JK Rowling blasts Glasgow library for 'shaming lesbians' with 'penis-centred' comic

It's such a historical, male viewpoint, that all a lesbian needs is a good penis inside her to make her realise that's she's not actually same-sex attracted after all. She needed a magical Penis of Wonder!

Interesting piece. Student asked to think about what JKR said and analysise the words. He then came to the conclusion she had said nothing he could disagree with and he did not see anything transphobic - although he said he understood why some might object and not want the words said, but came back to saying that sex is binary and it has to be accepted.

She's right. Anyone calling those who disagree with gender ideology 'transphobes' is wrong.

JK is also in the news because a teacher, Warren Smith, had a conversation with one of his students in which the student couldn't back up his assertion that JK is transphobic. The student had just 'heard' she was. ( https://twitter.com/addicted2newz/status/1753702517765021907)

TRAs have been claiming that Smith's video is a fake. Not sure if there is a thread on this already. I just wanted to say that Aiden Comerford's attacks on Smith are particularly disingenous. He's trying to prove Smith is a 'failed script writer' and set the whole thing up. He says Smith admits to having faked another video, but that's not true at all (https://twitter.com/AidanCTweets/status/1755551711802884550) What's happening here (re the other video) is someone claims the video is 'completely fake' and Smith says, 'it's not completely fake. It's not fake'. He's clearly echoing the other person's words.

Does Comerford understand that? I don't get the man. Doesn't seem very bright. I wish he'd come on here to debate!

Library problems in Wales as well:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5002509-swansea-university-library-removes-helen-joyce-book-from-display

And here are some bits of it.

https://scottishlesbians.substack.com/p/lesbians-are-dying-out

JKR's assessment of it as "penis-centered" is spot-on.

I would need to read the "zine" (= pretentious word for "comic book") to judge it.

It's hard to change the cultural meaning of a cock when men keep using it to rape women. That is a change I'd support (I.e. them not doing that).

songaboutjam · 03/02/2024 03:04

"Glasgow Women's Library has done more for women's rights in Scotland than any of its detractors will ever do."

I suppose that it's following the same sort of logic as Willoughby, asserting that them is more of a woman than any woman.

As others have said, if you spend your life doing good works for the needy, then carry out a murder, the good things don't outweigh the bad.

Brilliant.

I don't know if this has been posted on the forum:

Wasn't sure how authentic it was, but the guy did an interview for media so...

Victoria Smith has written about the comic

https://thecritic.co.uk/lets-change-the-cultural-meaning-of-the-penis/

Funny and sad.

That reminded me of something Lundy Bancroft wrote about using "well I have been good for ages" as an excuse for behaviour which contributes to the abuse.

I'm so tired of this ridiculousness. Women should not have to point out lesbians don't do dick.

At one time Stonewall did an enormous amount of good for gay rights and acceptance. But not so much recently.
As you say :
It's not like X amounts of previous good work done should cover you from criticism for Y amounts of bad.

Even if this were true, so what? If they had done so much more for women's rights than everyone else, it still wouldn't make it acceptable for them to do this now. It's not like X amounts of previous good work done should cover you from criticism for Y amounts of bad.

However, defending the library was Duncan Hothersall, editor of Labour Hame, who said: "Solidarity with @womenslibrary, a brilliant organisation run by amazing women, which is currently facing an onslaught of smears and attacks from a mob of transphobes.

Of course it's just insults and deflection. Otherwise he'd have to actually argue a defence of what this book depicts.

Surely the person who's done most for women's rights in Scotland is Isla Bryson?

Scotland seems to be in the news for this stuff all the time. e.g. ERCC, rapist is a gender etc....
What it is with Scotland hating women so much?

Suggestion for name change - The Glasgow Women’s Penis Library.

Athenaeum for Glaswegian People

This is completely disgusting and rapey.
Mocking a woman for being afraid of or not wanting a penis?
Because rape is just exposure to a body part whose cultural meanings have changed!
So shut up and take it, you hysterical Karen!

She is the true Queen 👸

Back to good old corrective rape, my mind boggles at how anyone can think this is acceptable for even a second.