There’s no you either J.K, hopefully very soon.
I can try to hear where she’s coming from: people should maybe stop putting their identity politics onto their kids, and let their kids decide who they are on their own.
On the other hand, her (lack of) support for trans adults doesn’t seem to come from a position of understanding, and mostly comes from a fear that women who are already victims in society will be further victimised by the inclusion of trans women, based on a warped premise that all men (former, current) are not to be trusted.
I want to say her heart is in the right place (protect her definition of women), but she digs her own grave with her heavy handedness in all of it
Oh wow, I didn’t think what I wrote was that bad. Guess I have more to learn
You speak from transphobic pretenses. “Let kids figure it out, don’t push trans identity” The vast majority of society is cisgender, and ruthlessly opposes anything else. If anything’s being pushed on kids, it’s cisgenderism. Also, describing trans women as being “former men” is false. We never were.
“former men"
Ouch yes, sorry - still learning there
0·2 months agoAll that topped of with “I want to say her heart is in the right place”. Maybe it’s the autism, and I am misunderstanding it? but… no, someones heart is not in the right place if they are transphobic.
I just don’t believe the world is so black and white. I try to look at the gradients best I can
If you’d like to learn more about the absolutely heinous shit JK Rowling believes in and the truly vile people she happily supports, I’d suggest Shaun’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@Shaun_vids
He’s done several deep dives on these people. Maybe start with “JK Rowling’s New Friends”. The 4-part series about the BBC’s transphobia is informative too, and “Kellie Jay and the Neonazis” is about one of the absolute worst of this transphobic crew and someone JK Rowling has literally written supportive tweets about.
I applaud your desire to see the best in people, but it’s misplaced here. JK Rowling’s heart is not in the right place.
Thanks I’ll check it out!
I know for sure that Joanne’s heart isn’t in the right place, but I think yours may be. I appreciate your willingness to admit when you’re wrong, and learn from others.
I’ve gone through a similar journey. Realizing that I never had a daughter—he was always my son—took way too long for me to figure out.
Wait what did you say?
Probably something borderline transphobic.
https://lemmy.ml/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=645898
Not my intent, but sympathy for the devil can be hard to swallow I guess.
https://feddit.org/modlog?page=1&actionType=ModRemoveComment&userId=15142
I don’t know what that mod thought to just write “I felt like it”. But yeah.
That’s fair. I guess I just feel like someone who produced works of art that seemed so human, should have some redeeming qualities…? Maybe? Her deranged ideas come from a position not of hate? Wishful thinking perhaps. But yes, likely the same was said about Hitler, so it’s a fair cop.
I guess I just popped into existence when I turned 18 then
No! It’s even better than that! You don’t exist at all!
JK is fucking cunt.
Nah, I’d rather hang out with a cunt than interact with her in any form.
“Lemmy user Fredselfish accurately claims…”
When you control all the conversation normal people see and get to define all the terms then you can say any old lie and nobody can challenge you.
I wish the mold got her.
Mediocre Author is a hateful bigot news at 11.
She literally didn’t account for guns… She’s an idiot.
You mean like Harry with a glock?
“No one is actually born trans, kids just get brainwashed into it by the evil predatory transes” is just Cold war era gay panic with the label swapped out.
Ironically before that it was witches.
I falsely claimed that Rowling’s house is mould-free
Maybe we should think of her as a scared and uninformed muggle.
So, JK, transgender both don’t exist and are caused by tiktok. You wanna think that through a bit more?
I can not tell lies JK Rowling. you need to go to Azkaban!
Why are people still listening to her?
