{"id":1445889,"date":"2022-04-19T11:44:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1445889"},"modified":"2022-04-19T11:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:44:41","slug":"harry-potter-star-defends-j-k-rowling-over-transgender-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harry-potter-star-defends-j-k-rowling-over-transgender-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Harry Potter\u2019 Star Defends J.K. Rowling Over Transgender Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fharry-potter-star-defends-j-k-rowling-over-transgender-controversy%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=1445889&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-22-copy-9-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHarry Potter\u201d star Miriam Margolyes defended bestselling author J.K. Rowling over recent transgender statements, arguing the response to the author\u2019s views has been \u201cmisplaced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Margolyes, known for her role as Hogwarts herbology teacher Professor Sprout, shared the comments during an interview with the Radio Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere isn\u2019t one answer to all these trans questions,\u201d the actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/miriam-margolyes-defends-jk-rowling-in-trans-row-111506418.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the vituperation JK Rowling has received is misplaced. I don\u2019t know her at all. I admire her as a human being. She\u2019s a generous woman, she\u2019s a brilliant writer,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The supportive words offer a strong contrast with other \u201cHarry Potter\u201d film cast members who have even apologized over statements Rowling has made regarding transgender issues.<\/p>\n<p>The author\u2019s controversy began in 2019 when she spoke out regarding concerns over women\u2019s rights related to transgender issues.<\/p>\n<p>Rowling spoke out on social media in support of a woman who had been fired for stating \u201cmen cannot change into women,\u201d a claim transgender activists argued was transphobic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who\u2019ll have you. Live your best life in peace and security. But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill,\u201d she posted to Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dress however you please.<br \/>Call yourself whatever you like.<br \/>Sleep with any consenting adult who\u2019ll have you. <br \/>Live your best life in peace and security. <br \/>But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IStandWithMaya?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IStandWithMaya<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThisIsNotADrill?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThisIsNotADrill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1207646162813100033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post set off of firestorm of controversy, including attempts to \u201ccancel\u201d Rowling over the view. The Daily Wire\u2019s Cabot Phillips <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/from-leftist-icon-to-pariah-the-journey-of-j-k-rowling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Daniel\u00a0Radcliffe, a man who\u2019s amassed a fortune thanks to Rowling\u2019s creative endeavors, bravely proclaimed \u201ctransgender women are women\u201d and apologized to the poor souls who felt their book reading experience was \u201ctarnished\u201d.\u00a0Emma\u00a0Watson, likewise a household name thanks to Rowling, told her trans followers that she respects them and sees them before issuing a #PRIDE2020 hashtag.\u00a0Eddie\u00a0Redmayne, who plays the main protagonist in the spinoff\u00a0Fantastic Beats\u00a0franchise, wanted to make it \u201cabsolutely clear where he stands\u201d, which is that Rowling is wrong, and trans women are women, trans men are men \u2013 you get the idea.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00a0Twitter took down a video posted by transgender activist and singer Faye Fadem that included an alleged death threat against Rowling after initially deciding the statement did not violate the social media platform\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p>Fadem, who goes by the name \u201cTrust Fund Ozu,\u201d posted a music video on April 1 that included the lyrics, \u201cAs I kill (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists)\u201d and \u201cJ.K. I hope you fit in a hearse,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/04\/twitter-blocks-trans-activists-music-video-about-j-k-rowling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Actor James Dreyfus called the video to Twitter\u2019s attention and shared the response he said he got back from the social media site that it hadn\u2019t violated the site\u2019s \u201csafety policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurprise, Surprise!\u201d Dreyfus <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DreyfusJames\/status\/1510349778202288132?s=20&#038;t=PCCVrJJTv_ZwvWM6DtN4Tw\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cSo, death threats=Good. Saying \u2018women are women\u2019=Bad. @Twitter\u00a0@TwitterSupport. Congratulations. You\u2019ve hit rock bottom. Seek help.night all. X.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Surprise, Surprise!<\/p>\n<p>So, death threats=Good. <\/p>\n<p>Saying \u2018women are women\u2019=Bad. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Twitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterSupport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TwitterSupport<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Congratulations. You\u2019ve hit rock bottom. Seek help.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude44night all. X <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VbkFtOIcbQ\">pic.twitter.com\/VbkFtOIcbQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Dreyfus (@DreyfusJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DreyfusJames\/status\/1510349778202288132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHarry Potter\u201d star Miriam Margolyes defended bestselling author J.K. Rowling over recent transgender statements, arguing the response to the author\u2019s views has been \u201cmisplaced.\u201dMargolyes, known for her role as Hogwarts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1445917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1445889","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\/1445889","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\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1445889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1445917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1445889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1445889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1445889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}