J.K. Rowling had to return civil rights award

[The Architect Of Fate]

I think the worst think she’s actually guilty of is not understanding the difference between ‘sex’ and ‘gender’.

Boru

One time can be forgiven as ignorance . But she has been corrected and refused the correction. At that point you become a TERF

[Rev. Rye]

I think the worst think she’s actually guilty of is not understanding the difference between ‘sex’ and ‘gender’.

Boru

I've been following the issue (not terribly closely, though), and going from what I've been able to find and glean from her public statements on trans people, it seems that her stance on trans identity can best be described as "stupefyingly (likely willfully) ignorant" and not malicious, unlike certain other British writers (what the fuck happened, Graham Linehan? Get tired of creating some of the best sitcoms ever made and settled for harassing trans people on Twitter?)

That said, I'm well aware this is cold comfort for the many Trans people who've criticised her, especially since she's refused to back down in the face of criticism (either the harassment campaigns endemic to Twitter hive minds or calmer tweets that explained exactly why her assertions are wrong.) Then again, this is a woman who recently decided that, until fairly recently, wizards just pissed and shit on the floors and magicked away the evidence, so, even if she did write a couple books that changed the lives of millions of people forever, she's probably not the sort of person whose thoughts you should pay any mind to.

[GrandizerII]

She should've said from the start "I'm sorry, I fucked up", but she chose to double down on what she said and now it's too late for her to fix the damage.

Trans people aren't the enemy.

[TaraJo]

She should've said from the start "I'm sorry, I fucked up", but she chose to double down on what she said and now it's too late for her to fix the damage.

Trans people aren't the enemy.

Actually, that's pretty much what she tried to do at first.  She'd apologize, claim she made a mistake and move on and people bought it.  But she kept doing those things and saying transphobic things, over and over again.  If you do something wrong once, that's a mistake.  If you keep doing it, it's intentional.

[Rev. Rye]

[Gawdzilla Sama]

"Rowling", not "Simmons"? Damn, gotta re-read the whole thread.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

"Rowling", not "Simmons"? Damn, gotta re-read the whole thread.  

If only Simmons would take better care of himself.

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Boru

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I curl 20s with my eyelashes.

[Foxaèr]

Daniel Radcliffe open to Harry Potter return only if Rowling is not involved.

[HappySkeptic]

I think gender dysphoria is caused by sexist gender role stereotypes and that transsexualism is always a mistake and also perpetuates and strengthens those sexist gender role stereotypes. I hold no ill will toward any trans person whatsoever and merely disapprove of the "sin," not the "sinner" who has been mislead and let down by society in general, resulting in trans identity type errors. Transphobia is prejudice against trans PEOPLE and so that ain't me, nor fabulous lady JK Rowling. 2c

You can "armchair" the reason for gender dysphoria all you want, but your opinion carries as much weight as any random person.

Sure, Rowling claims to not support discrimination against trans people.  But, her actions are causing just that to happen.  She has convinced herself that being trans isn't a real thing, and the trans community and doctors are taking vulnerable children and convincing them that they are trans.

Now, I don't know how a 12 year-old knows they are trans.  It's a damn confusing time sexually, and there are all sorts of stereotypes around that they may be seeing they don't fit into.  But I'm not a researcher or doctor, nor have I known any trans people in their teens.  And, puberty delay drugs can have dangers, but they are at least reversible.  Not exactly some crime.

I think Rowlings is just plain wrong, and her comments are harmful.  If she was a random person, her views wouldn't matter.  But, she is the most famous writer on the planet, and looked up to by youth who read her books.  Her comments matter!  In her mind, she means well, but she is shit at figuring out what is (anti trans) activism and what is medical science.