Author J.K. Rowling has fallen silent on her usually busy X (formerly Twitter) feed, after Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif filed a legal complaint in France for alleged cyber harassment over statements regarding her gender.

On August 9, lawyers for Khelif filed a lawsuit with a special unit of the public prosecutor's office in Paris, stemming from false statements that spread online about her gender after the Algerian boxer defeated Italy's Angela Carini in her first fight of the 2024 Olympic Games. Carini pulled out 46 seconds into the bout and told reporters afterwards that she had "never felt a punch like this."

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[–] 337 points 2 years ago (13 children)
  • [–] 188 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Only because she attacked a cis woman. No consequences from the years doing everything in her power to targetedly harass individual trans peolle, the community as a whole or publishing books about trans serial killers.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see her go quite, I hope she stays that way. But I'm bitter it wasn't a realization that her crusade was mysgonstic hatred, only that she was a zealot who accidently friendly fired.

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  • [–] 79 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    This isn't friendly fire. TERFism is inherently white supremacist and Khelif was targeted for her race.

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  • [–] 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    I abundetly agree that is correct. But I am doing my best to try to think of her personal viewpoint, in JK's mind she is defending women from men. Hell, her stupid books are a racist allegory for how evil racism is, but when she gets praised from literaly white supramcists and dictarors, she makes excuses for being the greater good.

    It's only when from her twisted perspective, she (for the first time) attacked an "actual woman", that she is finally giving pause. JK thinks she is feminist even if all she has done in actuality is outright misogyny. Which is why I am so frustrated, she didn't wake up to what a monster she has been, just that she needs to be more careful in who she "righteously" attacks.

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  • [–] 235 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Someone finally got Rowling to shut up! Imane Khelif is my hero!

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  • [–] 201 points 2 years ago* (13 children)

    Anyone with basic critical thinking skills would have known this whole scandal was bullshit in the first place. Did it not occur to any of these TERFs and transphobes that Algeria (a Muslim nation known for persecuting the LGBTQ community as a whole) is one of the least-likely nations to field a trans candidate?

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    [–] 177 points 2 years ago

    It’s about fucking time someone shut her up

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  • [+] 127 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
    [–] 126 points 2 years ago (29 children)

    she thought she was Hermione. turns out she was just Malfoy.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    I'm honestly confused how she could write a story where Harry Potter triumphs over he who must not be named, when he who must not be named was her hero.

    It must have been really tough for her.

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  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    It's less that and more the system of prejudice itself is her hero, because she never truly challenges it, and the final state of peace at the end of the books does not require fixing its problems. Voldemort was a bad apple, nothing more (according to her I'd imagine)

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Yeah the way she kind of bullies Hermione with the whole 'SPEW' thing was so off. First, Hermione had style and was a genius. I think she would know that 'SPEW' is a bad acronym.

    Also, making everyone turn away from her and no one supporting her - she didn't need to really make it like that at all. Why couldnt the org have a cute name and Hermione and like Lavender Brown etc all get together to try to coordinate better working conditions for the elves. This then would later help with the plot involving the DA. It's literally a fantasy and Harry gets magical hero results all the time. It's just such a weird part of the books and negative when it really didn't serve any purpose to be negative. Except to be shitty to lady activists.

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    [–] 113 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

    Heaven forbid she lose money. Literally the only thing that could make her stop briefly pause harassing people on the internet.

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    I'm a Conservative championing Genital Inspections on Children to make sure ONLY PEOPLE with Vaginas play Girl's Sports but also THIS Women with a Vagina is ACTUALLY A MAN!

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    [–] 92 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (34 children)

    when a man breaks a record he is a super human, when a woman breaks a record she is a man.

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    [–] 79 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    "Could any picture sum up our new men's rights movement better?" the writer asked. "The smirk of a male who's knows he's protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he's just punched in the head, and whose life's ambition he's just shattered."

    This fucking smug cunt.

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    [–] 79 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Transgender people in competitive sports that are already segregated by biological sex is relatively uncharted, and should be carefully navigated. There are ways, and appropriate settings, to bring this topic up respectfully. Twitter is not the place, and these people are not qualified to offer their opinion. JK (and others) aren’t fighting some good cause, they’re just being assholes.

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    [–] 59 points 2 years ago

    The irony of Rowling getting sued for calling a biological woman trans

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  • [–] 57 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's so weird of Rowling to call her a man, considering they have a similar face structure.

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    [–] 52 points 2 years ago

    "Just Kidding" Rowling

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  • [–] 51 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    And let this be a lesson to all internet people, I know y’all hear about the first amendment a lot, but it only applies in America. You have to actually follow the laws of the country you’re in

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    [–] 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (18 children)

    The Wall Street Journal still has an article online that says:

    The Algerian boxer is biologically male but allowed to compete in the female category

    https://www.wsj.com/opinion/does-imane-khelif-belong-in-the-womens-ring-olympics-boxing-transgender-ideology-b227f2cd

    Fuck Jeff Bezos

    EDIT: Oh dang this isn't WaPo. Fuck him anyway though.

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    [–] 39 points 2 years ago

    Good, sue her ass off Imane. Take her for every penny. Rowling is an asshole.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Is Rowling even subject to French legal proceedings?

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  • [–] 89 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The harassment lawsuit alleges "aggravated cyber-harassment" against Khelif, according to a statement from the boxer's lawyer, Nabil Boudi, who was quoted by The Associated Press. Variety reported that the complaint was filed against X, which means under French law that it was filed against unknown persons. Investigators at the Paris prosecutor's office will determine who could be at fault in Khelif's complaint.

    If she ends up being found liable in an EU country, I bet she won't be able to travel to any EU country without facing that liability. X is an international platform, and she's broadcasting her words internationally, so yes, she can be held accountable in countries where this carries civil or criminal liability.

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    [–] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Rowling should be in jail for hate crimes. That person need rehabilitation before we can let her back into society.

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    [–] 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's amazing how fast lawsuits can shut up anybody who still has at least two brain cells left. Doesn't work on Trump or Elon for some reason. I'm sure it's a coincidence.

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