J.K. Rowling Says SheтАЩs Received тАШHundredsтАЩ Of Threats From Trans Activists Following Controversial Comments
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J.K. Rowling revealed sheтАЩs been facing major backlash ever since those controversial comments about the transgender community.
The Harry Potter author shared a message from a social media user Monday who said тАЬI wish you a very nice pipebomb in the mailbox.тАЭ
She then said, тАЬTo be fair, when you canтАЩt get a woman sacked, arrested or dropped by her publisher, and cancelling her only made her book sales go up, thereтАЩs really only one place to go.тАЭ
Rowling then wrote that тАЬhundreds of trans activistsтАЭ have threatened to тАЬbeat, rape, assassinate and bombтАЭ her, adding sarcastically that sheтАЩs realized that тАЬthis movement poses no risk to women whatsoever.тАЭ
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Yes, but now hundreds of trans activists have threatened to beat, rape, assassinate and bomb me IтАЩve realised that this movement poses no risk to women whatsoever. pic.twitter.com/qb1RrCFqy0
тАФ J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 19, 2021
тАЬGot to get back to my chapter now, but to all the people sending me beautiful, kind, funny and supportive messages, thank you so much,тАЭ she went on.
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Got to get back to my chapter now, but to all the people sending me beautiful, kind, funny and supportive messages, thank you so much ? . Wish I had time to answer all of you, but Strike and Robin are at a tricky stage of their investigation, so I need to drop a few clues.
тАФ J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 19, 2021
In a series of tweets in June 2020, Rowling said she supported trans rights but did not believe in тАЬerasingтАЭ the concept of biological sex.
The author shared a link to an article about menstrual health, taking issue with the inclusive language describing тАЬgirls, women, and gender non-binary personsтАЭ as тАЬpeople who menstruate.тАЭ
тАЬHarry PotterтАЭ actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint have been among those speaking out to insist they do not agree with RowlingтАЩs views.
