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JKR on Twitter, a thank you.

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MummBRaaarrrTheEverLeaking · 08/03/2022 21:24

Today, on International Womens Day, it's been rather depressing seeing all manner of organisations throw in a quick lip service tweet, only to be pulled up by that bot on their sex pay gaps. Then a vagina museum essentially goad women by doing a big thread about celebrating some people that don't have vaginas. A police force pissing off women too, and then removing the tweet with a post telling us all to "be kind". The hashtag that popped up in the middle of the day, telling women what the right kind of feminism is: the intersectional aka everyone kind.

Basically the general shite we've all come to expect because we can't have one flipping day to ourselves.

So, I would like to say, thank fuck for JK Rowling. Who has stormed in from yesterday and continued today at her magnificent, no holds barred and no shits given best. It's made it an IWD to remember.

That is all. Happy IWD Grin

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OrlandointheWilderness · 09/03/2022 09:16

JKR is one of the wonderful women that make me a bit less worried about my daughter growing up in this world. The class and dignity she employs is a delight to watch. DD (10) loves her, and I adore her for all she has done for women and the sheer joy and delight through literature she has given millions.

Musomama1 · 09/03/2022 09:03

Always thought that JKR was one of the world's wonderful women, way before all of this.

There's a very moving biopic about her that sticks in my mind as well as a couple of documentaries that show just how much shit she has gone through and her absolute rock-hard courage and talent.

It was her essay that completely woke me up to this madness. Thank you.

MrsWooster · 09/03/2022 09:02

Thank you, JK, for standing up for women. It’s made me cry a bit.

StopStartStop · 09/03/2022 08:59

JKR, thank you.

Phobiaphobic · 09/03/2022 08:57

@teawamutu

Between JKR and the gender pay app, this was actually my favourite IWD in years.

Clever, funny women holding a light to the patriarchy and taking the piss. Marvellous stuff and got lots of cut through.

Apparently Dom Joly stuck up for JKR yesterday, which made my day. I am so relieved he's GC.
Phobiaphobic · 09/03/2022 08:54

Just here to express my immense gratitude, Joanne.

Hasselhoffsheadband · 09/03/2022 08:49

I'm loving the TRA reaction to this as well.

Katy Montgomerie telling her to 'grow up you absolute loser'.

Aidan Comerford still flogging that single tweet of a dead woman as a way to discredit JKR (he rolls it out at least once a week bless 'im) and comparing JK to Jimmy Saville.

Joss Prior quoting literary character descriptions from The Casual Vacancy thinking that it says something personally about JKR.

They've got nothing. The are just grasping at anything. She is pure class, she giveth no fucks now, and they just don't know how to handle it!

Clymene · 09/03/2022 08:44

Thank you again Jo. I didn't see all your tweets until this morning but they are epic. SmileSmileSmileSmile

rubyslippers · 09/03/2022 08:40

@teawamutu

Between JKR and the gender pay app, this was actually my favourite IWD in years.

Clever, funny women holding a light to the patriarchy and taking the piss. Marvellous stuff and got lots of cut through.

Agree! It was quite something
teawamutu · 09/03/2022 08:39

Between JKR and the gender pay app, this was actually my favourite IWD in years.

Clever, funny women holding a light to the patriarchy and taking the piss. Marvellous stuff and got lots of cut through.

HermioneKipper · 09/03/2022 08:24

God I know. She’s just fantastic isn’t she.

She makes things better when we feel like we’re just screaming in to a void

SirSamVimesCityWatch · 09/03/2022 08:22

God I love that woman.

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 09/03/2022 08:18

Joanne please be reading this! I'm sure you are on here somewhere...you are amazing ❤️

Whatiswrongwithmyknee · 09/03/2022 08:15

She is an amazing woman and I am so glad that she is persisting in her standing up for women. It's utter nonsense of the labour party to release such drivel - you can't stand up for people who you don't recognise FFS and they need to stop assuming that we are all too stupid to notice that.

birdie90 · 09/03/2022 08:12

Hi JKR I don’t know if you will see this but you were there for me when no one else was, I truly love you and your words, thank you 💜

WellThatsMeScrewed · 09/03/2022 07:44

@KittyLeMew

Shall we just start celebrating International JKR Day instead?
Yep!

My 9 year old DS is lapping up Christmas Pig. For the simple fact that she gets my son to enjoy books she is a hero of mine.

TheGreatATuin · 09/03/2022 07:31

She is amazing and her replies are perfect. She's sharp as a tack and very funny.

PenguindreamsofDraco · 09/03/2022 07:27

She's just out there saying it now.

mummykel16 · 08/03/2022 23:51

@KittyLeMew

Shall we just start celebrating International JKR Day instead?
Yes
KittyLeMew · 08/03/2022 23:48

Shall we just start celebrating International JKR Day instead?

Mollyollydolly · 08/03/2022 23:39

She's amazing. I love no fucks given Rowling. There's a shift in the ground, women speaking up, saying no, and she's right there with every beautiful tweet.

mummykel16 · 08/03/2022 23:39

@Waitwhat23

She's clearly thought 'screw it, they're going to be arseholes whatever I say so I'm just going to go no holds barred'.

She's brilliant. And brave and funny.

And is standing up for girls and women in the face of near constant abuse and threats.

She fucking rocks.

And still not one word of hate, awesome.
GibbonsGoatsGibbons · 08/03/2022 23:29

💚🤍💜

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JKR on Twitter, a thank you.
Waitwhat23 · 08/03/2022 23:27

She's clearly thought 'screw it, they're going to be arseholes whatever I say so I'm just going to go no holds barred'.

She's brilliant. And brave and funny.

And is standing up for girls and women in the face of near constant abuse and threats.

She fucking rocks.

WinterTrees · 08/03/2022 23:24

I can't get my head around how one woman can be such a force for good in the world. She is a beacon of courage and hope to so many people in so many ways. Utterly magnificent.

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