JK Rowling says she’s too rich to care about hurting transgender people
queerty.comHarry Potter author J.K. Rowling is getting criticized on social media for saying that her massive wealth is enough to keep her happy as she devotes her life to opposing equal rights for transgender people.She shared a screenshot of a tweet from an unknown person that read: “How do you sleep at night knowing you’ve lost a whole audience from buying your books?”“I read my most recent royalty cheques and find the pain goes away pretty quickly,” she responded.I read my most recent royalty cheques and find the pain goes away pretty quickly.
pic.twitter.com/s4gl9rlqxl— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 13, 2022The person who wrote her was likely referring to her years of transphobic statements that have alienated many of her fans, including Chaz Bono and several actors who work on the Harry Potter movies.“For me personally, it’s been really difficult, because I happen to be a Harry Potter fanatic,” Bono said in 2020 about hearing that Rowling opposes transgender rights. “When the person who writes your favorite series of books about oppressed people decides to start oppressing you, it’s very strange it doesn’t make any sense.
It’s hard to wrap your head around.”Others on Twitter pointed out that Rowling saying she’s too wealthy to care about hurting people is perhaps not the response she thinks it is.This is like the most classic rich villain thing you could say pic.twitter.com/ZKJ89SuOIZ— Lily Simpson has blue hair + pronouns (@LilySimpson1312) October 13, 2022What's great is the Simpsons already has a sequence that's pretty much exactly this pic.twitter.com/gfD8qjIHXS— Gaspard Delanwe (@TakahaneKazan) October 14, 2022no one should have to say this but if your feminism doesn't include trans women it isn't feminism at.
