JK Rowling supports TERF who was fired for being transphobic
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You're right, this is the sort of "materialism" philosophy that takes Charles Murray and, hell, phrenology seriously. Just applied to genitalia
Trans rights are eel rights
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If you're looking for a children's author who has shown support for the trans community, there's KA Applegate, creator of Animorphs and mother to a trans daughter.
Ya do realize I've heard all this already, right?
At least Whedon had the decency to drop off the face of Earth after his affairs became public.
Welp one of my fav authors is a TERF
H-how the hell is a guy who writes transhumanism able to be this much of a jack-shit idiot?
He writes books about a society where fluidity is THE thing and he manages to be this stupid?
GOD FUCKING DAMNIT!
True, same reason why all the hatred gets directed at trans women and not trans men. Of course, they still misgender and deny the existence of trans men, they just don't try to foment histerical panics around them because they still view those men as women. Also the existence of trans men entirely disproves their idiotic fearmongering about trans women so they have no choice but to ignore them.
True story. I only read the first book. It wasn't for me. I'm referring to some of her prior social media and charity stuff. The good stuff. But then all this kept creeping out.
Although to be fair, saying B&S *does* exclude nonbinary, genderfluid and agender people.
Yeah this is peak "well-meaning but speaking out of ignorance", probably part of why the patronizing tone of the JKR tweet went over his head.
I mean it's admittedly very subtle even if you're closely tied to the issues, because it sounds positive until you actually think about both the way it subtly normalizes transphobic expectations of society and dismisses structural oppression as just a series of personal choices.
Look at when Mark tweeted those. The one where he used "transgenders" is from April this year, it had nothing to do with the recent JKR stuff. Judging by his tweets he is very supportive of trans people so why be mad at a minor mistake he made?
This series of events surely is showing me which artists to avoid in the future. It's incredibly disappointing that some people's empathy and progressiveness stops at something so arbitrary - how are they even remotely affected that they would carry such hate. Just let people be who they are.
Is anyone here mad at him? I just want people to understand how this ignorance can manifest in malignant ways even for well-meaning people, because this shit has consequences
Please don't dismiss trans people's concern over phrasing like this. I've no doubt he means well, but the way he expressed himself reduces trans PEOPLE to just being their descriptive adjective. It's like saying "gays" or "blacks". We aren't the adjectives that describe us. We're transgender *people*.
Yeah can we get a title change? it only adds context for how to stupid this is that she wasn't even fired, just not re-hired.
....how did you not know? He's been tweeting transphobic shit nearly daily for years
Never looked at his Twitter. I figured he was a stand-up guy though I haven't followed his stuff for a few years. Really disappointed to hear he's such a shitheel.
The world needs less Ricky Gervaises, and more Mark Hamills.
*writes this down in a large book called 'improv comedy character sketches'*
Vilifying Hitler and the KKK isn't really something that takes a lot of work to do, and probably shouldn't be counted as a progressive value. I think it's more like the baseline of what's acceptable.
That might explain why I guess. Even outside of Twitter, at least lately (I don't know about before) his entire thing has been complaining that people are just too gosh darn offended these days.
Remember when slavery was treated as a okay because "they like being servants"
Really?? Dude's been making an effort to show it for yeeaaears now
Is this a thing where more and nmore celebrities out themselves as being a TERF? Because I feel it is.
I don't understand people's needs to be purposely hurtful towards a group of people. Who cares if you don't think trans women are women. It doesn't hurt you. Just keep your hurtful opinions to yourself and treat people with kindness man. Its so weird.
I don't understand how people are only just realising this about JKR. She's a piece of shit.
Yeah, as someone that recently (last 4 months) realised they're trans, I am not looking for everyone to support me, but if you don't, just shut the fuck up. I already am suicidal most days because of it all, I don't need hate directed towards me when I am a good person, I just happen to have gender dysphoria, I didn't mean to be like this, I wish I wasn't. But I don't deserve hate. So yeah, if you don't support us, cool, whatever, but just shut the fuck up about it.
She is, but given that previously she expressed her views through likes and follows instead of directly tweeting about it, she kinda flew under the radar.
Now the mask is gone and there's no deniability or ambiguity anymore. It's plain for all to see, even those who don't scrutinise her.
Is mumsnet a toxic place out of interest? I know a terf who uses it but I didn't consider that was connected.
Mumsnet: The UK Forum for Moms Where Feminism Can Mean Transphobia
Mumsnet boasts of its political influence and hosts chats with Hillary Clinton and UK politicians. So how has it become ground zero for British transphobia?
www.vice.com
Opinion | How British Feminism Became Anti-Trans (Published 2019)
A surprisingly mainstream movement of feminists known as TERFs oppose transgender rights as a symptom of “female erasure.”
Yeah, it's a hotbed of terf activity.
www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/a3mn9k/mumsnet-uk-mom-forum-terf-transphobia-feminism
Edit: Damn Kyuuji, you fast.
Unfortunately had need for them recently so was quick to grab. Nothing personnel, kid.
The UK has a serious transphobic issue, and it is sad. Prominent newspapers regularly feature articles espousing TERF rhetoric and Rowling is emblematic of the tactic they use. This sickly 'nice person' reframing that has people jumping in to defend because she's distorted the issue.
Detestable and cowardly woman content with hiding behind the same "oh what's the issue, I wasn't doing anything wrong" snide smokescreen that's no different from the tactics alt-right shitheels use around things like the OK hand symbol.
Jesus even knowing Gervais is an asshole and already knowing his attack helicopter history that tweet is absolutely fucking ghoulish
Absolutely. Labour Left (basically Labour at this point thank goodness) and the LDs have been getting into twitter spats with TERFs.
Both parties that weren't transphobic were thoroughly smacked in the election so it's safe to say they are feeling very confident right now. JK Rowling is a Shy Tory for sure.