JK Rowling seems to be on a mission to anger as many people as possible with her transphobic views. While she has already been a subject of negative limelight over the past few months for her adamant stance about transgender, the ‘Harry Potter‘ author is doubling down on her views by targeting specific people now.
The author recently received heavy backlash for calling Lucy Clark, the world’s first openly transgender football manager, a white, straight person. After reports of her comments emerged, the author reiterated her views, showing that she has no intentions to take a step back from her rigorous campaign against transgender persons. Here’s the latest development in the ongoing issue.
JK Rowling Targets Lucy Clark, World’s First Openly Gay Transgender Football Manager
JK Rowling has stirred the pot yet again as she reaffirmed her stance and reiterated a homophobic comment against Lucy Clark, a transgender football manager. The controversy stemmed from one of Rowling’s response to a tweet congratulating Clark.
“Lucy Clark, the world’s first openly transgender referee, has made history by becoming the first trans manager in the top 5 divisions of English women’s football. The former referee has taken over at Sutton United. FABULOUS!” the tweet in concern read.
In response, Rowling discredited Clark’s identity. “When I was young, all the football managers were straight, white, middle-aged blokes, so it’s fantastic to see how much things have changed,” she wrote.
The tweet soon went viral as another one of Rowling’s controversial comments and soon made it to the headlines. While some social media users defended her, others condemned her remarks as transphobic.
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JK Rowling Doubles Down On Her Mockery Against Lucy Clark
JK Rowling doubled down on her stance when some news outlets published the news stating the author was being accused of mocking Lucy Clark. After Daily Mail Online covered the story and posted a link on X, Rowling responded to the tweet to reiterate what she said even more strongly.
“I didn’t compare him to one. He IS one,” she tweeted, responding to the headline that read ‘JK Rowling is accused of cruelty as she mocks transgender football manager by comparing her to a ‘straight, white, middle-aged bloke’.
I didn’t compare him to one. He IS one. https://t.co/LUqXuSjktV
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 12, 2024
Rowling has been constantly engaged in debate over the issue, leading to further controversy despite some significant backlash. Other than social media users, several celebrities have also suggested that Rowling should should stop posting so rigorously on social media about the issue.
Some significant names that stood up against Rowling include ‘Harry Potter‘ stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Besides, X CEO Elon Musk also recently called her out for her continuous posting on the same matter, despite having similar views about transgender people.
The author has time and again defended her position on gender self-identification and criticized what she perceives as the over-pandering to certain demographics.
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