The Uncancelling of JK Rowling

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Actually I would not enter a public lavatory designated for males for several reasons. One, they invariably stink of urine. Two it's disrespectful to males to think they will want to urinate in front of a random woman. ( I'm clearly talking about lavatories where there are urinals). And three, if I want men to respect me and not use the female loos then I don't use theirs. It's not trendy or right on to do it. Just disrespectful.

Oooh, hark at you Hotdiggity

😁😂😁 Get over it 🤣🤣🤣

No.

No one can change their sex. Absolutely not. Positively not.
No.

I really don't think they will have any problems with finding cast members due to boycotting- what a silly thing to say and good to see it was witheringly dismissed in that article!

It will be a fantastic project to get involved in and actors will be falling over themselves to be involved. If she follows her past policy when making the films JK will be looking to use British actors as much as possible who haven't in the main been quite as bonkers over the trans issue as in the US. They certainly haven't struggled to find cast members for the Cursed Child west end show.

Of course men, however they identify are allowed in adverts, just have they always have been 🙄 what is infuriating is a man putting on woman face to advertise a product solely aimed at the female body. But you knew that.

Oh dear. Our Disney junior enthusiast is like a dog with a bone. Shame that they’ve mistaken a toilet brush for a bone though.

Literally no one thinks the ‘Rowling pretends to be a man’ argument is the gotcha they seem to believe it to be.

Oh you're American, of course you fucking are.

I was asking hotdog as they appear to think some women can become men, but some are just pretending.

It's very confusing....

In the nicest way possible, what are you talking about? Some random woman inviting men into the women’s toilets (unless it’s their own private bathroom at home) doesn’t mean it’s okay and every other woman must accept it.

Even Percy Weasley told the boys off for being in a girl’s toilet! And that was a dead girl’s toilet too, not even one being used by living girls.

Was she ever really cancelled? People whines about it and insisted she wasn’t associated with Harry Potter (which is a bizarre statement) but as far as I could see Potter is still king. It’s moved on to the next generation, my kids are fans as I was at their age. Lots of merchandise, new films, the play and so on. I think rather than ‘uncancelling’ I’d have called it the failed cancelling.

The question that always arises with trans ideologues is: are they really that stupid? Or do they assume that other people are?

its more that they have nothing else by way of argument and they're firing any old shit out there to see if it sticks

@AdamRyan

If someone presents as male sometimes, female other times, or even neutral, but does not self identify as non-binary, but as a woman, how would you describe them?

Sounds like most women - some days they wear trousers, some times skirts, sometimes make up , sometimes not - I don't know how people manage to figure out what they're 'presenting as'

But somehow.... people just figure it out and call them ......by their name?

Can you explain to us how exactly women become men and vice versa? If you are so adamant that it happens, you can tell us how, I am sure.

She never pretended to be a bloke though.

I've been looking at the comments sections on the many many articles regarding the new HP series online....they are so reassuring! Thousands upon thousands of people commenting how much they love JKR, how they agree with her, how she never said anything transphobic, and so on. The vast vast majority are supportive and clear in their understanding. Sprinkled handfuls of TRA's and their supporters plus a few nutter right wing jobs who think she is transphobic and support her, but seriously, so cheering.

I've seen this used a lot on Twitter as some kind of killer argument.

Obviously she doesn't bash trans people - I challenge you to find a single instance of JKR bashing trans people. It will take a long time, because ther isn't one.

But the stupidity of the argument is mind-boggling. The question that always arises with trans ideologues is: are they really that stupid? Or do they assume that other people are? How can anyone genuinely believe that a female author adopting a male pseudonym is the same as men demanding to be called Veronica and flashing their dick in the women's changing room?

Interesting.
If someone presents as male sometimes, female other times, or even neutral, but does not self identify as non-binary, but as a woman, how would you describe them?

Oh dear . Hotdog is back.
Have a Bud light and a lie down dear.
Somebody using a different name is not the same as popping balloons down your top and declaring yourself a woman ( see random canadian woodworking teacher) Even trans people must have been embarrassed by that dude.

Nobody becomes a man unless they are born male. Nobody becomes a woman unless she is born female. No one changes sex. It's deluded to think anyone changes sex.

She didn't actually 'become a man'.
Because that's impossible.

It is possible to sign a different name or wear different clothes and so on- lots of people do that.

When has she bashed Trans people?

To expand on your point, lots of women become men and men become women, and not just for writing purposes.

No one literally becomes the opposite sex. Hth.

To expand on your point, lots of women become men and men become women, and not just for writing purposes.

Get over it.

Oh for goodness sake, grow up.

@hotdiggetydog if you are shocked that someone gender critical has a problem with gender stereotypes then it really might help you to read up on what gender critical actually means.