J.K.Rowling has become a target for public condemnation after her remarks about “people who menstruate”, when she suggested calling them women. Many people denounced her for being “transphobic”, including stars of the Potter saga Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Daniel Radcliffe said it would be possible for him to return to the character of Harry Potter in a cameo or in a proper role on one condition – if J.K.Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter world, is not involved in the project, We Got This Covered reported, citing sources. Radcliffe’s reported decision is connected to Rowling’s recent remarks about “people […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107980/54/1079805483_0:0:3014:1694_1200x675_80_0_0_4517438e707ddbb0e1322450bf75ee56.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png James Tweedie. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/viral/202008281080307564-radio-times-rows-back-on-rowling-attack-editing-out-anti-semitism-slur-from-online-article/ The Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts author returned a US human rights award amid the controversy over her ‘transphobic’ comments that “people who menstruate” are exclusively women. TV Magazine Radio Times has had to hurriedly edit out slurs against Harry Potter author JK Rowling after fans tweeted their outrage. The original version of the online article published Friday allegedly included claims Rowling equated “ugliness and fatness with evil” depicted the goblins at wizards’ bank Gringotts as anti-Semitic stereotypes and a “tepid engagement” with the slavery of the House Elves in her best-selling series […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of…a bunch of wealthy blowhards deciding that now, of all times, is the appropriate moment to ask us all to stop being so mean to them on Twitter. On Tuesday, Harper’s Magazine—the musty magazine of choice for musty magnates—published a ridiculous and delusional open letter signed by such luminaries as J.K. Rowling, Bari Weiss, David Brooks, Jesse Singal, and Malcolm Gladwell. The purpose of this screed? Ostensibly, to encourage “open debate.” But upon closer inspection, the upshot appears to […]
Joanne Rowling, the legendary author of the Harry Potter series, is currently facing a new backlash over her views on transgender issues which started in the beginning of June after she pointed out, in response to a Devex article, that “people who menstruate” can be simply called ‘women’. She was soon accused of transphobia for her views. JK Rowling was called a “threat to LGBT people” and a “dangerous” person by transgender model Munroe Bergdorf after the writer has recently decided to address “a new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people” that, according to her, would put them “on […]
Criticism of ‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling’s views on the transgender movement has spilled over into “death and rape threats,” but she has responded to it with even greater vehemence, sparking fresh outrage on social media. “I’ve ignored fake tweets attributed to me and RTed widely. I’ve ignored porn tweeted at children on a thread about their art. I’ve ignored death and rape threats. I’m not going to ignore this,” Rowling tweeted on Sunday, in response to a tweet accusing her of calling people who take medication “lazy.” I’ve ignored fake tweets attributed to me and RTed widely. I’ve ignored porn […]
This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. The Muggles Are Acting Up If you’re a person in this world, there is a high probability that something you like was canceled this week. Maybe it was the creator of a beloved series of young adult books who cemented her bigoted views about the transgender community. Maybe it was quaint cooking videos on YouTube with institutional blind spots toward race that were plain to see, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107954/78/1079547847_0:98:3072:1826_1200x675_80_0_0_1d90e68f94a71cc5058da49a6f1f6980.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202006121079590355-jk-rowlings-ex-husband-says-not-sorry-for-slapping-her/ The Harry Potter book series’ author previously revealed she was a victim of domestic violence by her first husband, but she had avoided speaking about her sad experience so as not to harm her daughter, Jessica. Joanne K Rowling’s first husband, Jorge Arantes, has admitted to slapping the famous writer, but he does not feel sorry about it. “I slapped Joanne — but there was not sustained abuse. I’m not sorry for slapping her”, Arantes, 52, said. Rowling had earlier revealed she had experienced domestic abuse from Arantes, a Portuguese TV reporter, while also admitting […]
Could someone please, for the love of God, teach J.K. Rowling how to read the room? Over the weekend, as protests calling for the protection of black lives spread across the world, the Harry Potter author took a moment to fire off a transphobic tweetstorm mocking the use of non-gendered language and insisting that “erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.” And on Wednesday, hours after yet another Harry Potter actor disavowed her comments, Rowling tripled down in a blog post that attempts to characterize her views as feminism. In reality, it’s a […]
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. ‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud? Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate https://t.co/cVpZxG7gaA — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2020 […]
UK 18:36 GMT 26.05.2020(updated 18:38 GMT 26.05.2020) Get short URL Rowling initially made her impact in the literary world with the Harry Potter series, which have sold more than 500 million copies globally and been adapted into numerous films and live productions. With the coronavirus pandemic having led to the cancellation of numerous cultural events throughout the world, Harry Potter author JK Rowling has excited fans by revealing that she intends to publish another book. The new release, called “The Ickabog”, will initially be published online on the writer’s website and will not in any way be linked to Harry Potter. […]
JK Rowling probably wasn’t expecting to unleash the bitcoin community’s pent up passion and imagination when she tweeted two sentences asking about bitcoin. But the author of the Harry Potter series did. Responding to a tweet from CoinDesk senior reporter Leigh Cuen, Rowling tweeted: “I don’t understand bitcoin. Please explain it to me.” In just two hours her tweet had spawned 1,300 replies. It took less than three hours for her to follow up with, “I don’t think I trust this.” Lurking below the Twitter surface is a massive community of people who tweet about almost nothing except bitcoin and cryptocurrency […]