Support for J K Rowling

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I wanted to record journalists etc support for JK Rowling

Here is Nick Cohen retweeting boodleoops article, which is really worth a read

mobile.twitter.com/NickCohen4/status/1270638584740134913

Please add any you see

Flic Everett retweeted it with a "worth reading" and admonished The Body Shop.
Sunny Hundal retweeted with "Really worth reading in full" and Sathnam Sangehera retweeted it
Those are three that I haven't seen comment before.

Craig Potter

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3934213-Craig-Potter-from-Elbow?pg=2

Thank you to our journalists and thinkers. Long may we have free speech, democracy, a fair legal system and strong journalism. I was starting to think all four of those were looking a bit wobbly.

z0rr0

Yes he seems like a comfortable in his skin gay man who just is quietly living his life but won't bend his beliefs or opinions to what he doesn't think is right or ok whatever the fallout of that may be.
I must say I'm quite pleased as I liked him anyway.

A year ago this would have been unheard of. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all those publicly supporting JKR and, of course, women all over the world.

James Dreyfus is great on Twitter, and pretty vocal about how he feels the TRA movement is homophobic. He follows me for some reason - I’m absolutely nobody and rarely tweet, but I must have said something once that he liked!

Shelagh Fogarty, LBC journo has retweeted Janice turner, said that she disagrees with Radcliffe and condemned the Body Shop.

She's on just after professional woke James O'Brien, I can only imagine their handovers. 😁

Not sure what his position is, I can't bring myself to listen to his head tilting.

Is anyone on else slightly scared to hear what their favourite people in the public eye might think on this topic?

I'd be really disappointed to think that people I admire might be on the woke bandwagon. I'm not even going to mention who in case someone pipes up "oh they're really woke" and ruins my week even more!

James Dreyfus' Twitter is brilliant, just had a good few minutes looking through that.

I know exactly what you mean, rattle. This is the first time I've ever been pleased Terry Pratchett is no longer with us. As sad as I am, still, that he died too soon, it would break my heart if he was on the twaw train. I don't think he would have been, but god, it would be absolutely shattering for me.

SirSamuel I'm sure Granny Weatherwax would have given short shrift to any TWAW nonsense!

I fucking well hope so!!!

mobile.twitter.com/MrsNickyClark

Nicky Clark.
(I confess I don't know who she is- I saw some of her tweets because someone I follow liked them- but she has a blue tick so I'm assuming she is someone in the public eye with a voice.)

mobile.twitter.com/thestephmerritt

Stephanie Merritt has posted quite a bit in support.

Francis MacDonald (drummer from Teenage Fanclub, producer, composer and manager of Indie band Camera Obscura).

Thank you to everyone mentioned here.

It’s mind boggling that one has to be incredibly courageous these days in order to actively acknowledge biological fact and material reality.

I got banned from Digital Spy forums for sticking up for Rowling and saying men can't have periods!

How is this statement of biological fact considered transphobic? I don't think any trans men are actually claiming they can menstruate, are they?

I'm a (straight) man and I recognise that my thoughts and presence in this debate is of a lesser value than womens' because I'm not effected by it, but for what it's worth, I just wanted to pop in and say that I stand next to you in support of JK Rowling and sanity.

David Baddiel is coming around...

twitter.com/Baddiel/status/1271369056680128518

He has tweeted GC views before

Ants your stance is just as valid and important, albeit in a different way. We desperately need men to openly and publically engage directly in this fight, to stand with us and declare they know and understand and will protect the rights of women, girls and vulnerable young people of both sexes. Please discuss with as many male friends and family members as you can.

Just wanted to send my support to JK Rowling

I will be in touch one way or another very soon to show my support in a more concrete way.

In the meantime have some flowers

Robert Webb has tweeted to highlight the hypocrisy of those expressing their faux-outrage at the s*n headline. Not out-right support for JK Rowling, but looks like he's prepared to dip his toe into the debate after previous attempts...

Thanks for that Freespeecher.

More from Nawaz. He normally deals with 3 topics on his weekend LBC show so it's quite possible the JKR affair could be one of them:

twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1271230108410486784?s=20

Suzanne Moore in the Telegraph on 11th June: www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/decided-letting-posh-young-actors-police-womanhood-progress/

Oliver Burkeman - I wondered if he would, he's been outspoken on this before:
twitter.com/oliverburkeman/status/1271489146201296896

"The misogynist abuse directed at JK Rowling from across the political spectrum on this platform is just staggeringly awful, and by rights should be a watershed moment for Twitter, which is structured so as to reward people for engaging in it."