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£1 million prize offered for anyone who can provide a clear example of a transphobic J.K. Rowling quote

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miri1985 · 14/08/2023 02:07

As the title says, a million pounds is being offered by Distance Magazine https://www.thedistancemag.com/p/we-will-award-steve-wardlaw-1-million?r=uglk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

"To win the Steve Wardlaw Prize™, an entrant must demonstrate that the cited statement by J.K. Rowling does not involve a rights conflict. That is, the cited statement must materially detract from the human rights of ‘transgender people’ without simultaneously arguing for the rights of another group, such as women, children, or people with faith traditions."

They've named the prize after Steve Wardlaw who I've never heard of but his pinned tweet is an apology to Alison Bailey

We Will Award Steve Wardlaw £1 Million For The Elusive 'Anti-Trans' J.K. Rowling Quote

He has assured us that it exists

https://www.thedistancemag.com/p/we-will-award-steve-wardlaw-1-million?r=uglk

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LoobiJee · 14/08/2023 06:22

Thanks for sharing. There are some interesting articles on that website. The one about Andrea Dworkin’s account of a conversation with poet Allen Ginsberg was an eye opener.

Datun · 14/08/2023 05:31

Genius. And interesting that no-one has even attempted to find something.

How will she ever be called transphobic again?? 😁

I love these creative gotchas.

PatatiPatatras · 14/08/2023 03:57

Or that it is transphobic to look for a 'rights conflict'

PretzelKnot · 14/08/2023 03:31

The TRAs will soon be screeching that it’s not what she says, it’s the tone.

Fukuraptor · 14/08/2023 03:24

That is genius, they might actually be motivated to read everything she has written on the subject.😅

Shine that flashlight under the bed and see there isn't a monster after all.

Disagreement doesn't equal bigotry

Pocodaku · 14/08/2023 02:14

This is fantastic! Hopefully it will open eyes for many people who may have only encountered the issue online, that there isn’t a single transphobic quote.

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miri1985 · 14/08/2023 02:08

Forgot to include a copy of his pinned tweet for posterity

£1 million prize offered for anyone who can provide a clear example of a transphobic J.K. Rowling quote
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