Billy Bragg responds after J.K. Rowling accuses him of “misogyny” over trans comments

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Billy Bragg has responded to J.K. Rowling after the Harry Potter author accused the musician of “misogyny” for voicing his support of Graham Norton’s views on transgender rights.Yesterday (October 13), Bragg shared a clip of Norton discussing ‘cancel culture’ and trans rights at the recent Cheltenham Literature Festival.“Norton really good here on John Cleese, telling him that ‘cancel culture’ is just accountability, and JK Rowling, suggesting that the media talk directly to trans teens and their parents rather than merely amplifying the takes of a celebrity,” Bragg wrote on Twitter to accompany the clip.Norton really good here on John Cleese, telling him that ‘cancel culture’ is just accountability, and JK Rowling, suggesting that the media talk directly to trans teens and their parents rather than merely amplifying the takes of a celebrity.

https://t.co/arh3H5pbMs— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) October 13, 2022Rowling then replied to Bragg’s tweet: “Very much enjoying the recent spate of bearded men stepping confidently onto their soapboxes to define what a woman is and throw their support behind rape and death threats to those who dare disagree.

You may mock, but takes real bravery to come out as an Old Testament prophet.”The musician said in response that it was “hard to think of anything that better illustrates Graham Norton’s point than the sight of someone with 13.9m followers reacting to a call for a fair hearing for trans teens and their parents by equating it to *checks notes* support for rape and death threats.”That tweet saw Rowling reply: “Hard to think of anything that better illustrates misogyny than men complaining that a woman has a view on woman’s rights.”Hard to think of anything that better illustrates.