{"id":1130928,"date":"2021-12-18T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1130928"},"modified":"2021-12-18T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T21:14:15","slug":"real-world-quidditch-leagues-changing-names-in-part-because-j-k-rowling-wont-bow-to-trans-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-world-quidditch-leagues-changing-names-in-part-because-j-k-rowling-wont-bow-to-trans-ideology\/","title":{"rendered":"Real World \u2018Quidditch\u2019 Leagues Changing Names In Part Because J.K. Rowling Won\u2019t Bow To Trans Ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freal-world-quidditch-leagues-changing-names-in-part-because-j-k-rowling-wont-bow-to-trans-ideology%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1130928&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>J.K. Rowling \u2014 author of the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d series and creator of Quidditch, a game played on broomsticks in the imaginary wizarding world \u2014 is being canceled by real-life Quidditch leagues, who adopted the game and made it into an actual \u201csport,\u201d because she continues to refuse to follow along with the transgender ideology that posits that men can become women and women can become men.<\/p>\n<p>National Public Radio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/12\/17\/1065395721\/quidditch-name-change-j-k-rowling\">reported<\/a> that both U.S. Quidditch&nbsp;and&nbsp;Major League Quidditch will be changing their names in part because of Rowling\u2019s belief in basic biology. The two leagues will \u201cuse a series of surveys in the next few months to reach a decision\u201d on the sport\u2019s new moniker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the last year or so, both leagues have been quietly collecting research to prepare for the move and been in extensive discussions with each other and trademark lawyers regarding how we can work together to make the name change as seamless as possible,\u201d MLQ Commissioner Amanda Dallas told NPR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe quidditch is at a turning point. We can continue the status quo and stay relatively small, or we can make big moves and really propel this sport forward into its next phase,\u201d USQ Executive Director Mary Kimball added. \u201cRenaming the sport opens up so many more revenue opportunities for both organizations, which is crucial to expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two leagues issued the following joint statement regarding the desire to change the name:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur sport has developed a reputation as one of the&nbsp;most progressives ports&nbsp;in the world on gender equality and inclusivity, in part thanks to its&nbsp;gender maximum rule, which stipulates that a team may not have more than four players of the same gender on the field at a time,\u201d the leagues said. \u201cBoth organizations feel it is imperative to live up to this reputation in all aspects of their operations, and believe this move is a step in that direction.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-penised-individual-who-raped-you-is-a-woman-j-k-rowling-slams-scotland-police-for-move-to-record-male-rapists-as-women-based-on-self-identity\">noted<\/a> earlier this week, Rowling recently tweeted about the absurdity that transgender ideology is fomenting in society. After local media reported that Scottish police would label male rapists as \u201cfemale\u201d if they identified as a trans-woman, the billionaire author tweeted, \u201cWar is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. The Penised Individual Who Raped You Is a Woman,\u201d in reference to George Orwell\u2019s book \u201c1984.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rowling has also made several other comments criticizing the eradication of gender, but in a lengthy essay, offered substantive views for why she is against ridding the world of feminity in the name of transgenderism. The following is an excerpt from that essay:<\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve read all the arguments about femaleness not residing in the sexed body, and the assertions that biological women don\u2019t have common experiences, and I find them, too, deeply misogynistic and regressive. It\u2019s also clear that one of the objectives of denying the importance of sex is to erode what some seem to see as the cruelly segregationist idea of women having their own biological realities or \u2013 just as threatening \u2013 unifying realities that make them a cohesive political class. The hundreds of emails I\u2019ve received in the last few days prove this erosion concerns many others just as much. It isn\u2019t enough for women to be trans allies. Women must accept and admit that there is no material difference between trans women and themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But, as many women have said before me, \u201cwoman\u201d is not a costume. \u201cWoman\u201d is not an idea in a man\u2019s head. \u201cWoman\u201d is not a pink brain, a liking for Jimmy Choos or any of the other sexist ideas now somehow touted as progressive. Moreover, the \u201cinclusive\u201d language that calls female people \u201cmenstruators\u201d and \u201cpeople with vulvas\u201d strikes many women as dehumanising and demeaning. I understand why trans activists consider this language to be appropriate and kind, but for those of us who\u2019ve had degrading slurs spat at us by violent men, it\u2019s not neutral, it\u2019s hostile and alienating.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The full essay can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jkrowling.com\/opinions\/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues\/\">here<\/a> and is well worth the read.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.K. Rowling \u2014 author of the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d series and creator of Quidditch, a game played on broomsticks in the imaginary wizarding world \u2014 is being canceled by real-life Quidditch leagues, who adopted the game and made it into an actual \u201csport,\u201d because she continues to refuse to follow along with the transgender ideology that posits that men can become women and women can become men.National Public Radio reported that both U.S. Quidditch\u00a0and\u00a0Major League Quidditch will be changing their names in part because of Rowling\u2019s belief in basic biology. The two leagues will \u201cuse a series of surveys in the next few months to reach a decision\u201d on the sport\u2019s new moniker.\u201cFor the last year or so, both leagues have been quietly collecting research to prepare for the move and been in extensive discussions with each other and trademark lawyers regarding how we can work together to make the name change as seamless as possible,\u201d MLQ Commissioner Amanda Dallas told NPR.\u201cI believe quidditch is at a turning point. We can continue the status quo and stay relatively small, or we can make big moves and really propel this sport forward into its next phase,\u201d USQ Executive Director Mary Kimball added. \u201cRenaming the sport opens up so many more revenue opportunities for both organizations, which is crucial to expansion.\u201dThe two leagues issued the following joint statement regarding the desire to change the name:\u201cOur sport has developed a reputation as one of the\u00a0most progressives ports\u00a0in the world on gender equality and inclusivity, in part thanks to its\u00a0gender maximum rule, which stipulates that a team may not have more than four players of the same gender on the field at a time,\u201d the leagues said. \u201cBoth organizations feel it is imperative to live up to this reputation in all aspects of their operations, and believe this move is a step in that direction.\u201dAs The Daily Wire noted earlier this week, Rowling recently tweeted about the absurdity that transgender ideology is fomenting in society. After local media reported that Scottish police would label male rapists as \u201cfemale\u201d if they identified as a trans-woman, the billionaire author tweeted, \u201cWar is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. The Penised Individual Who Raped You Is a Woman,\u201d in reference to George Orwell\u2019s book \u201c1984.\u201dRowling has also made several other comments criticizing the eradication of gender, but in a lengthy essay, offered substantive views for why she is against ridding the world of feminity in the name of transgenderism. The following is an excerpt from that essay:I\u2019ve read all the arguments about femaleness not residing in the sexed body, and the assertions that biological women don\u2019t have common experiences, and I find them, too, deeply misogynistic and regressive. It\u2019s also clear that one of the objectives of denying the importance of sex is to erode what some seem to see as the cruelly segregationist idea of women having their own biological realities or \u2013 just as threatening \u2013 unifying realities that make them a cohesive political class. The hundreds of emails I\u2019ve received in the last few days prove this erosion concerns many others just as much. It isn\u2019t enough for women to be trans allies. Women must accept and admit that there is no material difference between trans women and themselves.But, as many women have said before me, \u201cwoman\u201d is not a costume. \u201cWoman\u201d is not an idea in a man\u2019s head. \u201cWoman\u201d is not a pink brain, a liking for Jimmy Choos or any of the other sexist ideas now somehow touted as progressive. Moreover, the \u201cinclusive\u201d language that calls female people \u201cmenstruators\u201d and \u201cpeople with vulvas\u201d strikes many women as dehumanising and demeaning. I understand why trans activists consider this language to be appropriate and kind, but for those of us who\u2019ve had degrading slurs spat at us by violent men, it\u2019s not neutral, it\u2019s hostile and alienating.The full essay can be found here and is well worth the read.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1130928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1130928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1130928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1130928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1130928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}