J.K. Rowling has hinted as to Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe she will never pardon.
Author of the “Harry Potter” series, 58-year-old Rowling has sold millions of copies globally.
It has also become of the most popular movie franchises in past years.
The author’s opinions on s** and gender have caused the franchise to be entangled in debate recently.
Now Rowling has attacked the two of the most famous movie stars, pledging she will never forgive them.
It all began in 2020 when Rowling shared an op-ed on “people who menstruate,” seeming to object at the fact it omitted mentioning “women.”
“People who menstruate,” the author tweeted. There must have been a term for those folks once. Get someone else to assist me. Wummen? Wimpund? Woomud?
Rowling went on to remark, “If s** isn’t real, there’s no same-s** attraction,” despite a lot of criticism, refusing to back off on her words. Should s** not be genuine, women’s lived experience is eliminated everywhere.
“I know and admire trans people, but eliminating the idea of s** robs many of their capacity to really share their stories. Speaking the truth falls not under hate speech.
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One individual tweeted: “I just finished reading ‘The Ink Black Heart.'” Rowling was attacked on X, formerly Twitter over the new book. How best would I characterize it? The worst in the series thus far; absolutely transphobic and ableist; poorly written; unduly verbose; painfully long.
Another said: “Imagine writing a whole pity party of a book because trans-Twitter was mean to you after you were mean to them. If anyone exemplifies how achieving extreme wealth saps your humanity that initially brought you success, it’s them.”
Rowling’s opinions have also been disputed by a number of Harry Potter celebrities.
Chris Rankin, whose real name is Percy Weasley, told Eastern Daily Press, “I regularly raise money for the Albert Kennedy Trust and do a lot of work with charities that are LGBT+ focused.”
Many of my family members reside in the neighborhood. It is a major component of my life and, based on what I say, you could most likely determine where my allegiances in that regard lie.
Rowling’s tweets. Credit: Alamy
He said: “What is important to highlight is that, when a trans person says they are male or female, that is what they are and that is how we should treat them. ” Saying different from this damages them.
And two of the main stars in the franchise have expressed similar ideas.
In June 2020, Daniel Radcliffe issued a statement via The Trevor Project outlining his feelings of “compelled to say something”.
It continued, “I understand that some media outlets will likely try to portray this as a personal feud between J.K. Rowling and me, but that is really not what this is about, nor is it what’s important right now.” As someone who has been privileged to work with and has been helping The Trevor Project for the past ten years, as well as a human being, Jo is definitely accountable for the path my life has followed. I feel driven to say something right now.
Women are transgender, just like other women. Any comment to the contrary destroys the identity and dignity of transgender persons and goes against all recommendations offered by professional health care associations that have considerably more knowledge on this topic than either Jo or I.
The Woman in Black actor would then add that he “deeply sorry” the “Harry Potter” books would have been “tarnished or diminished” for readers.
Concurrently, Emma Watson tweeted: Transgender people are who they say they are and should be allowed to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they are not who they claim to be.
She tweeted more: I and so many others around the globe see you, respect you, and love you for who you are. My trans followers should know.
Supporters also believe the Little Women actress dug at Rowling during her 2022 BAFTAs speech.
It occurred when Rebel Wilson welcomed Emma Watson, the actress who was attending the ceremony, on stage and said, “Here to give the next award is Emma Watson.” She calls herself a feminist, but we all know she is a witch.
Watson remarked in reply, “I’m here for all the witches.”
And now, Rowling has responded to criticism of her points of view…
Rowling tweeted this week on the Cass Review, an impartial assessment of gender identity services for young adults and children.
Mermaids, a charity assisting trans, non-binary and gender-questioning youngsters, cautioned The Guardian that some of the terminology in the report could be misinterpreted and used to justify further obstacles to receiving care for some trans young people.
However, Rowling described the report as the most thorough analysis of the medical data ever done on transitioning children.
Citing data indicating “children have been irreversibly harmed,” the author claims that thousands of people are culpable, including not only medical professionals but also celebrity spokespersons, uncritical media, and opportunistic companies.
One supporter of Rowling responded: “Just waiting for Dan and Emma to give you a very public apology… safe in knowing you will pardon them…
However, Rowling feels that she would not forgive the two.
“I’m afraid it’s not safe,” she wrote. Celebrities who supported a campaign that aimed to undermine women’s hard-won rights and encouraged children to transition should keep their apologies for vulnerable women who rely on single-s** areas and traumatized detransitioners.
Since then, supporters have flocked to Radcliffe and Watson’s defence; one X user wrote: “Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe don’t need forgiveness for being compassionate human beings and they weren’t offering you an apology.”
Another person intervenes and says, “Wait – what have Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe got to apologise to Rowling for? She does not own them; they were in the movies of her books when they were young. That is some quite strange feudal s*** there.