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Katy M
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Katy M asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 9 months ago

Am I the only one that thinks that JK Rowling did nothing wrong?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 months ago
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    If you were the only one who thought that, then there wouldn't be all this furore and drama, would there?

    No, you are not the only one. I agree with her and so, obviously, do a lot of other people, from every kind of background.

    What I cannot understand is why people who DON'T agree with her automatically accuse her of "hate". It's very clear JKR doesn't "hate" trans-women. "Hate" is a very strong word.If you accuse of "hatred" someone who merely thinks it's not quite right to call a trans-woman a woman, what word will people find that's strong enough to describe people who really do HATE trans-women?

  • Anonymous
    9 months ago

    Like everyone, she is entitled to have an opinion on any matter, and like everyone, I am entitled to strongly disagree with her opinion to the point that I got rid of her books, not by donating but by destroying them.

    I have a trans daughter and I won't tolerate trans hate.

  • Cogito
    Lv 7
    9 months ago

    No - I'm sure most people agree with you - and me.

    She's entitled to her own opinion, and as she's evidently suffered some personal harm through some incident connected to transexuality, I can understand her having difficulty dealing with it.

    I do wish she'd kept her thoughts to herself, as I think she expressed herself poorly - most unusual for JK!  But what she said has no effect at all on my love of her books.

    We all have a few potentially controversial opinions or ideas, and for most of us, they stay private or within our own social/family circle. Unfortunately, she's such a public figure that she's now unable to keep her opinions away from the media and is leaving herself open to misinterpretation and criticism.

  • Anonymous
    9 months ago

    Yup, but the higher to climb the further you fall. She's entitled to her opinion, I guess, it just shows her true colours.

  • 9 months ago

    she had her own opinion and that is okay

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