JK Rowling

2022 - 12 - 20

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JK Rowling Mocks Trans Gamer For 'Hogwarts Legacy' Comments (Forbes)

JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has become the most prominent face and voice in the world of anti-trans rhetoric, where she spends all day on ...

Rowling is not involved in the creation of the game, but as creator of the wizarding world and one of the world’s greatest storytellers, her extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all projects in the Wizarding World. But those same fans have to reckon with Rowling who is now actively weighing into the “should you buy/play Hogwarts Legacy?” debate, and making a pretty good case that maybe no, you shouldn’t. The exact revenue Rowling earns from Hogwarts Legacy will likely not be disclosed unless she herself discloses it. WB and Portkey games have been trying to walk a fine line, saying that Rowling is not involved in the making of the upcoming game. Rowling’s claim that the game is just “ANYTHING connected with her” is disingenuous. But while to this point Rowling has not brought up Hogwarts Legacy itself much at all, these comments and the targeting of Jessie specifically will only add fuel to the fire and probably serve to reinforce the trans community’s argument to boycott the game.

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J.K. Rowling Lambasted for 'Merry Terfmas' Tweet (Advocate.com)

The tweet came in response to praise from another Twitter user on Rowling's funding of a trans-exclusionary center for survivors of sexual violence.

Full disclosure: Earl is a former Advocate employee, and Brynn Tannehill has contributed to The Advocate. The Harry Potter creator’s tweet is a play on TERF, an acronym for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist.” She has expressed anti-trans views and promoted those of others. Also, writer Jessie Earl is getting criticism from Rowling and other for suggesting that they enjoy the Rowling books and other merchandise they already own but boycott the new Potter video game.

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JK Rowling Bashes Trans Journalist Who Doesn't Want to Buy ... (Them)

The journalist, Jessie Earl aka Jessie Gender, was then attacked by transphobic trolls.

[originates](https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1604191954291822592) from. I own the first 9 movies and all 7 books myself. [GameSpot](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-stance-and-hogwarts-legacy/1100-6501632/) unpacking Rowling’s behavior and the real-life consequences of supporting her monetarily.

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JK Rowling targets trans journalist who suggested boycott of Harry ... (PinkNews)

JK Rowling responded to a message by video game journalist Jessie Earl saying that her 'purethink' is incompatible with her past work.

“‘I never did it in public’ won’t save you when the police see your Hufflepuff socks.” [make choices](https://www.thepinknews.com/2020/10/02/harry-potter-jk-rowling-hogwarts-legacy-trans-transphobia-warner-bros-games-david-haddad/) about how they spend their money, right?” [the Musk app](https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/12/16/elon-musk-bans-twitter-accounts-for-doxxing/)” because she believed Rowling “knows she’s sending harassment my way”. [said she was “appalled”](https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1604180729239330818) by those who wish to read the Harry Potter books in spite of the author’s controversial comments on trans rights. [Hogwarts Legacy](https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/03/02/hogwarts-legacy-harry-potter-trans-characters-jk-rowling-transphobia-jason-schreier/) would be “harmful”. [TERFmas](https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1603064588223893505)” celebrator tweeted in response with a seemingly hyperbolic declaration that she believes software development company “purethink is incompatible with owning ANYTHING connected with me”.

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JK Rowling gleefully tweets anti-trans "holiday" message to fan ... (LGBTQ Nation)

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling wished one of her followers a “Merry TERFmas,” a reference to a transphobic holiday honoring her that her fans made up last ...

And I'm deeply disappointed that you've decided to make your entire personality about hating a marginalized group. She'd just a normal woman who who is trying to live her life. TAKE THIS RATIO AND THINK ABOUT YOUR ACTIONS ROWLING YOU NEED TO SHUT UP AND GROW AS A PERSON. Rowling sarcastically responded that it was “deeply disappointing” that Earl “doesn’t realize purethink is incompatible with owning ANYTHING connected with me, in ANY form. Rowling has spent the past several years attacking transgender people.

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JK Rowling Called Out For 'Mocking' Trans Gamer Over Hogwarts ... (GGRecon)

There's more controversy surrounding JK Rowling, as the Harry Potter author is called out for mocking a trans gamer on their Hogwarts Legacy views.

Someone else added, "The way you constantly disappoint all of us who grew up with you is so disheartening. Another said "It's not a hard choice right now, any contribution that makes its way to you is actively used to harm people, I don't want to be a part of that and I'm sad that other people do." while a third wrote, "There is literally no way to read this other than, "trans people aren't as extreme as I keep pretending they are." Going against the controversial author, one critic wrote, "And I'm deeply disappointed that you've decided to make your entire personality about hating a marginalized group. When trans gamer and YouTuber Jessie Earl posted a passionate thread saying why you shouldn't buy Hogwarts Legacy, it popped up on the radar of Rowling. Clearly not done with her rant, Rowling continued a barrage of abuse against Earl, as both tweets went viral.

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Author JK Rowling attracts the wrath of 'gender-identity' fanatics for ... (OpIndia)

On December 14, author JK Rowling, a well-known author who created the widely popular Harry Potter series, took to Twitter to wish a follower a 'Merry ...

Rowling shared a screenshot of a tweet posted by one of the nasty internet trolls, who apparently wished her “a very nice pipebomb in the mailbox”. This is not the first time that author JK Rowling has come under attack for voicing her opinions on ‘gender identity’. The Hary Potter-fame-author informed that 3 LGBT activists deliberately clicked pictures of themselves outside her residence such that the address was visible in those photographs. Rowling had tweeted in solidarity with Maya Forstater, The tweet read: “Dress however you please. ‘Merry Terms’ was first used in 2021 by Graham Linehan to describe his much-ridiculed ‘Gender Critical Coming Out Day’, exhorting people to make their ‘gender-critical’ views known to friends, family and colleagues. poverty think tank that employed her for questioning government plans to allow people to self-identify as another gender. A website is dedicated to creating awareness among people about ‘Gender Critical Coming Out Day’. TERF is an acronym that stands for a trans-exclusionary radical feminist. The incident took place on Friday, November 19, 2021. In her article, Rowling, a domestic violence survivor, said she was perturbed that “the new trans activism” was undermining women and girls’ rights to single-sex spaces by “offering cover to predators”. Live your best life in peace and security. Rowling posted the tweet in response to a Twitter user @Sian_L_S, who hailed JK Rowling for the launch of a rape and sexual assault crisis centre in Edinburgh that supports and employs only cisgender women while excluding trans women in the process.

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JK Rowling bullies trans gamer off Twitter over Hogwarts Legacy (Stealth Optional)

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has bullied a trans woman off social media for questioning Hogwarts Legacy.

However, it’s telling that Rowling has decided, yet again, to go on the offensive in order to “protect” her brand, even though she’s the one destroying it. While diehard Harry Potter fans still stand behind Rowling, there are many that are simply agnostic on the matter. Misconstruing the original tweet, Rowling told her fans that Earl believes owning anything connected to the author is bad. The author’s campaign against transgender rights has caused thousands to become disenfranchised with Rowling and the Harry Potter/Wizarding World universe as a whole. “In the face of hate; community, solidarity, and caring are always stronger. In response, JK Rowling sent her online mob to the content creator, resulting in them being bullied off social media.

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This Trans YouTuber Spoke Out About The “Hogwarts Legacy ... (BuzzFeed News)

J.K Rowling is at it again. This time, the Harry Potter author picked a fight with Jessie Earl, a 30-year-old YouTuber who recently called for fans to boycott ...

[Twitter supporting Maya Forstater](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/jk-rowling-transgender-women-maya-forstater), a woman who was fired for saying transgender women should not be legally recognized. Glenn Youngkin tried a similar move in [Virginia](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annabetts/virginia-students-walkout-protest-anti-trans-policies), thousands of students walked out of nearly 100 schools across the state. She’s demonstrated her contempt for trans people over the years in various ways. [Don’t Say Gay](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hallielieberman/dont-say-gay-lgbtq-students-schools-florida)” because it effectively banned instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms. The interaction came toward the end of a year that has been very hostile to LGBTQ communities. Rowling became a global celebrity for introducing the world to Harry Potter in 1997, but her name has become inextricably associated with her anti-trans remarks in the last decade. “The truly righteous wouldn't just burn their books and movies but the local library, anything with an owl on it and their own pet dogs. The next year, she published an extensive essay on her [website](https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/) about her fears of “current trans activism” and mocked an [article](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/jk-rowling-antitrans-statement) where the author used the term “people who menstruate." “I own the first 9 movies and all 7 books myself. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that critics dubbed “ “When I saw J.K. But any support of something like Hogwarts Legacy is harmful.”

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