J.K. Rowling’s new book—about a cross-dressing serial killer—drew outrage by lisettevoytko
Reaction on social media was swift, with #RIPJKRowling trending on Twitter by early Monday afternoon, as critics and former fans argued that“J.K. Rowling is single-mindedly obsessed with trans people and actively frames them as predators in her novels,”, that was previously denounced for portraying a transgender character as aggressive.
Rowling has not commented on this latest dustup, but previously defended her views on transgenderism in a : “I refuse to bow down to a movement that I believe is doing demonstrable harm in seeking to erode ‘woman’ as a political and biological class and offering cover to predators like few before it.”“Over in the real world the number of trans people killed in Brazil has risen by 70% this past year, young trans women are left to burn in cars and men who kill us are pardoned and sent home,”
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