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[–]turtleduck23 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

there were a couple of male celebs who stood up for her and they didn't receive the same hate as her (mostly calling them transphobic pricks). when she was posting about her new children's book a couple of months ago and asking for parents to submit their kids drawing, there were comments of rape threats and threats of assault. I mean, people wrote that she deserved to be raped and hope she get's her teeth stomped out underneath a child's drawing. I also think like you that they believe JK "betrayed" them because she doesn't think exactly like they do. Two years ago JK rowling was seen as "woke" and now I have seen many commentators calling her a "right wing conservative"

[–]OPPRESSED_REPTILIANIntersex male | GNC | Don't call me "a gay", "twink" or "queen" 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Closest male example I can think of is Graham Linehan. There were initial accusations of him being "transphobic" and people whining because they liked the shows he had made, but there were no mass boycotts and it died down pretty quick. I know Harry Potter is way larger, more popular than many things even, but I still think that being female is a big part of why they're targeting her specifically.

It's disgusting the lengths they go to, and I wish the law would include protections for this kind of aggressive cyberbullying, instead of trying to make "transphobia" and "homophobia" a fucking "hate crime" if you so much as say "I disagree."