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‘There used to be a word for people who menstruate’: JK Rowling gets denounced as transphobe AGAIN | ‘There used to be a word for people who menstruate’: JK Rowling gets denounced as transphobe AGAIN |
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British author J.K. Rowling is being denounced for insisting there is such a thing as biological sex, for the second time in six months, by the very woke brigades who previously idolized the ‘Harry Potter’ creator and her books. | British author J.K. Rowling is being denounced for insisting there is such a thing as biological sex, for the second time in six months, by the very woke brigades who previously idolized the ‘Harry Potter’ creator and her books. |
Rowling got the avalanche rolling on Saturday evening, tweeting her incredulity about an article mentioning “people who menstruate” instead of, well, women. | Rowling got the avalanche rolling on Saturday evening, tweeting her incredulity about an article mentioning “people who menstruate” instead of, well, women. |
She received over 10,000 replies in just a couple of hours, ranging from rage to pleading. | She received over 10,000 replies in just a couple of hours, ranging from rage to pleading. |
“There are trans men & non-binary people who menstruate you absolute wilting head of lettuce,”said one. “Stop hating trans people you awful weirdo,” said another. | “There are trans men & non-binary people who menstruate you absolute wilting head of lettuce,”said one. “Stop hating trans people you awful weirdo,” said another. |
“Your words are causing unimaginable pain. I implore you to listen to trans voices whose lives you’ve changed,” was one of the less hostile reactions. | “Your words are causing unimaginable pain. I implore you to listen to trans voices whose lives you’ve changed,” was one of the less hostile reactions. |
“You’re literally becoming a villain in your own book,” said immigration activist Patti Harrison, after basically calling Rowling a racist for using a particular Chinese name in her Harry Potter books. | “You’re literally becoming a villain in your own book,” said immigration activist Patti Harrison, after basically calling Rowling a racist for using a particular Chinese name in her Harry Potter books. |
The series about teenage witches and wizards in a British boarding school, turned Rowling from a struggling single mother into an international bestselling author, and an idol of millions of Harry Potter fans across the globe. | |
Her relatively ‘woke’ politics – relentless criticism of US President Donald Trump in particular – made her into somewhat of an icon of the online Resistance as well. At least until last December, when Rowling spoke up for a British woman fired from her job for the crime of saying that biological sex existed. | Her relatively ‘woke’ politics – relentless criticism of US President Donald Trump in particular – made her into somewhat of an icon of the online Resistance as well. At least until last December, when Rowling spoke up for a British woman fired from her job for the crime of saying that biological sex existed. |
Yet Rowling has refused to apologize under the barrage of criticism, instead elaborating her position in a series of tweets. | Yet Rowling has refused to apologize under the barrage of criticism, instead elaborating her position in a series of tweets. |
“If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives,” she wrote. | “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives,” she wrote. |
While she respects “every trans person’s right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable,” Rowling explained, “At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it’s hateful to say so.” | While she respects “every trans person’s right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable,” Rowling explained, “At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it’s hateful to say so.” |
When the insults and accusations kept coming, however, Rowling became more taciturn, responding to someone accusing her of being a trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF) by saying, “Times change. Woman-hate is eternal.” | When the insults and accusations kept coming, however, Rowling became more taciturn, responding to someone accusing her of being a trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF) by saying, “Times change. Woman-hate is eternal.” |
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