{"id":2243072,"date":"2024-05-12T18:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T22:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jk-rowling-fires-back-after-shes-accused-of-cruelty-over-comments-on-trans-identifying-soccer-manager\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T18:55:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T22:55:05","slug":"jk-rowling-fires-back-after-shes-accused-of-cruelty-over-comments-on-trans-identifying-soccer-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jk-rowling-fires-back-after-shes-accused-of-cruelty-over-comments-on-trans-identifying-soccer-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"JK Rowling Responds to Accusations of &#8216;Cruelty&#8217; Regarding Trans-Identifying Soccer Manager Comments"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjk-rowling-fires-back-after-shes-accused-of-cruelty-over-comments-on-trans-identifying-soccer-manager%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=2243072&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>Author J.K. Rowling faced \u2064backlash for her comments on a trans-identifying male\u200c soccer manager. Rowling responded\u200c to criticism over referring to the\u200c manager as a\u200d &#8220;straight, white bloke,&#8221; applauding the progress in LGBTQ+ representation in sports. The controversy stirred discussions \u2062on transphobia, with critics labeling Rowling&#8217;s remarks as cruel.Transphobia allegations against \u2064Rowling led\u200b to a call for law enforcement \u2064involvement by a broadcaster.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Author J.K. Rowling fired back after she was accused of \u201ccruelty\u201d for referring to a trans-identifying male soccer manager as a \u201cstraight, white bloke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rowling was responding to a since-deleted post on X cheering the promotion of a trans-identifying referred \u2014 who goes by the name Lucy Clark \u2014 to manager at Sutton United. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13407513\/JK-Rowling-accused-cruelty-mocks-transgender-football-manager-comparing-straight-white-middle-aged-bloke.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=social-twitter_mailonline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a>, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-comes-out-swinging-for-fired-disney-star-gina-carano\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Comes Out Swinging For Fired Disney Star Gina Carano\">post read<\/a>, \u201cLucy Clark, the world\u2019s first openly transgender referee, has made history by becoming the first trans manager in the top five divisions of English women\u2019s football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was young all the football managers were straight, white, middle-aged blokes, so it\u2019s fantastic to see how much things have changed,\u201d Rowling commented.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When I was young all the football managers were straight, white, middle-aged blokes, so it&#8217;s fantastic to see how much things have changed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jx9zp0hRyU\">https:\/\/t.co\/jx9zp0hRyU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1789275573123964985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trans-identifying broadcaster \u2014 and regular Rowling-critic \u2014 India Willoughby responded to Rowling by attempting to get law-enforcement involved: \u201cJK Rowling singling out another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homophobia-and-intolerance-from-the-left-psaki-slammed-for-tweet-attacking-lindsey-graham\/\" title=\"\u2018Homophobia And Intolerance From The Left\u2019: Psaki Slammed For Tweet Attacking Lindsey Graham\">trans woman<\/a> for ridicule tonight, leading to thousands of abusive messages. But British Media insist JK\u2019s not transphobic, she just has \u2018an opinion.\u2019 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jk-rowling-fires-back-after-shes-accused-of-cruelty-over-comments-on-trans-identifying-football-manager\/\" title=\"JK Rowling Responds to Accusations of 'Cruelty' Regarding Trans-Identifying Football Manager Comments\">police @metpoliceuk @northumbriapol ignore<\/a>. At what point do they act?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others accused her of transphobia and \u201ccruelty,\u201d prompting a report from The Daily Mail headlined, \u201cJK Rowling is accused of cruelty as she mocks transgender football manager by comparing her to a \u2018straight, white, middle-aged bloke.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rowling made it clear that she wasn\u2019t impressed, responding, \u201cI didn\u2019t compare him to one. He IS one.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I didn\u2019t compare him to one. He IS one. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LUqXuSjktV\">https:\/\/t.co\/LUqXuSjktV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1789590944976650436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u201cHarry Potter\u201d author went on to further defend her position, saying as she has in the past that she would not bow to the whims of men who were \u201ccaricaturing\u201d women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalling a man a man is not \u2018bullying\u2019 or \u2018punching down.\u2019 Crossdressing straight men are currently one of the most pandered-to demographics in existence, and women are under no obligation to applaud the people caricaturing us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Calling a man a man is not &#8216;bullying&#8217; or &#8216;punching down.&#8217; Crossdressing straight men are currently one of the most pandered-to demographics in existence, and women are under no obligation to applaud the people caricaturing us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1789641182164688934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>New York Magazine\u2019s Jonathan Chait attempted to scold Rowling, saying, \u201cJust call people what they want to be called. It\u2019s basic decency.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stop telling women what they&#8217;re allowed to say, Jonathan. It&#8217;s basic decency.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1789673670362738783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cStop telling women what they\u2019re allowed to say, Jonathan,\u201d Rowling replied. \u201cIt\u2019s basic decency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.K. Rowling countered accusations of &#8220;cruelty&#8221; over comments about a trans-identifying soccer manager referred to as a &#8220;straight, white bloke.&#8221; Responding to a deleted post, Rowling addressed the promotion of Lucy Clark, a trans-identifying individual, to manager at Sutton United<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2243073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/JK-Rowling.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2243072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/JK-Rowling.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243072","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\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2243072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2243073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2243072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2243072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2243072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}