Stephen King retweets JKR

[ScrimpshawTheSecond]

A Dworkin quote.

[PurpleCrowbarWhereIsLangCleg]

It was fairly terse. He obviously doesn't believe it!

He's being given a right bollocking, no pun intended, by assorted blue hairs now. Think he's about to find out that no capitulation is sufficient.

[JayAlfredPrufrock]

What?

[littlbrowndog]

Naw he said it

Coward.

[ScrimpshawTheSecond]

He'll need to do a fair few Hail Marys and some serious sackcloth before they accept that, though. Is it even enough to chant the mantra, these days? Does he follow the prescribed Twitter accounts, and does he loudly not follow the proscribed ones? I presume someone is working on the spreadsheet as we speak.

[Sexnotgender]

Arse.

[FloralBunting]

If he actually said the cult mantra in earnest, he will not be allowed to get away with not denouncing JKR and deleting his retweet with fulsome apologies. So it'll be interesting to see what happens.

[SirSamuelVimesBlackboardMonito]

Ffs

[littlbrowndog]

What is wrong with cowardly men.

No one respects them or looks up to them

They just see that when the chips are down they bow down

Cowardly

[TheProdigalKittensReturn]

Oh, this makes me happy, I've always liked him. Like Rowling he's uncancellable so they anime and furry avatars can tantrum at him all they like. He has kids, he should be used to it.

[ShootsFruitAndLeaves]

Transwomen aren't women but trans women are? Just like white women, fat women, smelly women, all also women.

[PurpleCrowbarWhereIsLangCleg]

I think he's lost his bottle. But nonetheless, it's all sunlight.

[Hulo]

Whatever,

It'll bring it all to the attention of more people. They'll read the thread and hopefully want to find out more

Shining that light

[colouringindoors]

He's backtracked.

Recent tweet "Transwomen are Women".

fucking coward

[Greenforestt]

Oh FGS!
Why on earth did he backtrack??!

[purpleme12]

I'm just watching After Life on the last episode about the man saying he identifies as an 8 year old girl therefore he is one and it made me think of all these points and totally sums it all up!

[JayAlfredPrufrock]

Oh fuck off Stephen

[TheProdigalKittensReturn]

Oh ffs!

[Blossom513]

This doesn't make any sense! What is he trying to say? He supports JKR to have freedom of speech, but he believes TWAW?

[PurpleCrowbarWhereIsLangCleg]

That sort of WOULD make sense - he disagrees with JKR but supports her right to express an opinion.

I don't think for a minute he believes TWAW, mind you.

[Binglebong]

@PurpleCrowbarWhereIsLangCleg

That sort of WOULD make sense - he disagrees with JKR but supports her right to express an opinion.

I don't think for a minute he believes TWAW, mind you.

I agree. He supported the freedom of speech element and not using peoples pasts to hit them with, even if disagrees with her views.

[GiantKitten]

The retweet is still there though.
Immediately below the trans women one.
Weird or what?

[TBHno]

I think that SK has entered the debate from the free speech angle, rather than the GC angle.

[FannyCann]

She’s thanked him for his support, which will hopefully help shore him up against the backlash

She's deleted her thanks.

What an idiot he is. Why do they do it? He is, after all, another big name that can't be cancelled. I guess he just didn't want to be seen to be supporting a woman. 🤷‍♀️

[NotAssigned]

...except for relationship purposes, I assume.

[ItsLateHumpty]

[quote EweSurname]She’s thanked him for his support, which will hopefully help shore him up against the backlash

mobile.twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1277323348255506432[/quote]
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SKs retweet is still up, but she’s removed her thanks - I’m assuming in light of his TWAW or he’s asked her to.