JKR & the Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht

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So The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht book is out tomorrow (I have pre-ordered) and The Times today includes an extract from JK's chapter in which she lays out with searing honesty why she decided to speak out about the issue, and how the subsequent online monstering felt.

I don't know how to paste a paywall free link but this is the actual one: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jk-rowling-stand-up-women-trans-book-r6jlglpvq

I raised a wry smile at this part:

"People who’d worked with me rushed to distance themselves from me or to add their public condemnation of my blasphemous views (though I should add that many former and current colleagues have been staunchly supportive). In truth, the condemnation of certain individuals was far less surprising to me than the fact that some of them then emailed me, or sent messages through third parties, to check that we were still friends."

Can't help but wonder if it's Radcliff or Watson she's referring to here!

Who else has the book on pre-order and what are we looking forward to most about it?

I'm most looking forward to the TRA meltdown. 🤭

Here's a sharetoken:

I'm on a number of Harry Potter subs on Reddit and the daily cognitive dissonance they get themselves into, trying to reassure their fellow TRAs that they really really hate JKR whilst at the same time clearly loving the Potter universe and Potterhead community, is truly an amusing thing to see.

The Cormoran Strike sub on Reddit is generally GC and acts as a blessed dose of sanity.

Oooh thanks! @Igneococcus there's no link, has it been removed?

DH looked at his phone first thing, and said 'your JK Rowling has written an article in the Times.' I've just shot downstairs and picked up the newspaper, and been crying into my conflakes ever since. What a beautifully written and to the point article!

I really really hope this gets discussed in the same way as the Cass report.

And the article beside it by Susan Dalgety about the family who got drawn in to the gender ideology - how can anyone ignore that? ( I'm sure they will though)

Just about to read the article by the former prison officer Rhona Hotchkiss.

And all on top of already feeling rage and sadness from reading the thread on here about the effects of testosterone on trans women.

I thought 'Women Won't Wheesht' was a part two of Under The Cover Of Darkness. What an idiot! I'm hoping to buy it locally, not online.

So much love for all these women who have stood up for us and our children!

I don't know @WarriorN Are you on the app? There seems to be a problem with links on the app sometimes.

I'm really looking forward to reading a book with first person testimony from women who have been on the frontline of this sinister ideology. We've had lots of excellent books of analysis from people like Helen Joyce and Kathleen Stock who brilliantly take apart the shoddy thinking and nihilistic philosophies of the trans movement. But this book will show us the true damage that this cult has done to the most vulnerable women in society. I think it will be invaluable.

Ah yes I am !

Sent to my teen girls to read. THIS is a role model.

Someone else started another thread also with a sharetoken @WarriorN maybe you can see that one.

Found it, thanks!

I've got this on pre-order!

A fantastic article, I'm very keen to get the book when it comes out tomorrow. Does anyone have an online bookshop they'd recommend?

Looking forward to receiving my copy.

I may order it now, not reading much at the moment but I think I'd be enticed to read this!

Susan's piece about the autistic girl who was initially just attracted to the badges and flags.

We've been saying these things here for years

I really hope the book does well and isn't hidden away in mainstream bookshops like so many GC books are.

I've just preordered on audible. Will make my train journeys into work more interesting!

Yes this is why I'm planning buy from any bookshop willing to have it on display.

A share token version

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/3cdd51c9-879c-4e37-bd30-cf5592aa42c9?shareToken=aabadba11b629f5dbb402bc7ef536238

I've ordered it from my local bookshop. They're not exactly woke, but they need a nudge on this topic. I had to order Helen Joyce's book, and Kathleen Stock's, before they would stock them.

I know it's a bit childish but I'm desperate to know who condemned her in public and then sent an email to ask if they were still friends!

It's funny, Igneococcus, it happens a few times. You're so good at posting share tokens (thank you!) but often they don't show on the app. See screenshot. I've read the article from the other thread.

i can’t wait for my copy to arrive!

The book is covered in the Telegraph too https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/29/jk-rowling-transgender-assault-womens-rights-book-essay/ (try the usual workarounds eg archive sites)

This is more publicity than any previous GC book I can recall - and many of them sold well regardless. Let's hope this one reaches a lot of people and makes them think about who they give their election vote to!

I think it will do very well and what better time to expose the disingenuousness of the mainstream political parties on this as we roll up to a GE.