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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Alice Walker supports JK Rowling

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ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 09:17

alicewalkersgarden.com/2023/03/theyre-trying-to-burn-the-wrong-witch-the-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling-redacted-news/

'I consider J.K. Rowling perfectly within her rights as a human being of obvious caring for humanity to express her views about whatever is of concern to her. As she has done.

I also believe that listening to each other before going for the match would put some distance between us and the Middle Ages.

As an Elder (which I take seriously), I must remind us that there is no “right witch” to burn.
Perhaps only our own lack of awareness of being erased, long before robotic
AI “females” were foisted upon society’s consciousness, primarily as slaves, workers, and sex toys.
By this I mean, for instance, that “woman” for whatever sinister reason was being erased in language well before she/her was being disappeared from dictionaries and society.

The use of “guy” for both male and female eroded the ability of children to easily feel confident in which gender they were. From that confusion, considered irrelevant, apparently, to the forming of young minds, has come much cutting off of parts and restructuring of essential physical equipment. If such restructuring is freely chosen at eighteen or twenty, at least there is a sense the person involved may have lived long enough to know, definitely, what is desired.
Younger than that, I feel there may in fact be reason, later on, to mourn and weep. After all, the human body is a miracle, of whatever sex, tampering with a miracle is unlikely to serve us.~aw'

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Tinysoxxx · 09/03/2023 09:22

The Alice Walker? As in The Color Purple?

ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 09:24

Yes. 😁

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Tinysoxxx · 09/03/2023 09:25

Oh forget that! Having a menopausal moment and read Miller as Walker!! Apologies!

ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 09:25

I'm so bloody glad for JK Rowling. After all this time standing virtually alone, she's got Alice Walker Yes The Alice Walker, veteran civil rights campaigner, Pulitzer winning author, Grand Dame of US letters, coming out to stand with her.

Flowers
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ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 09:26

OH fuck me, no, it's my menopausal moment, Tiny!! Good god. I'll get Mumsnet to change it.

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ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 09:27

I had just read the 'Elaine Miller' thread in my defence, and I'm terrible with names ... I've asked MN to change it.

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ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 09:30

Thanks, MN!

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Tinysoxxx · 09/03/2023 09:31

Haha that made me laugh. I am having the worst hot flush right now so needed a laugh.
I can still remember how I felt reading The Color Purple years ago. Amazing.

BernardBlacksMolluscs · 09/03/2023 09:36

I’m so pleased

The Alice Walker

so pleased she’s come out on the side of reason

DysonSpheres · 09/03/2023 10:34

Wow. I have to say this is quite huge. Alice Walker is the dowager Queen of black authors, and I believe, is very respected especially in 'left' leaning circles. It's quite amazing. Massive really.

ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 10:41

Yes. Fucking awesome.

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JoyousAsOtters · 09/03/2023 10:55

I love her collections of short stories - there’s one called ‘You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down’ which I recommend and seems appropriate right now.

Thank you Alice Walker.

mummywithtwokidsplusdog · 09/03/2023 10:57

This is good news! ⭐️

RichardBarrister · 09/03/2023 11:02

Huge Yayy for Alice Walker.

I loved this from your op

I also believe that listening to each other before going for the match would put some distance between us and the Middle Ages.

Some would benefit from bearing that in mind.

ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 11:15

Is this the first prominent US author to stand up for JK?

Not counting the cowardly King who sat right down again.

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Spidergloves · 09/03/2023 11:29

Oh my goodness. That is powerful and assured. It touches on everything. No rowing back on that - compare to the faux naïveté we see from Margaret Atwood and Joyce Carol Oates.

More power to Alice Walker.

MrsOvertonsWindow · 09/03/2023 11:33

So good to see one of the legendary women of literature speaking out in support of JKR ( and safeguarding children as well).

Righthandcider · 09/03/2023 11:35

the human body is a miracle, of whatever sex, tampering with a miracle is unlikely to serve us

Beautiful. Thanks for brightening a gloomy Thursday @ArabellaScott

rioseco · 09/03/2023 11:42

Massive news!Smile

YouTarzan · 09/03/2023 11:45

Yay!

MassiveWordSalad · 09/03/2023 12:00

That's great to see.

Apart from "The Colour Purple" I can also highly recommend "Possessing the Secret of Joy", which has FGM as a theme. It's not an easy read, but so powerful and beautiful.

I really must read some more of her work.

cingolimama · 09/03/2023 12:21

While it's great that JK is getting support from a fellow author, I don't think this is quite the win some pp think it is.

Alice Walker is a well-known anti-semite.

NotHavingIt · 09/03/2023 12:36

cingolimama · 09/03/2023 12:21

While it's great that JK is getting support from a fellow author, I don't think this is quite the win some pp think it is.

Alice Walker is a well-known anti-semite.

It is certainly a win if you think sex is real and matters, and if you value truth.

Swallowdoubleandrunamile · 09/03/2023 12:51

Excellent news!

ArabellaScott · 09/03/2023 12:54

Goodie Walker was seen consorting with the devil, I have no doubt.

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