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USA Today
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
J.K. Rowling can't leave the LGBTQ+ community alone and it's getting weird
J.K. Rowling can't leave the LGBTQ+ community alone and it's getting weird | Opinion I grew up on 'Harry Potter' and the world J.K. Rowling built. It's sad to see her transphobia in action. Show Caption Hide Caption JK Rowling responds to 'Harry Potter' stars' support of trans people Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have opposed the "Harry Potter" author's anti-trans rhetoric in recent years. unbranded - Entertainment It's no secret that 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling has spent the past few years spewing transphobic hate any chance she gets. Now, her hatred of other members of the LGBTQ+ community is making headlines. She just can't stop. April 6 was International Asexuality Day, celebrating members of the LGBTQ+ community who do not experience sexual attraction. Rowling had a problem with that, taking to X (formerly Twitter) to go on a bigoted rant about people whose lives she refuses to understand: 'Happy International Fake Oppression Day to everyone who wants complete strangers to know they don't fancy a shag.' She continued her barrage of hate in the replies, adding: 'Sure, people are still killed for being gay in a lot of countries, but straight people who don't fancy a quickie are being literally ignored to death.' She was also confused about how people can identify as gay and be asexual. Sure, she could do a little research and quickly discover that sexual attraction is different than romantic attraction, but why would she do that when it's even easier to continue dunking on vulnerable groups? Why learn anything when you can just punch down for social media clout? J.K. Rowling is transphobic every chance she gets Lest we forget that she also hates transgender people, Rowling also got into it with 'Last Week Tonight' host John Oliver when the comedian aired an episode about the panic over trans women competing in sports. The author claimed Oliver was a sellout, alleged that standing up for transgender people 'was the cost of doing business' and told him to 'read the f------ room.' Opinion: I can't stop thinking about the interview Elon Musk's trans daughter gave If we're reading the room, surely Rowling knows that her views alienate people and add to the intense hate trans people face daily. Instead of trying to understand trans people, she'd rather hide behind her hateful comments. Surely, she could be doing something better with her time: writing, volunteering or getting a hobby. Instead, she has decided that she's willing to die on her hill of transphobia, tarnishing her reputation and hurting her fans in the process. 'Harry Potter' was part of my childhood. Rowling's politics ruined it. Like millions of people around the world, I grew up reading the Potter series. My mother took my younger sister and me to the midnight release of the 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' book in 2005. I held on to my ticket stub from the 2011 midnight premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' for years. Like many of the people who read those books, I was heartbroken when Rowling began using her platform to disparage the transgender community. It's ironic that a woman who created a series about witchcraft and fantastical things is unable to comprehend things as simple as people not experiencing sexual attraction or identifying with genders that don't match the sex they were assigned at birth. According to The Sunday Times Rich List 2024, Rowling is worth £945 million – the equivalent of more than $1.23 billion. She has so much money that she could live a life of seclusion for the rest of her days, or at least enough money that she doesn't need to be bothered by what is happening politically. Instead, she is using her massive platform and hordes of wealth to put down vulnerable communities. In the process, she has soiled her reputation and harmed people who were once fans of hers. Imagine being so hateful that you relish in it. I wish Rowling and other billionaires would use their money and time to advocate for the betterment of society instead of villainizing people who have done nothing wrong. But maybe I'm more imaginative than she is. Follow USA TODAY columnist Sara Pequeño on X, formerly Twitter: @sara__pequeno
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
J.K. Rowling's nasty reaction to learning asexuals exist has the internet roasting
J.K. Rowling is taking a brief pause from attacking trans people to take a swing at asexuals, and the memes making fun of her for it have already been pouring in. April 6 was International Asexuality Day — a day intended to simply draw awareness to what asexuality is. But apparently that was too much for the likes of Rowling, who saw an opportunity to punch down and snatched it right up. "Happy International Fake Oppression Day to everyone who wants complete strangers to know they don't fancy a shag," she wrote on X, sharing an infographic from Switchboard, an LGBTQ+ support line. — (@) As many pointed out, the infographic in question in no way suggested oppression or divisiveness; it simply shared what asexuality is. Why Rowling felt the need to complain about this to her 14.3 million followers, we'll never really know. But her entire brand has become crusading against trans people, so it isn't really a surprise that she's decided to expand that circle to other members of the LGBTQ+ community on a whim. — (@) She also took the time to respond to commenters that agreed with her, deploying whataboutisms and sarcasm as if any of that proves her point. In one of her responses, Rowling appeared to suggest asexuals couldn't know if they're gay or straight, which further demonstrated her own deep lack of understanding of asexuality. — (@) Despite so blatantly being the exact type of person who needs an infographic about asexuality shoved in her face, Rowling continues to Rowling. And people continue to call her out on her unnecessary spitefulness in the most amusing ways. — (@) "the mold telling jk rowling it's time to go after asexuals now for some reason" — (@) "Us asexuals literally just minding our business. Jk Rowling: AND YOU KNOW WHAT F*CK Y'ALL TOO" — (@) "Jk Rowling when minorities exist" — (@) "Jkr when she finds out asexual people can fall in love" — (@) "the irony of me posting this and jkr tweeting nonsense about us asexuals from her mould shed..... anyways ASEXUALS ARE COOL AND WE EXIST IF U GAF" — (@) "Anyone who's not a cishet: [exists] JKR:" — (@) "The Mould telling jkr to attack an innocent group of people" — (@) "Ace people: I don't like sex. JK Rowling, for some fucking reason:" — (@) "JK Rowling killing the black mold in her house (it can reproduce asexually)" — (@) "Renowned children's author and rare mould cultivator Joan K Rowling does not understand the concept of Romantic Love."
