J. K. Rowling

[kat.becs]

blood, tit and vomit

this has me curious about where you work Yikes.



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Here one of our malls has a choice of female, male, and unisex bathrooms so it can work.

That's exactly what would work.

I personally have nothing against trans people using the bathroom of the gender they identify as, but I don't find a unisex bathroom an oppressive option like some seem to think it is. It's not always as simple either, like I've said previously my son looks like a boy,, but if you look at him for longer than a quick glance, it's fairly recognisable that he's trans, especially if he talks, as he's had no medication and not started the transition medically at all. So he's had funny looks in both the male and female bathroom when he's used either, so as much he'd love to use the mens, he's happy to opt for a unisex so he's not scrutinised either. He's just more comfortable that way.

 

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[Bette21]

Regardless of all the stuff that’s happened in the past week or so, I just do not like JK Rowling. I also thought the last Strike book was a bit tit, it’s like they were too scared to edit her and so there was just loads of extra repetitive parts about them thinking about each other and swans and thinking about each other and swans, then thinking about each other and swans.

in terms of what she’s said this week, I just don’t think she needed to say it and use her massive platform to target a very vulnerable group. I’m not going to argue on the subject, because I don’t feel qualified to, and there are parts of it I don’t have any answers to. But I do think trans women are women, and trans men are men.

 

[Inforapenny]

Love JK Rowling for fighting the fight

 

[Zenchick101]

what i'm wondering though is why she posted her tweets, someone like her would have a pr agent that would monitor and control their social media prescence, so knowing how controversial her tweets might seem it's puzzling they were allowed to be posted.

 

[Bitofthebubbly]

Love JK Rowling for fighting the fight

Me too. It absolutely needed to be said. I know some people think this has come out of nowhere and that she’s stirring the pot, but that’s not the case at all. Women have been asking to be heard on this matter for at least five years now to no avail (I say that as that’s when I started hearing about it all). This is not an ‘attack’. It’s is a request that women’s rights and spaces are not put at risk. Anyone who thinks her statement is hateful obviously hasn’t read it properly or at all.

As for why, well why shouldn’t she be allowed to air her views? She’s a grown woman. She hasn’t said anything hateful or used derogatory language. A pr team can’t stop her from posting what she likes on her own social media account, she pays them, not the other way round.

 

[jewelkitty]

I also don't see how it came out of nowhere. A few months ago she spoke up for Maya Forstater, who got fired from her job for saying biological sex is real. JK used her powerful voice to stand up for this woman, and that is when the torrent of abuse started from trans activists. According to her essay, she said she went off Twitter for a while as it was affecting her mental health. She only came back on because she was doing something with kids submitting drawings, which I've been seeing come up on my feed for a while now. Then she saw the article about "people who menstruate" and she felt she had to speak out against it.

 

[PinkBogeyBreath]

what i'm wondering though is why she posted her tweets, someone like her would have a pr agent that would monitor and control their social media prescence, so knowing how controversial her tweets might seem it's puzzling they were allowed to be posted.

Perhaps she’s a grown woman who controls her own Twitter account and felt like talking about an issue that is important to her and women everywhere.

 

[LittleMy]

She should be allowed to post whatever she wants as long as it’s not hate speech (which it wasn’t despite what people are saying), it’s her Twitter. The backlash of abuse she has received for it is disgusting imo. Far worse than anything she’s ever tweeted.

 

[SqualorVictoria]

I was looking at her tweets about the kids drawing and a trans activist complained that one of the kids used the colours of the transgender pride flag. WTF!

 

[Inforapenny]

Unfortunately the backlash and how accepted it has been has given the green light for men to yet again dominate.

Harry potter whoever he is and mr I play myself and pout Eddie redmayne have made millions off her and their careers have been catapulted because of her but yet again two entitled men who don't give a tit about women and say men are women, trans women are women want to silence jk Rowling.

There is also a sinister underbelly of men who happen to be attracted to trans women who literally hate women.
They are sinister and use the smoke screen of fighting trans rights to tit over women. Makes me think Radcliff and redmayne could be two candidates for this

 

[Zenchick101]

Perhaps she’s a grown woman who controls her own Twitter account and felt like talking about an issue that is important to her and women everywhere.

I'm not saying she shouldn't have free speech and talk about issues that are important to her but these people all seem like brands so from that pov it's just puzzling that's all.

 

[Inforapenny]

I'm not saying she shouldn't have free speech and talk about issues that are important to her but these people all seem like brands so from that pov it's just puzzling that's all.

She has enough money to have the freedom to voice her voice.

 

[Bitofthebubbly]

I'm not saying she shouldn't have free speech and talk about issues that are important to her but these people all seem like brands so from that pov it's just puzzling that's all.

I get where you’re coming from. I guess JK cares more about the safety of women and girls than her brand.

Which I find admirable at a time when people, particularly famous people will say what ever is right and ‘pc’ at the time to make themselves look good even if it’s not what they truly believe. Good for her for being true and honest in a world full of fakes.

 

[SqualorVictoria]

I'm not saying she shouldn't have free speech and talk about issues that are important to her but these people all seem like brands so from that pov it's just puzzling that's all.

I also get what you're saying but it's her personal account and I don't see why she should outsource her thoughts and voice to a PR department. This isn't really directed at you but it would be a frightening state of affairs if everyone had to run something past a PR person

 

[Zenchick101]

I also get what you're saying but it's her personal account and I don't see why she should outsource her thoughts and voice to a PR department. This isn't really directed at you but it would be a frightening state of affairs if everyone had to run something past a PR person

Maybe she's established enough that she doesn't have to anymore? I just mentioned that because my friend used to be an actress with 50k followers and she used to have to do that to protect her image

 

[SqualorVictoria]

Maybe she's established enough that she doesn't have to anymore? I just mentioned that because my friend used to be an actress with 50k followers and she used to have to do that to protect her image

Yeah I get what you're saying. I guess its different for an actress who might not get offered roles if someone doesn't like what she's saying (which in itself is also frightening considering this issue doesn't seem to affect men who can say whatever the hell they want)

 

[Bitofthebubbly]

Now some parts of the Harry Potter fandom are calling for Daniel Radcliffe to be named author of the Harry Potter series.

That’s not just plagerism that’s bleeping insulting. What ever her views, she wrote those books. Nothing will ever change that. How many male authors over the years have been complete weirdos or have even done bad tit themselves, no ones calling for their names to be taken off their work.

 

[jewelkitty]

It's disgraceful and grossly misogynistic. I said this way earlier in the thread. Roman Polanski is a RAPIST and no one's out there claiming Mia Farrow or some random woman directed Rosemary's Baby! Same with Woody Allen and countless others

 

[Zenchick101]

Now some parts of the Harry Potter fandom are calling for Daniel Radcliffe to be named author of the Harry Potter series.

That’s not just plagerism that’s bleeping insulting. What ever her views, she wrote those books. Nothing will ever change that. How many male authors over the years have been complete weirdos or have even done bad tit themselves, no ones calling for their names to be taken off their work.

agreed! even if you don't like someone or their views asking that they be removed as the author/owner of their work is insane. The fact that they want to put a man's name on a female author's work literally is what used to happen/what female authors did before the second half of the 20th century if I'm remembering correctly