{"id":468221,"date":"2021-05-03T18:05:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T22:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=468221"},"modified":"2021-05-03T18:05:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T22:05:53","slug":"woke-mania-book-festival-cancels-j-k-rowling-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-mania-book-festival-cancels-j-k-rowling-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke Mania: Book Festival Cancels J.K. Rowling Event"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fwoke-mania-book-festival-cancels-j-k-rowling-event%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=468221&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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JKRowling.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The canceling of author J.K. Rowling continued this week when a New Zealand book festival put the brakes on a Harry Potter-themed event due to the author\u2019s past comments criticizing aspects of transgender ideology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">\u201cFeatherston Booktown Karukatea organisers have chosen not to feature a popular Harry Potter quiz on this year\u2019s programme because of alleged transphobic comments made by the beloved fictional series\u2019 author, JK Rowling,\u201d reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/entertainment\/books\/124965196\/harry-potter-quiz-cancelled-at-festival-delving-into-cancel-culture\">Stuff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Canceling the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d event comes not without a tinge of irony, according to feminist activist Jenny Whyte, given that \u201cFeatherston Booktown has a session selling tickets to a panel discussing cancel culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really funny that all the way from the UK where a world-famous writer has gotten into trouble for expressing quite compassionate and reasonable views, all the way down to tiny little Featherston. It encapsulates the whole madness of it quite well,\u201d said Whyte, who is also a lesbian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">Peter Biggs, the festival board chairman, said the decision to cancel the event came after discussing it with local organizers and the LGBTQ community, alleging that it would cause \u201cdistress\u201d to certain people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">\u201cThe overwhelming response was there was a risk around causing distress to particular members of the community and that was the last thing we wanted to do,\u201d he said. \u201cWe always thought Booktown should be an inclusive, welcoming place for everyone, so we took the decision not to go with Harry Potter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s a strong decision that shows they\u2019re really trying to be an inclusive community and support their rainbow and transgender young people,\u201d said Tabby Besley\u200b, who runs Inside Out charities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">\u201cThere are so many inclusive writers of books and stories out there, so I\u2019m sure they can come up with something else awesome to do a quiz on that doesn\u2019t have that kind of potential upset,\u201d Besley added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/stanford-staff-condemns-transphobic-j-k-rowling-in-light-of-dorms-harry-potter-themed-floor\">reported<\/a> last month, a Stanford staffer issued a statement condemning J.K. Rowling in response to a \u201cHarry Potter\u201d-themed dorm on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to acknowledge that J.K. Rowling has made many transphobic, anti-semitic, and racist statements over the past year,\u201d the staffer said. \u201cHer beliefs do not reflect our values as a house, and we want to make it clear that we do not tolerate comments like hers in this dorm. Our theme \u2026 is intended to make this space safe and fun for you this quarter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, J.K. Rowling said that transgender ideology could lead to the erasure of womanhood as we know it by denying the basic biological functions that differentiate women from men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf sex isn\u2019t real, there\u2019s no same-sex attraction. If 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 she tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Following her post, Rowling faced severe social media backlash, prompting \u201cHarry Potter\u201d stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Eddie Redmayne to publicly declare their support for the trans movement. Actors Ralph Fiennes, who played Voldemort, and Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid, have both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/harry-potter-actor-robbie-coltrane-who-played-hagrid-defends-j-k-rowling\">defended<\/a> Rowling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/stanford-staff-condemns-transphobic-j-k-rowling-in-light-of-dorms-harry-potter-themed-floor\">Stanford Staff Condemns \u2018Transphobic\u2019 J.K. Rowling In Light Of Dorm\u2019s Harry Potter-Themed\u00a0Floor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>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\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The canceling of author J.K. Rowling continued this week when a New Zealand book festival put the brakes on a Harry Potter-themed event due to the author\u2019s past comments criticizing &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277243,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JKRowling.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Woke Mania: Book Festival Cancels J.K. 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