Ok, but that article doesn’t actually say anything different? She’s donating to organizations that are pushing against legislation that say trans women are the same as biological women. They aren’t saying trans people shouldn’t exist or shouldn’t have healthcare. Or am I missing something? Again, still shitty, and it doesn’t change my opinion of her either way, but am I crazy to think that’s not exactly the same as trans erasure?
Oh, I see the misunderstanding. Affirming a trans person’s preferred gender is healthcare. It’s a thing society does which improves their health. You know, like wheelchair ramps and flouride in water. Taking away legal recognition is taking away healthcare.
She’s also praised and encouraged the Cass Review, which claimed medical treatment for trans teens isn’t safe or effective, and is being used to excuse the new ban on puberty blockers.
Lemmy unreasonably hates her because she’s a successful woman that won’t nicely shut up and know her place. Misogyny runs deep here. Nobody will provide you with justification for the hyperbole in the OP because it doesn’t exist.
People are quite clear in their criticism of her based on the things she says she does. You’re trying to shift the conversation to something unrelated.
If criticisms of Rowling’s Transphobia are invalid they should be easy to dispute instead of trying to build an ad hominim Strawman.
They’re not clear at all. They’re histrionics. People don’t bother reading what she wrote. They read someone’s shit take worst possible interpretation of what she wrote
Then once again: that should be very easy to discredit. The fact that you have invented a strawman instead of addressing the criticisms actually being presented speaks volumes.
I’m looking forward to any reply you get because I honestly can’t understand the online hatred of her, apart from people making themselves feel good by believing they’re fighting the good fight or whatever.
Jkr is hated for the following;
Views on Sex and Gender: Rowling argues that “sex is real” and determines the lived reality of women, arguing that disregarding biological sex harms women’s rights.
“People who menstruate” Comment: In 2020, she criticized the phrase “people who menstruate,” which many deemed anti-trans, leading to criticism from LGBTQ groups.
Single-Sex Spaces: She has expressed concerns about transgender women accessing women-only spaces, such as bathrooms and changing rooms, citing her own experiences with sexual assault.
Legislative Opposition: Rowling has actively opposed reforms to gender recognition laws in Scotland, notes this BBC article.
Apparently because she dared to state her opinion, and even worse to support her own opinion that makes her evil incarnate.
Because views you don’t believe in are innately evil I guess, I don’t know because I’ve never heard a good reason why she shouldn’t be able to hold these views if she wants, or to spend her money how she wants.
Btw, she has donated over $250 million to various causes, primarily focusing on children’s welfare, Multiple Sclerosis research, and women’s rights.
“I am not a trans woman, I am a girl. I was raised as a girl, I grew up as a girl, the people in my village have always known me as a girl,” Khelif said.
Did you go into a fugue state as you read this part, or just felt like lying to everyone?
Khelif confirmed she has the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome that indicates masculinity.
Some male babies are born with ambiguous genitalia, and get incorrectly assigned female at birth. They are raised “as a girl” in the gender sense, while still being biologically male. They are not trans. No amount of being raised “as a girl” changes their sex. Khelif is one of these people. Khelif is male.
You don’t even understand the basics of what you’re trying to argue about. Please, for everyone’s sake, educate yourself before polluting the Fediverse.
Congratulations! You’re learning that gender is actually a spectrum!
What you quoted:
she has the SRY gene
What you said:
Some male babies are born with ambiguous genitalia
But the article did not say anything about her being born with ambiguous genitalia. Did you hallucinate while reading the article or just felt like lying to everyone?
You don’t even understand the basics of what you’re trying to argue about. Please, for everyone’s sake, educate yourself
So let me educate you: there are people born with the SRY gene but only female physical characteristics. There are people born without the SRY gene that have a penis. So what defines a male? Is it being born with a penis, is it having the SRY gene, or is it something more complicated than that?
Here’s a fun one: She accused cisgender women’s Olympic gold medalist in boxing, Imane Khelif, of “being a man”. Seemingly just because she’s black.
Anyway, back on topic: https://www.yahoo.com/news/j-k-rowling-uses-harry-175223238.html?guccounter=1
Ok, but that article doesn’t actually say anything different? She’s donating to organizations that are pushing against legislation that say trans women are the same as biological women. They aren’t saying trans people shouldn’t exist or shouldn’t have healthcare. Or am I missing something? Again, still shitty, and it doesn’t change my opinion of her either way, but am I crazy to think that’s not exactly the same as trans erasure?
Oh, I see the misunderstanding. Affirming a trans person’s preferred gender is healthcare. It’s a thing society does which improves their health. You know, like wheelchair ramps and flouride in water. Taking away legal recognition is taking away healthcare.
She’s also praised and encouraged the Cass Review, which claimed medical treatment for trans teens isn’t safe or effective, and is being used to excuse the new ban on puberty blockers.
Lemmy unreasonably hates her because she’s a successful woman that won’t nicely shut up and know her place. Misogyny runs deep here. Nobody will provide you with justification for the hyperbole in the OP because it doesn’t exist.
People are quite clear in their criticism of her based on the things she says she does. You’re trying to shift the conversation to something unrelated.
If criticisms of Rowling’s Transphobia are invalid they should be easy to dispute instead of trying to build an ad hominim Strawman.
They’re not clear at all. They’re histrionics. People don’t bother reading what she wrote. They read someone’s shit take worst possible interpretation of what she wrote
Then once again: that should be very easy to discredit. The fact that you have invented a strawman instead of addressing the criticisms actually being presented speaks volumes.
What criticisms do you have that aren’t histrionics?
I’m looking forward to any reply you get because I honestly can’t understand the online hatred of her, apart from people making themselves feel good by believing they’re fighting the good fight or whatever.
Jkr is hated for the following;
Views on Sex and Gender: Rowling argues that “sex is real” and determines the lived reality of women, arguing that disregarding biological sex harms women’s rights.
“People who menstruate” Comment: In 2020, she criticized the phrase “people who menstruate,” which many deemed anti-trans, leading to criticism from LGBTQ groups.
Single-Sex Spaces: She has expressed concerns about transgender women accessing women-only spaces, such as bathrooms and changing rooms, citing her own experiences with sexual assault.
Legislative Opposition: Rowling has actively opposed reforms to gender recognition laws in Scotland, notes this BBC article.
Apparently because she dared to state her opinion, and even worse to support her own opinion that makes her evil incarnate.
Because views you don’t believe in are innately evil I guess, I don’t know because I’ve never heard a good reason why she shouldn’t be able to hold these views if she wants, or to spend her money how she wants.
Btw, she has donated over $250 million to various causes, primarily focusing on children’s welfare, Multiple Sclerosis research, and women’s rights.
Truly evil…
“sure, she has said all these bigoted things, I don’t see the problem with it.”
Then I can’t help you.
Imane Khelif is biologically male and has said so directly:
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/02/05/boxer-imane-khelif-reveals-she-took-hormone-treatment-before-paris-olympics_6750171_9.html
People really want to hate on J.K. Rowling for that, but she was 100% correct.
Not what that article says at all.
Yes, it is
Okay, you’ve convinced me that the article says something that it doesn’t say at all. Good job.
It remains true that Khelif is self-admittedly biologically male, despite your wish that reality weren’t so
From your article
Did you go into a fugue state as you read this part, or just felt like lying to everyone?
Some male babies are born with ambiguous genitalia, and get incorrectly assigned female at birth. They are raised “as a girl” in the gender sense, while still being biologically male. They are not trans. No amount of being raised “as a girl” changes their sex. Khelif is one of these people. Khelif is male.
You don’t even understand the basics of what you’re trying to argue about. Please, for everyone’s sake, educate yourself before polluting the Fediverse.
Congratulations! You’re learning that gender is actually a spectrum!
What you quoted:
What you said:
But the article did not say anything about her being born with ambiguous genitalia. Did you hallucinate while reading the article or just felt like lying to everyone?
So let me educate you: there are people born with the SRY gene but only female physical characteristics. There are people born without the SRY gene that have a penis. So what defines a male? Is it being born with a penis, is it having the SRY gene, or is it something more complicated than that?