Targeting / HarassmentI still can't understand how Rowling is getting absolutely slammed over reasonable, empathetic and what should be non-controversial statements. I feel like I'm going crazy here.

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[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I can't deal with Twitter so I haven't been digging into it too much so if people do have valid proof/evidence I haven't seen it. But someone posted here a removeddit back-up of a thread from /r/trans today where the mods were going on a deletion spree of all comments that did not toe the party line. (I think the post here might have been removed? Can't find it anymore. But I managed to find the actual page from my browsing history.)

If you skim through it, there are several people asking basically "So what exactly did she say that was transphobic?" and no one can come up with a legit answer. One person was literally like... Hold on I want to quote it because it was so good:

https://www.removeddit.com/r/trans/comments/hqdrj1/jk_rowlings_handprints_are_defaced_with_red_paint/

This is in reply to someone saying "just watch this video uwu!"

I didn't watch it. I skipped through it and saw it was 100% someone else's opinions on how wrong she is. I don't CARE what someone else's interpretation of what she said is. I have eyes. I have ears. I have a brain. I am tasked with he responsibility to use my own senses and reason to decide what someone is actually saying based upon the words they actually said.

What I did do is read what she actually wrote, including her statement that she SUPPORTS gay and transgender rights. Yes, she stated tolerance for someone who chooses to not allow transgender people full rights--but that is being tolerant of ALL people's right to have their own opinions. Yes, she joked about the fact that someone was going so stupid as to make "people who menstruate" a new label to describe women.

Based upon her long history of advocating FOR gay/les/trans rights, and preaching tolerance for those specific groups--as well as tolerance to allow others to not accept those groups, I find her posts to be the opposite of how she is being portrayed.

If you are going to paint her as the devil, at least do your research first and see what she actually said.

I haven't read every single one of the comments, but if you feel up to the task, let me know if you find anything.

[–]chrysthefeminist 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"So what exactly did she say that was transphobic?" and no one can come up with a legit answer.

That's exactly what I thought. Thank you!