J.K. Rowling #5 JK and the (Dis)order of the TRAs

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ButtonDownTheHutches

Well, mental gymnastics are the meat & drink of TRAs. Facts, not so much.
 
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AnderbeauJohnson

I also hate the idea that just because somebody is working class (I don't know if this person even is) or because they're queer then that means they can do no wrong. There are scumbag working class people, scumbag middle class people, scumbag upper class people. There are scumbag straight people, scumbag bi people, scumbag gay people and scumbag 'queer' people.

Anyone can be a scumbag!
 
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SqualorVictoria

I remember a while ago a TRA tagged JK Rowling on a tweet and she replied. The TRAs then spun this as her orchestrating a pile on to this tiny account via her millions of followers. Never mind that he had tagged her directly. So had she replied on these porn tweets they'd have said the same thing, that she was drawing attention to the porn via her large following. They are ridiculous and have shit for brains
 
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thegirlscout

This is the tweet that she reported. She even gave the person the chance to take it down.
 
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ButtonDownTheHutches

thegirlscout said:
This is the tweet that she reported. She even gave the person the chance to take it down.
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It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? He deliberately removed all context in order to make a defamatory attack on her reputation and whip up negativity towards her.

She politely gave him an opportunity to reconsider and provided the missing context.

But “wah wah wah, evil transphobic billionaire sues poor working-class gay man just because she’s a bitch”

These people are fucking idiots.
 
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Scotch Mist

I must admit that I found 'The Casual Vacancy' a bit disappointing but I love the Strike series. The TV series is very well cast and enjoyable too. Tom Burke and Holiday Granger are excellent.

JK does have a tendency to make her books very long, which can put people off, but I recently read the last book in the Strike series and really enjoyed it.

And of course these fucking morons have entirely missed the point that it wasn't JK tweeting vile things but hateful people attacking her
but of course that must be all her fault
 
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CariettaWhite

I’m sick to death of this shit.

I am quite certain that gender dysphoria exists in a tiny minority of cases and that in some of those cases transition will ease the individual’s discomfort.

But the more you look into this, the more it becomes clear that the vast majority of transwomen and TRAs are very very disturbed, violent and dangerous people.
 
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rosebud07

I cannot wait for the death of this over-the-top wokeism. I'm sure it's on its way
 
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mindlessness

I think there has been talk before of an HBO project @dodo789 but I forget if there were any details!

A Snape prequel would work well I think?
 
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NorthernValkyrie

mindlessness said:
I think there has been talk before of an HBO project @dodo789 but I forget if there were any details!

A Snape prequel would work well I think?
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There is so much to explore in Snape's life, it could be amazing (and make Snape's arc in HP even more heart wrenching to reflect on )


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I cannot wait for the death of this over-the-top wokeism. I'm sure it's on its way
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I'm counting down the days! It must be about time for the pendulum to swing again, or is that my wishful thinking?
 
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Scotch Mist

If there's a series on Hermione I really hope that faux feminist Emma Watson isn't offered any work. She really doesn't deserve it for throwing JK under the bus
 
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dodo789

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If there's a series on Hermione I really hope that faux feminist Emma Watson isn't offered any work. She really doesn't deserve it for throwing JK under the bus
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Does she even have an acting career anymore? She wasn’t that talented to begin with but she doesn’t even have the hype now and her latest roles, compared to the other cast members, really showed how bad she is.
 
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Scotch Mist

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Does she even have an acting career anymore? She wasn’t that talented to begin with but she doesn’t even have the hype now and her latest roles, compared to the other cast members, really showed how bad she is.
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In my opinion she made Hermione rather snotty in the films. Although Hermione was never a favourite character of mine (too bossy and know it all for my liking).
Played by a different actress she might have been more likable.
 
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Annabanana40

Scotch Mist said:
In my opinion she made Hermione rather snotty in the films. Although Hermione was never a favourite character of mine (too bossy and know it all for my liking).
Played by a different actress she might have been more likable.
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She wasn't posh in the books, they cast a precocious public school kid, hermione is a geeky, insecure kid from a normal middle class family. She's certainly not got the confidence or poise Emma Watson had (but is almost certainly a better actress, but then so is Hermione's wand).
 
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emmer_moans

Strike Series 1 adaptation for The Cuckoo's Calling was good, I liked the characters, looking forward to seeing the next one after reading the book. Understandably the tv adaptation chopped and condensed some of the book to fit into 3 episodes but my husband also enjoyed it despite not reading the book.

I don't usually read crime detective books but I can see the Strike series getting me into the genre more.
 
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OliveOrange

Glad I found you sensible people.

I honestly expected this thread to be the opposite because that is basically all I've seen on the internet lately... but I just don't understand the bashing and cancelling and deliberate misquoting stuff. The responses were truly hilarious lol.

I'm a big fan of Strike and love the foil of Robin for his character. The show is great, though the details in the books really make it more interesting for me. I recommend the audiobooks as well!

Truthfully I've just been so down because of all the negativity... I can't even mention that I like HP because people want to argue about it and think they know the situation, but have only read tweets by others calling JKR a terf... so they call her a terf too. A few pages back someone mentioned people leaving a conversation without explaining their POV because they felt unsafe and attacked. I have witnessed this multiple times. The strangest place this happened for me was on the goodreads page for Troubled Blood before the book was even released where a trans person claimed that people were attacking them because they were offended and other people don't get to decide what's offensive to a trans person... meanwhile there were other trans people in the comments saying the original comment had nothing to do with being trans... it was bizarre and nonsensical.

*SPOILERS FOR TROUBLED BLOOD: I read multiple reviews and articles (stemming from and quoting one other review published in the days before it came out) that said the serial killer in the book was trans and JKR was intentionally implying that trans people were dangerous... when that is not the case at all. If they had read the book, they would realize that the character is very much a straight man who abducts, rapes, and kills women, but pretends to be a comforting friendly face... possibly less threatening because of his small stature, to attract said women. I believe it's mentioned that he may have worn or borrowed a woman's coat which is used to link several possibilities within the story together. END SPOILER*

Thanks for letting me rant about it. Feel free to agree or disagree or give your opinion if you've also read Troubled Blood.

Oh no, I've just figured out you can mark spoilers with an actual tab in the drop down menu, but it's too late to edit! Sorry all! Very new here!
 
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