The witch trials of JK Rowling.

[ArabellaScott]

Episodes 1 & 2 available now.

www.thefp.com/p/out-now-the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling

I've just finished episode 2.

I practically cried through all of Episode 1! Her voice is just so emotive.

Just FYI, there is another thread on the podcast here.

Meghan Phelps-Roper has an extreme interesting back-story too.

Her book “Unfollow” is reviewed here.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n04/james-lasdun/kinks-and-convolutions

I am sickened by the way she is vilified. I am not even a particular fan but how come Matt Walsh gets 0 repercussions when he's created an entire documentary and all she does is tweet something benign and gets an entire internet mob of doxxers and violent threats. It's like a Black Mirror episode.
I'm left-leaning and feel politically alienated for the first time as I feel neither party cares about women's rights or have our best interests at heart. You're either labelled a TERF (a word that has been weaponised and now used as a tool to quiet, discredit and insult someone) or encouraged to participate in rw hatred, neither of which I'm interested in experiencing.
I'd rather a more balanced view on things. Why is suddenly ok to resurrect witch trials ? (this time online) I thought we overcame that as a society.

earlier I meant hatred towards trans people encouraged by the rw, which I have 0 interest in. it's like two radicalized views on this topic, it gives me the creeps

The big chat is happening in another thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4742715-the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling

how come Matt Walsh gets 0 repercussions when he's created an entire documentary

What is being said and done to JK Rowling is completely appalling, but I just want to point out that Matt Walsh, his wife, and their children have also been threatened with violence. He cancelled an appearance just last weekend to stay with his family due to threats against them.

The Rev Richard Coles tweeted that he was enjoying this podcast and lo there came the wailing and the gnashing of tra teeth. Verily they/them flounced. And they were grate with the unsubstantiated accusations of transphobia. They/them saw that he was a fascist nazi who literally wanted trans people to not exist. And they/them saw that they/them were on the right side of history.

https://twitter.com/RevRichardColes/status/1658075713856061440