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Directors stated that Rowling’s comments were “out of tune” with the series’ “acceptance message”
JK Rowling spoke after two of Harry Potter’s biggest fan sites distanced the editor from his ideals on transgender issues.
Websites The SquirtIng Cauldron and MuggleNet have issued a joint statement that says the best-selling author’s perspectives on “marginalized people” are “out of tune with the message of acceptance and empowerment that we place in their books and celebrate through the Harry Potter community.”
Both announced that they would no longer get links to Rowling’s non-public website, use photos of it, or write about their similar achievements.
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He also said Rowling had expressed “destructive and refuted ideals about what it means to be a transgender person.”
However, MuggleNet founder Emerson Spartz tweeted in Ramling’s favor, writing, “After hours of abdominal turmoil and frantic pace, I took the decision that, as the founder of MuggleNet, I had to mention something. I can’t have to mention this, but jk_rowling is NOT transphobic.”
Rowling replied to Spartz by writing, “Thank you, Emerson, for being the only concept you were.
She included a lightning emoji synonymous with s in Harry Potter’s head.
Last month, Rowling, 54, criticized via mabig apple after posting a string of tweets widely described as “anti-trans,” which then followed with a long-running blog post.
The trial has been criticized through the LGBT defense gambling station and other inaccuracies and perpetuating destructive ideals about transgender people.
In their statement, fan sites stated that members had struggled to denounce those who had had a good reputation with their paintings for so long, but stated that “it would be a mistake not to exploit our bureaucracy to counteract the damage it has caused.”
“Our position is firm: transgender do,” they continued.
“Transgender men are men. Other non-binary Americans don’t look binary. There are other intersex Americans and they are not forced to live in the binary. We are with The Harry Potter enthusiasts in those communities.”
Rowling recently tweeted a compliment from horror novelist Stephen King, but deleted his comment when anguish tweeted in return: “Trans women are women.”
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