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The Witch Trials of JK Rowling

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CrossPurposes · 14/02/2023 14:27

An in-depth intervietw with JK Rowling by Megan Phelps-Roper coming next week: twitter.com/meganphelps/status/1625465141046247425?s=20

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beastlyslumber · 21/02/2023 11:53

Ooh great, thanks. Have downloaded. Was talking to a friend the other day about JKR - her daughter is trying to convince her that JK is evil. She said the only thing she found convincing was that JKR's pen name is Robert Galbraith, which is the same name as a famous eugenicist. Obviously that is very weak sauce. But I did say that I'd send her the podcast when it came out so she could get stuck in to the full debate. So excited for this!

JaninaDuszejko · 21/02/2023 11:45

Already bookmarked on spotify.

Genesis1v27 · 21/02/2023 11:41

The first two episodes are out now.

www.thefp.com/witchtrials

medianewbie · 20/02/2023 16:40

Thank you OP. This may be my 1st ever podcast to listen to :)

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CrossPurposes · 20/02/2023 16:31

Claire Cohen interview with Megan Phelps-Roper from today's Times: archive.is/2023.02.20-092857/www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a54e68fa-aee7-11ed-9b9f-31b722fd39c6?shareToken=63941845d7015fda477a87e2638e1245

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Genesis1v27 · 16/02/2023 16:24

@coconotgrove already posted this in the Telegraph- Whenever people accuse JK Rowling of transphobia, they never quote a single word she’s said thread, but this opinion piece by Pamela Paul in The New York Times today is a must-read in advance of the podcast series: In Defense of J.K. Rowling. Look at some of the "reader picks" comments too.

BettyFilous · 15/02/2023 19:39

Megan is terrific on Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s podcast. What an amazing conversation! It was so interesting to listen to them comparing their own experiences.

TheBiologyStupid · 15/02/2023 17:14

Genesis1v27 · 14/02/2023 15:24

For anyone who wants to avoid Twitter, this is a direct link to the series at The Free Press:

www.thefp.com/witchtrials

And Megan Phelps-Roper's introductory essay:

www.thefp.com/p/the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling

I've just read the excellent introductory essay:

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, many Christians saw her stories of witchcraft as dangerous for children, both sinful and poisonous. They made films and wrote books decrying her influence, sermonized against her, and campaigned to have her work removed from schools and libraries. Their efforts to censor the series made “Harry Potter” among the most banned books of two different decades. Some of these Christians, too, burned her books.

And yet it's the GC feminists here who get accused of "aligning with the bigoted Christian right"...!

OrangeToothbrush · 14/02/2023 20:30

Subscribed, thanks for the heads up!

thirdfiddle · 14/02/2023 19:57

I hadn't heard of Megan, but listening to that TED talk I can see why JKR chose her. Will look forward to it.

FemaleAndLearning · 14/02/2023 19:41

Thanks for sharing I've started listening to podcasts on way to work. Habe followed on Spotify.

BettyFilous · 14/02/2023 19:13

I will check out her podcast ahead of her JKR talk. She sounds interesting.

beastlyslumber · 14/02/2023 17:49

Ooh brilliant! Will look forward to this.

Sophoclesthefox · 14/02/2023 17:34

I was very excited to see this earlier. Megan Phelps-Roper is an incredibly fascinating woman, and I am very interested to hear her take on it. I am not aware of her position on matters of gender, but I’m sure she will have a thoughtful take. I highly recommend her book on leaving the church. It takes such courage to do what she did.

I love the line “you could not have misunderstood me more profoundly” fromJKR. There are some people I am burning to say this to, as I think it really encapsulates their attitude. Possibly my only addition would be to point out the wilfulness of the misunderstanding and how hard they’ve had to work to misrepresent and misunderstand her.

it will be fascinating.

DameMaud · 14/02/2023 17:29

Oops here:

DameMaud · 14/02/2023 17:29

Here's a link to Meghan's amazing Ted Talk about leaving the Westboro Baptist Church which I watched years ago- so my interest double piqued!
Can totally see why she has taken this on.
Two amazing women talking together. What a treat!
Thanks so much for the heads up OP!

Annaissleeping · 14/02/2023 17:22

I so admire Megan's work in general so will really look forward to this.

OneMorePlant · 14/02/2023 17:18

TheGreatATuin · 14/02/2023 17:05

My money's on a handful of TRAs writing articles titled "I listened to JKRs podcasts you don't have to" which then completely misrepresents what she's said, and then all Twitter's flying monkeys condemning her on the basis of what she didn't actually say.
Same as usual. Personally, I'm really looking forward to it.

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TheGreatATuin · 14/02/2023 17:05

Whyjustwhy123 · 14/02/2023 16:46

I wonder how many of her haters will actually take the time to listen to her?

My money's on a handful of TRAs writing articles titled "I listened to JKRs podcasts you don't have to" which then completely misrepresents what she's said, and then all Twitter's flying monkeys condemning her on the basis of what she didn't actually say.
Same as usual. Personally, I'm really looking forward to it.

Whyjustwhy123 · 14/02/2023 16:46

I wonder how many of her haters will actually take the time to listen to her?

Whyjustwhy123 · 14/02/2023 16:46

Look forward to this!!!

ShireWifeofNigelFarage · 14/02/2023 16:46

Datun · 14/02/2023 16:11

Good. It's time.

Absolutely.

Fairislefandango · 14/02/2023 16:27

Excellent. Just subscribed to this.

Datun · 14/02/2023 16:11

Good. It's time.

Deadringer · 14/02/2023 16:05

I saw this on Facebook and all of the comments attached were very positive. Looking forward to it.