{"id":1848611,"date":"2023-02-15T15:05:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T20:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1848611"},"modified":"2023-02-15T15:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T20:08:03","slug":"j-k-rowling-discusses-her-portrayal-as-anti-trans-villain-in-new-podcast-says-shes-profoundly-misunderstood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-k-rowling-discusses-her-portrayal-as-anti-trans-villain-in-new-podcast-says-shes-profoundly-misunderstood\/","title":{"rendered":"J.K. Rowling Discusses Her Portrayal As Anti-Trans Villain In New Podcast, Says She\u2019s \u2018Profoundly Misunderstood\u2019"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fj-k-rowling-discusses-her-portrayal-as-anti-trans-villain-in-new-podcast-says-shes-profoundly-misunderstood%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=1848611&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-->\n<p>\u201cHarry Potter\u201d Creator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jk-rowling\">J.K. Rowling<\/a> She will share her story as part a new series. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/podcast\">podcast<\/a> So called \u201cThe Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>British author Rowling, aged 57, is a controversial figure in mainstream media. In recent years, she has gained some admirers and criticisms. Rowling is a liberal feminist but disagrees with the radical left-wing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/gender\">Gender theory<\/a>She was made an enemy by a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lgbtq&#8221;>transgender Activists<\/a>. The best-selling author will then tell the story through her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast&#8217;s sneak preview was just released. \u201cWhat has interested me in recent years, particularly on social media [is when fans say], \u2018You\u2019ve ruined your legacy. Oh, you could have been beloved forever, but you chose to say this,\u2019\u201d Rowling during the trailer. \u201cAnd I think: \u2018You could not have misunderstood me more profoundly.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never set out to upset anyone,\u201d She said. \u201cHowever, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling\u201d The series will air on February 21. It\u2019s hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper, who was raised in a family that attended the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. Phelps-Roper denounced the church since then.https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling&#8221;>explained<\/a> After reading her memoir, Rowling agreed to speak with her. \u201cUnfollow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Podcast description <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2DZOjpO1EPfwcrB6Ol2nhU?si=ddd433a87df44969&#038;nd=1\">Page<\/a> Call the project \u201can audio documentary that examines some of the most contentious conflicts of our time through the life and career of the world\u2019s most successful author,\u201d Rowling talks with \u201cunprecedented candor and depth about the controversies surrounding her\u2014from book bans to debates on gender and sex.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rowling made a mockery of an article title that was sexist and referred to women in 2020. \u201cpeople who menstruate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018People who menstruate,\u2019\u201d Rowlinghttps:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1269382518362509313&#8243;>responded<\/a> Follow us on Twitter. \u201cI\u2019m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf sex isn\u2019t real, there\u2019s no same-sex attraction,\u201d She continued. \u201cIf sex isn\u2019t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn\u2019t hate to speak the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Rowling received an intense backlash for The statement, she never backed down beyond saying she doesn\u2019t hate anyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no irrational fear of or hatred towards trans people in the slightest \u2013 as, God knows, I\u2019ve said so many times,\u201d the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/j-k-rowling-on-why-she-chose-to-stand-up-to-trans-activists-a-phenomenally-privileged-position\"><\/a> During an interview in December 2022. \u201cBut if you\u2019re going to say it\u2019s \u2018hate\u2019 not to believe in a gendered soul, then we cannot have a discussion. We can\u2019t. There\u2019s nowhere to go. The tactic has been no debate, but it is changing.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHarry Potter\u201d creator J.K. Rowling will be telling her side of the story as part of a new podcast called \u201cThe Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.\u201d The 57-year-old British author has become an extremely controversial figure in mainstream media and with some fans and critics over recent years. 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