The Uncancelling of JK Rowling

Transwomen are women so can use the ladies loos.

Your scientific illiteracy is getting very old. 🙄

You know that's nonsense. Why keep spouting it?

Transwomen are women so can use the ladies loos.

He's fairly A list to be honest.

Just want to check hotdiggetydog, that you really don't understand the issue.

Female writers will assume a male nom de plume to neutralise the sexism imposed by men.

Men insisting on entering women's spaces are exploiting the sexism imposed by men.

Using women's necessity for privacy because of male behaviour and using a pseudonym because of male behaviour are not opposites.

Daniel Radcliffe had a go the other week at JKR. I thought cheeky oik. You're a run of the mill actor whereas JKR is a hugely successful woman.

She's such a respectable person. Even when turned on from people she previously called friends, she never showed a trace of bitterness even for a moment. Something more of us could aspire to..

The dogs problem is they don't understand why women need to be protected, they think we already have equality and are being mean. Give them 15 years and kids! Yes they need to read about feminism!

No. No, they don't, no matter how much they want to.
You need to get over it; it simply doesn't happen.

Are you assuming trans women are likely sex offenders?

This is just the "we don't want gays near children" argument rebadged really

Take your homophobia somewhere else, please.
As you know, male people are more likely to be sex offenders than female people. This is borne out by data. Lots of it. To say it's the same as gay people suggests you think that gay people are more likely to be sex offenders. Show us the data if you really think that.

Not diggetydog. You need to educate yourself. If you are a sexual predator who wants access to females it’s easier to say you identify as a female to gain access to female only spaces. It’s nothing to do with not wanting “gays near children”.

Pot stirring methinks. Don't rise to it @SidewaysOtter

What's the issue with toilets? Are you assuming trans women are likely sex offenders?

Clearly some are. Isla Bryson, Karen White, Barbie Kardashian to name just a few. Since it's not possible to tell which transwomen/men are sex offenders, ALL transwomen/men need to stay out of women's spaces no matter how they "identify".

Nowt to do with "embracing change" or "getting with the times" - it's about protecting women. But then you knew that, didn't you?

What's the issue with toilets? Are you assuming trans women are likely sex offenders?

This is just the "we don't want gays near children" argument rebadged really, your arguments will be outdated and deemed as inappropriate in a few years. Best get with the times I reckon. Embrace the change!!

I seriously doubt she'd give a flying fuck if a bloke called himself Gloria Sparkles for the purposes of writing a lovely romance aimed at a female market.

If he subsequently decided that entitled him to use women's toilets or a bed in a women's hospital ward, that's a different story.

It's not difficult.

Nope, as a female I would never do this. I’d queue. Because I wouldn’t feel safe and because I wouldn’t want to invade a male-only space and potentially make males feel uncomfortable with my presence. I would respect their right to a male-only space.

Not for the purposes of writing, or indeed any other activities where sex doesn't matter.

Yep, but she's got issues with men doing the reverse.

Because it's well known in publishing that women are willing to read books by both men and women but men are biased against female authors. So by choosing Jane Smith she would be effectively halving her readership.

Everyday sexism innit.

Doesn't answer the question. Why not Jane Smith?

Because JKR said she wanted to separate from the Harry potter series and see if she was an author who could switch genres. Her books have been a great success

Why not use a female pen name then? Why change gender?

Dr Polly Carmichael of the Tavistock Clinic has also confirmed that suicide amongst gender non conforming kids is vanishingly rare.

@Areyoureal the 'talk of suicide' has been shown to be as factual as the rest of Mermaid's nonsense. If you speak to detransitioners, loads of them say they were coached to pretend to feel suicidal because they knew that was the way to get hold of puberty blockers or cross sex hormones.

Professor Michael Biggs analysed the Tavistock GIDS and national suicide figures and found that suicide amongst young children in England and Wales is, thankfully, vanishingly rare and there is no evidence that there is a high rate among trans-identified children.

You may be interested to do more reading, the following link is very informative:
Suicide Facts and Myths - Transgender Trend

Well I have a life time IP ban with reddit for being gender critical and questioning the status quo. Even if they lifted that I have a hard time forgiving them for it. I kind of hope they go up in flames. I just pissed off the wrong mod really. Also if they change their mind just because it’s popular opinion they are capable to swinging to extremes again and abusing their powers yet again. I’m pretty salty about reddit really. They banned my husband too even though all he does is read about gaming computers and movies just because he was on the same modem as me. You can’t make this up!

Rowling never claimed to be a man. She used a pen name, which is common for authors to do. Ever hear of George Sands, who was a woman?

And there are no "perceived benefits" for Rowling to use the pen name Robert Galbraith. She is a phenomenally popular and wealthy writer whose books, written under her real (although abbreviated) name, have spawned an entire industry.

If you are going to criticise her, go ahead, but at least give her the courtesy of getting your facts straight. By not doing so, your posts are idiotic.