Piers Morgan slates Harry Potter star for comments against JK Rowling: ‘Weasley by name and nature’
metro.co.ukPiers Morgan has hit out at Harry Potter actor Chris Rankin, who branded JK Rowling’s transgender views ‘damaging.’The author behind the books, 56, has faced accusations of transphobia after she took issue with an online article in June 2020 which used the words ‘people who menstruate’ instead of ‘women’, adding: ‘If sex isn’t 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.’She later defended herself in a passionate essay, but has continued to face criticism for her thoughts on trans people and gender.Peter – who played Percy Weasley in the franchise – said that he does ‘a lot of work with charities that are LGBTQ+ focused.’‘A lot of my family are members of the community.
You can probably guess where my allegiances lie in that respect,’ he said.He added: ‘When a trans person says they are male or female, that is what they are and that is how we should treat them.
It is damaging to them to say otherwise.’ Weasley by name, and nature. These Potter stars are such a bunch of ungrateful little twerps ⦠more interested in pathetic virtue-signalling than supporting the right of the woman who made them all rich & famous to have an opinion most people agree with.
https://t.co/2iX8upheoKTV presenter Piers, 56, took to Twitter to label Chris ‘Weasley by name, and nature’ after he became the latest HP star to speak out against its creator.‘These Potter stars are such a bunch of ungrateful little twerps … more interested in pathetic virtue-signalling than supporting the right of the woman who made them all rich & famous to have an opinion most people agree with,’ he wrote.Stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert.
