‘People who menstruate’? I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone Help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?
J.K ROWLING
In 2020, JK Rowling started expressing her views about gender identity on Twitter
J.K Rowling explains her views in an essay
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Known for:
Author of "Harry Potter"
Twitter followers:
14 Million
Cancellation story:
June 2020
@WitchesFor
Ok Boomer Imagine killing your career & cult following, because of hateful discrimination towards others. Thought the Harry Potter books would have taught you better.
@PIGBOYRUBEN
YOU SHOULD BE CALLED IRRELEVANT THATS FOR SURE.
@metaspaceperson
I heard they are called non-men now.
@Leah Poi
I used to love your books, now I’m just so disappointed in you. Your unapologetic ignorance is vile and deeply hurtful to smany people.
"The second shelf", 3 months after tweet published:
"Letter Opposing J.K. Rowling's Transphobia Signed by More Than 1,500 Publishing Professionals"
@Kristin Chirico
I actually appreciate how much you are honest about being a huge fucking TERF so that no one is confused about whether or not you’re awful
@awelab1956
Menstruation doesn't determine being female. Many of us dont have periods.
@Meghan Rienks
please stop. this is so damaging and heartbreaking as a harry potter fan. what do you gain from doing this? why do you need to say these things that you know are so hurtful to so many people? it’s one thing to think these close minded things, but another to spew them
@pixelatedboat
Stop hating trans people you awful weirdo
essay summary by chatGPT
In J.K. Rowling's essay, she discusses her reasons for speaking out on sex and gender issues. Here are three quotes from the essay that highlight her perspectives:
"The hundreds of emails I’ve received in the last few days prove this erosion concerns many others just as much. It isn’t enough for women to be trans allies. Women must accept and admit that there is no material difference between trans women and themselves."
"Moreover, the 'inclusive' language that calls female people 'menstruators' and 'people with vulvas' strikes many women as dehumanising and demeaning... it’s not neutral, it’s hostile and alienating."
"We’re living through the most misogynistic period I’ve experienced... men across the political spectrum seem to agree: women are asking for trouble. Everywhere, women are being told to shut up and sit down, or else."
These quotes capture Rowling's concerns about the impact of trans activism on women's rights, the erasure of biological sex, and the use of language that she perceives as diminishing the experiences of women.
Consequence 1:
November 2021, 1.5 years after tweet
Rowling was not invited to the “Harry Potter” reunion special by HBO
The reunion produced by HBO was filmed without Rowling. Only archived footage of Rowling was used. Sources claim that she was not invited since they already had all the footage that they need. Rowling later claimed she was invited but did not want to appear as the reunion was about the film and not the books.
consequence #1 | 1.5 years after tweet
Consequence 2
July 2020, 2 years after tweet
Quidditch is now
called quadball
Based on Rowling’s made up Quidditch, the USA Quidditch league is a mixed gender contact sport with a unique mix of elements from rugby, dodgeball, and tag. Started in 2005 and has grown from a single team at Middlebury College to over 600 teams in nearly 40 countries.
consequence #2 | 2 years after tweet
Consequence 3:
August 2020, 2 months after first tweet
ROWLING RETUNS AWARD
“Ripple of hope award” was presented to Rowling for her work with her children’s charity, Lumos by RFKHR (Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights).
The chairman of the RFKHR spoke out about Rowling saying that her views are transphobic. Rowling said that “no honour is important enough for me to change my beliefs” and returned the award.
consequence #3 | 2 months after tweet
Rowling's pen name
is Robert Garlbraith
These books are from
the same series
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copies sold in the first week
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39,523
copies sold in the first week
published 6 months after tweet
JK Rowling expressed her opinion
about gender identities
She was accused by many as transphobic
Rowling published an
essay explaining her views
three days after her initial tweet
As a result of her opinions
Rowling faced many consequence
looking at her book sales, she's doing even better since she voiced her opinion
published before tweet
Published after tweet
However, the survery shows that Rowling has lost a 23% of her fanbase
All adults:
23% less fans
58%
2018
35%
2022
“I never set out to upset anyone. However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal…
You could not have misunderstood me more profoundly."
JK Rowling on "The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling" podcast. February 2023
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