Author JK Rowling has accused “rewriting history” of soft-pedaling the extreme hostility she faced for her views on transgender ideology.
Last week, the New York Times published an article about transgender activists rethinking their “all-or-nothing” approach, calling the backlash against critics like Rowling “unrelenting criticism.” .
When JK Rowling said denying the connection between sex and biology was 'deeply misogynistic and regressive', prominent LGBTQ groups accused her of betraying 'true feminism'. “Several angry critics posted videos of her burning books,” the article said.
On Monday, the “Harry Potter” author attacked this benign depiction of the backlash, reminding her followers that she and others have received death threats and more.
JK Rowling calls out critics who accuse her of being far-right: 'You can keep saying this to yourself'
Author JK Rowling has said she has faced death threats since speaking out against transgender ideology. (Twitter/Getty Images)
“The rewriting of history has begun. Opponents of gender ideology have not just “withstood relentless criticism.'' I never received the book,” Rowling posted.
She continued: “I have received thousands of threats of murder, rape and violence. A trans woman posted a bomb-making guide to my family's home address. Older child was targeted by prominent trans activist who tried to expose her sexual assault ”In the end, I could write a 20,000 word essay about what it did to me and my family because I exposed the wrong young woman to personal information, but I can't tell you what we endured. What happened was nothing compared to the damage done to others.
“We have all been vilified and vilified for standing up to a movement that relies on the threat of violence, exclusion, and associational guilt, and many have lost their livelihoods.” Some women politicians have been assaulted. News that one of the country's leading endocrinologists, Dr Hilary Kass, has been advised not to use public transport for her own safety, forcing her to hire personal security on the advice of police. Everyone who let this madness run wild.”
She added that this reinterpretation of the backlash occurred only after “the political climate changed” and “those who were self-sufficient and on top of their game woke up with a huge hangover.” .
“The vitriolic rebuttal of what actually happened over the past decade is predictable but intolerable. Those who have turned a blind eye to the purge of non-believers, or even those who praised and encouraged them. I don't doubt it, I'd rather minimize the real cost of speaking out, but I honestly think trans activists may have gone a little too far at times. That's insulting,” Rowling wrote.
She concluded: “While we are still a long way from fully understanding the personal, social and political effects of gender ideology, I do know this: When the time comes, the receipts will read very ugly.” I'll have you clean under the carpet carefully.”
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Rowling reminded her followers that critics like Dr. Hilary Kass have stopped riding public transportation because of the backlash. (Getty Images)
Transgender activists have fiercely attacked Rowling and protested her work, but HBO said in a statement last month that it stands by Rowling ahead of the TV adaptation of her Harry Potter books. Announced.
A spokesperson for the network said: “JK Rowling has the right to express her personal opinions. We remain focused on developing new series, which will only benefit from her involvement.” said.
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