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Anonymous
Once again, instead of quoting JKR people are pointing to a Reddit thread or Twitter feed to be told why to hate her. This cancel culture has got to start thinking for themselves. And she has repeatedly said that she is not an authority. IF you go to her feed, she says that. She states many times how she feels as a woman and what that means. |
Anonymous
Someone asked why she’s being attacked. So those are some of the reasons why various people aren’t happy. It’s easy enough to read JKR’s words yourself and be put off. You don’t even need Twitter for that. |
Anonymous
I read her words and they make perfect sense. The fact that the statement “Transwomen aren’t women” is somehow controversial is a sign of the deluded times we’re living in. |
Anonymous
Her words make sense *to you*. If you sincerely want to understand why they are an issue for other people, start with that Twitter thread. Lots of explanations there. If you don't want to understand then no need to read it. I posted for the person who was asking why she was "attacked". |
Anonymous
100%. It's insanity. Transwomen are not the same as biological woman. We can still support trans women and understand their unique position separate and apart from the issues that plague biological woman. That should be commonly understood, not a reason to cancel someone. Honestly, I'm glad that someone of JKR's stature and clout has taken the position that she has. I'm sure anyone else would've buckled under the pressure. Try to cancel her. No one is going to rock the Harry Potter boat. |
Anonymous
Huh? Pretty much everyone associated with Harry Potter has come out in support transwomen, not JKR. |
Anonymous
DP. Yes. They are trying to silence and cancel her. They have publicists and pandering to worry about, but she doesn’t. She is just saying what she actually thinks. And good for her! |
Anonymous
Yes, that was the point. She has so much money and security from her HP earnings that she doesn't have to care if someone tries to cancel her. I'm not talking about the cast who is worried about landing their next role or what their public image. They have to make a statement about trans people or they won't land work otherwise. She has the financial ability to call out the idiocy of all this because her wealth allows her to do that. Sadly, only extreme wealth can shield you from this ridiculousness. |
Anonymous
Right? Who cares if she hurts anyone. She should have kept her anti-trans comments to herself. It's one thing to think it or say it privately, but another to use her large public platform to spread hate. |
Anonymous
Jesus Christ. It's not hate. It's common sense. I, for one, am glad that she speaks out and hopes that she continues to do so. I'm tired of this cancel crap because someone dared say that biological women and trans women are different. Oh lord. The horror of that statement. |
Anonymous
Did you read through any of the points on that Twitter thread? Or are you just going to keep repeating "it's common sense" without further thought? |
Anonymous
I did. And more importantly, I read all of JKR's words, which I think is equally if not more important. I've had this discussion with people and have found that they rarely go to the source. Cancel culture is about bandwagoning at its core. |
Anonymous
The very fact they need constant medicating shows biologically they are not women. Anything else is word-salad. Pablum. While I would not be deliberately rude to a trans woman, I do not support them either. I believe that they are body dysmorphic and the medical and psychological community are abusing them with incorrect treatments. |
Anonymous
Her initial snarky Tweet demonstrates that she's confusing sex and gender. Including transgender people with the phrase "people who menstruate" in a WaPo op-ed isn't "erasing the concept of sex". 
And then she just doubles down with BS remarks (transgender people is going to affect MS research - WTH?) and inaccuracies and faux concern. Blech. |
Anonymous
Her initial tweet came out when the UK was debating self-id. Basically there’s a push to allow people to simply declare themselves female and change all their legal documentation. Many women are concerned about this. Sex and gender are intertwined and it’s disingenuous to pretend they are somehow completely seperate concepts. |