▲ 495 ▼ JK Rowling's Harry Potter stars turn on her as they sign trans solidarity letter (www.the-express.com) submitted 1 year ago by Teknevra@lemmy.blahaj.zone [M] to c/queer_defense_front@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago (3 children) None of the main stars, yet permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TuEstUnePommeDeTerre@lemmy.blahaj.zone 99 points 1 year ago (2 children) Because they already spoke out. CW: Joanne being a four letter word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (2 children) Ralph Fiennes, who played Potter villain Lord Voldemort, came to the author's defence, calling the abuse she received "disgusting" and "appalling". Other stars including Eddie Izzard and Helena Bonham Carter, who played Bellatrix Lestrange, have also said they do not consider Rowling's views to be transphobic, but reflective of her own experience of abuse. Very disappointing, but pretty funny that only the villains support her permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 year ago (1 child) What the fuck, Eddie Izzard?! I had to look up if it was the same Eddie Izzard, who now also goes by Suzy. Yep, that Eddie Izzard. Fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, she’s gender-fluid and uses fem pronouns, so my guess is that she just really wasn’t expecting an old lady (jkr) to get real hate about it and she’d like the discourse to be more polite. Still fucked up, but I can’t understand it any other way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner Quislings always exist in any population permalink fedilink source parent [–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago Fuck. I hate discovering that actors whos movies I previously enjoyed, are in fact assholes. Helena Bonham Carter did some great stuff. Too bad, so long demon barber of fleet street. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago Awesome, good to know, and happy to hear it! I just meant only one of the people pictured in the post's thumbnail (Cho Chang) actually signed the letter the article is about permalink fedilink source parent [–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 year ago Emma Watson has signed the letter, and as other comments have said, the other main cast has spoken out previously. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wn4qRk0MFqsH3jubbiX5QoTF7r7tUY5KyQ_qrIIt4MM/edit?tab=t.0 permalink fedilink source parent [+] MisterOwl@lemmy.world -47 points 1 year ago (1 child) Of course not. Rich people stick together. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 75 points 1 year ago you've missed some context on how long Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Daniel Ratclif have been speaking out that they don't support JK Rowling, how they're going to spend their royalties from those films, and that trans men are men and trans women are women. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TuEstUnePommeDeTerre@lemmy.blahaj.zone 99 points 1 year ago (2 children) Because they already spoke out. CW: Joanne being a four letter word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (2 children) Ralph Fiennes, who played Potter villain Lord Voldemort, came to the author's defence, calling the abuse she received "disgusting" and "appalling". Other stars including Eddie Izzard and Helena Bonham Carter, who played Bellatrix Lestrange, have also said they do not consider Rowling's views to be transphobic, but reflective of her own experience of abuse. Very disappointing, but pretty funny that only the villains support her permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 year ago (1 child) What the fuck, Eddie Izzard?! I had to look up if it was the same Eddie Izzard, who now also goes by Suzy. Yep, that Eddie Izzard. Fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, she’s gender-fluid and uses fem pronouns, so my guess is that she just really wasn’t expecting an old lady (jkr) to get real hate about it and she’d like the discourse to be more polite. Still fucked up, but I can’t understand it any other way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner Quislings always exist in any population permalink fedilink source parent [–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago Fuck. I hate discovering that actors whos movies I previously enjoyed, are in fact assholes. Helena Bonham Carter did some great stuff. Too bad, so long demon barber of fleet street. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago Awesome, good to know, and happy to hear it! I just meant only one of the people pictured in the post's thumbnail (Cho Chang) actually signed the letter the article is about permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (2 children) Ralph Fiennes, who played Potter villain Lord Voldemort, came to the author's defence, calling the abuse she received "disgusting" and "appalling". Other stars including Eddie Izzard and Helena Bonham Carter, who played Bellatrix Lestrange, have also said they do not consider Rowling's views to be transphobic, but reflective of her own experience of abuse. Very disappointing, but pretty funny that only the villains support her permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 year ago (1 child) What the fuck, Eddie Izzard?! I had to look up if it was the same Eddie Izzard, who now also goes by Suzy. Yep, that Eddie Izzard. Fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, she’s gender-fluid and uses fem pronouns, so my guess is that she just really wasn’t expecting an old lady (jkr) to get real hate about it and she’d like the discourse to be more polite. Still fucked up, but I can’t understand it any other way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner Quislings always exist in any population permalink fedilink source parent [–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago Fuck. I hate discovering that actors whos movies I previously enjoyed, are in fact assholes. Helena Bonham Carter did some great stuff. Too bad, so long demon barber of fleet street. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 year ago (1 child) What the fuck, Eddie Izzard?! I had to look up if it was the same Eddie Izzard, who now also goes by Suzy. Yep, that Eddie Izzard. Fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, she’s gender-fluid and uses fem pronouns, so my guess is that she just really wasn’t expecting an old lady (jkr) to get real hate about it and she’d like the discourse to be more polite. Still fucked up, but I can’t understand it any other way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner Quislings always exist in any population permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, she’s gender-fluid and uses fem pronouns, so my guess is that she just really wasn’t expecting an old lady (jkr) to get real hate about it and she’d like the discourse to be more polite. Still fucked up, but I can’t understand it any other way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner Quislings always exist in any population permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner Quislings always exist in any population permalink fedilink source parent
[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago Fuck. I hate discovering that actors whos movies I previously enjoyed, are in fact assholes. Helena Bonham Carter did some great stuff. Too bad, so long demon barber of fleet street. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago Awesome, good to know, and happy to hear it! I just meant only one of the people pictured in the post's thumbnail (Cho Chang) actually signed the letter the article is about permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 year ago Emma Watson has signed the letter, and as other comments have said, the other main cast has spoken out previously. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wn4qRk0MFqsH3jubbiX5QoTF7r7tUY5KyQ_qrIIt4MM/edit?tab=t.0 permalink fedilink source parent
[+] MisterOwl@lemmy.world -47 points 1 year ago (1 child) Of course not. Rich people stick together. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 75 points 1 year ago you've missed some context on how long Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Daniel Ratclif have been speaking out that they don't support JK Rowling, how they're going to spend their royalties from those films, and that trans men are men and trans women are women. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 75 points 1 year ago you've missed some context on how long Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Daniel Ratclif have been speaking out that they don't support JK Rowling, how they're going to spend their royalties from those films, and that trans men are men and trans women are women. permalink fedilink source parent