{"id":2248203,"date":"2024-05-19T19:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T23:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-identifying-scottish-green-party-candidate-tangles-with-j-k-rowling-loses-badly\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T23:34:10","slug":"trans-identifying-scottish-green-party-candidate-tangles-with-j-k-rowling-loses-badly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-identifying-scottish-green-party-candidate-tangles-with-j-k-rowling-loses-badly\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Green Party Candidate Clashes with J.K. Rowling, Faces Defeat"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftrans-identifying-scottish-green-party-candidate-tangles-with-j-k-rowling-loses-badly%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=2248203&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>Scottish Green Party candidate \u200bSophie Molly confronted author\u2063 J.K. Rowling over a contentious exchange regarding Rowling&#8217;s upcoming book, \u201cThe Women Who Wouldn\u2019t Wheesht.\u201d Rowling expressed pride in her \u2062contribution to the book, while\u200d Molly criticized\u2064 it as \u2062&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lia-thomas-says-pro-womens-sports-advocates-use-feminism-to-push-transphobic-beliefs\/\" title=\"Lia Thomas Says Pro-women\u2019s Sports Advocates Use Feminism to \u201cPush Transphobic Beliefs\u201d\">deeply transphobic<\/a>,&#8221; \u200dsparking a debate on transgender rights and gender critical perspectives. Scottish Green Party candidate Sophie Molly challenged author J.K. Rowling on her upcoming book &#8220;The Women\u2064 Who Wouldn&#8217;t Wheesht.&#8221; Rowling proudly \u2064discussed\u2064 her involvement, but Molly labeled the book as &#8220;deeply transphobic,&#8221; igniting \u2063a discussion on transgender\u2064 rights and gender critical viewpoints.  <\/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>Trans-identifying Scottish Green Party candidate Sophie Molly tangled with \u201cHarry Potter\u201d author J.K. Rowling in a brief exchange on X, and things did not appear to go as planned.<\/p>\n<p>The spat began with a post from Rowling announcing how proud she was to be a part of the soon-to-be-released book \u201cThe Women Who Wouldn\u2019t Wheesht: Voices From the Front-Line of Scotland\u2019s Battle for Women\u2019s Rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very proud to have contributed an essay to this book, alongside many women I\u2019m proud to call my friends. For non-Scots, \u2018wheesht\u2019 means \u2018be quiet\u2019 or \u2018hush up\u2019, but I suspect you could have worked that out from the context \u2026\u201d Rowling posted on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m very proud to have contributed an essay to this book, alongside many women I\u2019m proud to call my friends.<\/p>\n<p>For non-Scots, \u2018wheesht\u2019 means \u2018be quiet\u2019 or \u2018hush up\u2019, but I suspect you could have worked that out from the context\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EpcDW3CTmf\">https:\/\/t.co\/EpcDW3CTmf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1791014379200102665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Saturday, Molly responded \u2014 and in addition to claiming that the book was \u201cdeeply transphobic,\u201d complained that anyone who was \u201cgender critical\u201d was taking away rights from those who identify as transgender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book is deeply transphobic. It puts the safety of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snls-michael-che-again-slammed-as-transphobic\/\" title=\"SNL\u2019s Michael Che Again Slammed As \u2018Transphobic\u2019\">trans people<\/a> at risk. Promoting hate does nothing but harm society. Trans people are not removing anyone\u2019s rights. The Gender Critical have removed trans people\u2019s right to feel safe in public spaces,\u201d Molly posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This book is deeply transphobic. It puts the safety of all trans people at risk. Promoting hate does nothing but harm society. Trans people are not removing anyone\u2019s rights. The Gender Critical have removed trans people\u2019s right to feel safe in public spaces. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0UhMtk7lOZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/0UhMtk7lOZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sophie Molly \ud83d\udc9a\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\ude38 (@SophieMolly_SG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SophieMolly_SG\/status\/1791940864295776316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rowling replied on Sunday, pointing out the fact that Molly was passing judgment on a book that had not yet been published.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c.@SophieMolly_SG I\u2019m seriously impressed that you\u2019ve been able to read and review an unpublished book of which there are currently only two copies in existence, neither of which have been lent to you,\u201d Rowling said in her follow-up post on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SophieMolly_SG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SophieMolly_SG<\/a> I\u2019m seriously impressed that you\u2019ve been able to read and review an unpublished book of which there are currently only two copies in existence, neither of which have been lent to you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NLJ64W1pGX\">pic.twitter.com\/NLJ64W1pGX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1792189165083164924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI can say with absolute certainty that you are a transphobe. It\u2019s basic biology,\u201d Molly said in a later post directed at Rowling.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sex-and-the-city-creator-candace-bushnell-changes-her-story-on-feeling-lonely-without-kids-says-i-celebrate-it\/\" title=\"\u2018Sex and the City\u2019 Creator Candace Bushnell Changes Her Story On Feeling \u2018Lonely\u2019 Without Kids, Says \u2018I Celebrate It\u2019\">author replied<\/a>, \u201cReally interesting campaign you\u2019re running. I shall follow your political journey with interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Really interesting campaign you\u2019re running. I shall follow your political journey with interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1792199974471471518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Molly kept trying, replying to Rowling again: \u201cAnd yes of course I know she\u2019s being sarcastic. I\u2019m just humouring her. Terrible writer. I am superior with the English vonacular[[<em>sic<\/em>].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy English vonacular is indeed very rusty,\u201d Rowling replied.<\/p>\n<p>Molly later edited the post, blaming \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SophieMolly_SG\/status\/1792251349389783208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autocorrect<\/a>\u201d for spelling \u201cvernacular\u201d incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottish Green Party candidate Sophie Molly, who identifies as trans, engaged in a brief clash with &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; author J.K. Rowling on X. The exchange didn&#8217;t go as expected. 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