JK Rowling goes after Emma Watson
Last week, during an interview with podcaster Jay Shetty, Watson addressed the difference in views between herself and Rowling when it came to transgender rights.
Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the film adaptations of Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, said a conversation with the author about trans equality was “never made possible” but she still hoped that she could “keep loving people who I don’t necessarily share the same opinion with”.
In response, JK Rowling wrote a long post on X, slamming Emma Watson’s comments in the podcast interview.
In it, she accuses Watson of having never experienced “adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame,” adding that “Emma has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is. She’ll never need a homeless shelter, she’s never going to be placed on a mixed-sex public hospital ward. I’d be astounded if she’s been in a high street changing room since childhood. Her ‘public bathroom’ is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door.”
Last week, during an interview with podcaster Jay Shetty, Watson addressed the difference in views between herself and Rowling when it came to transgender rights.
Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the film adaptations of Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, said a conversation with the author about trans equality was “never made possible” but she still hoped that she could “keep loving people who I don’t necessarily share the same opinion with”.
In response, JK Rowling wrote a long post on X, slamming Emma Watson’s comments in the podcast interview.
In it, she accuses Watson of having never experienced “adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame,” adding that “Emma has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is. She’ll never need a homeless shelter, she’s never going to be placed on a mixed-sex public hospital ward. I’d be astounded if she’s been in a high street changing room since childhood. Her ‘public bathroom’ is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door.”
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