JK Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, lashed out through her X account against Emma Watson after the young actress participated in a podcast and refer to the writer.
It is true: it is not the first time that the opinions of JK Rolling -The creator of Harry Potter- They openly oppose those of Emma Watsonthe actress who knew how to give life to the cinema to the great Hermione Granger. But this time the thing went further. Rolling disqualified Watson through an extensive post in which he responded to the words poured by the actress during an interview. “Emma has so little real life experience that ignores how ignorant it is”, Rolling wrote.
The point of disagreement between the two is the position that one and the other have regarding the transgender people. Rolling has said on more than one occasion that it is not possible to deny the sex of a person because that would be to erase his story. These statements earned him in 2020 the qualifier of Terf – For its acronym in English: Trans-Exclusion and Radical Feminist: Trans-Excucent Radical Feminist- and a wave of hate manifestations that even reached to capture death threats.
The position of Emma Watson For its part, it is diametrically opposite. Last week, the 35 -year -old actress participated in a podcast in which she was asked about Rowlling’s opinions and she did not dodged the answer: “My greatest wish is that people who do not agree with my opinion, love me. And I hope to continue wanting the people with whom I do not necessarily share the same opinion. “These words were awakened with the fury of Rowlling.
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Rowling’s fierce response: “Emma Watson believes spokesman for the world I created”
From his X account, Rowling responded with an attack on Watson’s words. “Emma and Dan -For Dan Radcliffe- have made clear in recent years that their work experience gives them the right – or the obligation – to criticize and criticize my views in public. Even years after they finished their participation in Potter, they continue in their role as spokesmen in the world I created, “ wrote.
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“Emma has never been in a shelter for homeless. And it was even deeper: “He was not multimillionaire at fourteen. Therefore, I understand from my own experience what it means for women and girls who do not have their privileges the destruction of women’s rights, in which Emma has participated with so much enthusiasm“
What Rowling thinks about transgender people
The author of Harry Potter He made his opinion regarding gender identity public for the first time, after an article that spoke about “people who menstruate” alluding to those cisgenero women appeared. On that occasion, Rowling appealed to irony: “I am sure there was a word to identify the people who menstruate,” wrote. And with that, he unleashed a criticism of criticism.
Rowling It represents within feminism the position that excludes trans people because it considers that sex – in biologicist terms – is real. It is a position that in some páisses of the world has even divided feminism. “As an adult, you can join the movement that cries out for your friend’s death. But you cannot then reinvide the right to the love of your examination as if it were your mother. Emma has every right to discrepate with me, And to express their feelings towards me in public, but I have the same right and finally, I decided to do it, “he concluded.
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