JKR reprimanded by "feminist" "ally" for being unhelpful (to him).

Quite apart from anything else, Hayton needs to take responsibility for informing the entire world that for him, and many other men, it's a sexual fetish.

Who the fuck's going to respect that??

Debbie did all that! Not JKR.

In fact Hayton is probably directly responsible for the disillusionment of many women who imagined transwomen as fey homosexuals, not middle aged, straight cross dressers.

Trying to put a lid on that and taking the moral high ground?

I sometimes wish, that for five fucking seconds, I could have the blind arrogance of a man raised with this kind of entitlement.

Man tries to put "uppity" woman back in her place. Twas ever thus.

I have zero respect for Hayton or any of these men. I don't draw any distinction just because they make a claim that they support women to get publicity and attention. I think a lot of us probably feel vindicated though.

Hayton at his manipulative best.

Turning Rowling's assertion of

"I didn’t compare him to one. He IS one."

Into her wanting the individual to be unsafe.

Whether you agree with Rowling or not, her tone is remarkably different to the essay she wrote in 2020 when she set out her reasons for speaking out on sex and gender. Then, she wrote: ‘Trans people need and deserve protection’, and ‘I want trans women to be safe.’ Perhaps she has changed her mind in the four years that have passed?

This desperate TRA trope that recognising men as men makes them unsafe is getting a little old hat.

When Debbie says that Debbie is a man, is Debbie trying to make other trans people, or Debbieself, 'unsafe' too?

Oh is it just women who say it?

The quote-Tweet is possibly the most brutal weapon that exists on social media – especially in the hands of influencers with thousands of followers. Anything an opponent says can be captured and broadcast to your audience. Sarcasm, ridicule, or downright abuse then set the tone for the mob who can ‘pile on’ and deluge the original with more of the same, and worse.

is Debbie really attempting to accuse J. K. Rowling of being complicit in the abuse of trans people here?

Poor Debbie. Courting, sorry goading, Rolling does not end the way Debbie fondly imagines.

We like to be noticed and when the likes and (friendly) replies flood into the phone, dopamine can flood the brain. No matter who you are, this has the potential to become addictive
Social media followers then often demand increasingly direct and shocking posts to stay on board. Is this happening to Rowling?

Hahaha!!! Yes indeedy - JK Rowling, the most feted, famous, celebrated author on the planet, needs the likes, Debs.

As a piece of projection, it doesn't get more blatant.

J. K. Rowling getting involved seems to be rattling the ideologues from one end of the Internet to the other.

I know Hayton dabbles here. So here’s my reply to the final paragraph:

It is helpful, because it was being reported as a New Progressive Thing when, as JKR points out, it’s merely the same old middle aged white blokes getting jobs.

It is necessary as there are still large sections of the public confused about what a transwoman is (a sizeable minority think it’s a woman wishing to pass as a man)

It is true. Obviously.

If a bloke wants to wear a frock and a wig to work and his work is ok with that, fine. I tend to see these as misogynistic appropriations and parodies, but let us assume he’s actually genuine and not engaging in AGP cosplay.

If he wants to present this as empowerment and breaking new ground as a woman, he can bugger off.

This "treat people with respect" business. Respect is earned, not owed.

Anyone demanding it, isn't likely to be someone who's earned it.

‘Is it true’ is an interesting one. Because the answer in this case is yes.

What a knob 🙄

invoking Elon is a particularly pathetic appeal to authority

I have helpfully summarised the article with a gif

It was nice of Hayton to repeat JKR's remark verbatim, JKR has a sharp wit and it made me smile.

And JKR didn't say that Clark (or any other trans person, or any male person for that matter) shouldn't be a football referee, so I don't see what Hayton's huffing about.

I don't know much about football so I wonder if there are any (out) gay male referees.

She was saying words I don’t like. Maybe people will realise what I am.

MUST MAKE HER STOP

Hayton has an issue because Rowling (and most of us here) can agree that a straight, white male suffering from gender dysphoria should be treated with respect, and not discriminated against…. While also recognising that said person is still a straight, white male. Really Debbie, what’s so hard about that?

But as I might ask children in my class who have said what they thought rather than what is wise: is it helpful? Is it necessary? And is it true? Unless all three answers are affirmative then maybe it is best not to say it at all.

Is what JKR said helpful? Yes it tells people the truth rather than a lie.

Is what JKR said necessary? Yes as some people still don't realise that transwomen are in fact men

Is what JKR said true. Yes.

So Debbie according to your own rules there is nothing wrong with what JKR tweeted as all three answers to your questions are to me affirmative in their answer.

it’s not clear to me why anyone should really care.

That really sums up the transgenderist attitude.

'Why do you care? We just want to pee in peace.'

'Why do you care? We just want to have what we want?'

'Why do you care, you old busybody?'

Ticks so many of the Rules of Misogyny.

Why do we care? Because we care about women. Because we care about our children's futures. Because we care about equality and equity. Because we care about more than just what we want.

What a load of pish from Bait Beyond He.