woman - who should be used as a role model for kids today rather than them stamping their feet and renaming school houses because ‘transphobia’ that they can’t event give evidence for).