J.K. Rowling has posted a long letter on the official website to explain the controversy over time. Recently, J.K. R...
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J.K. Rowling has posted a long letter on the official website to explain the controversy over time.
Recently, J.K. Rowling has become controversial when it comes to issues related to gender diversity. Harry Potter author quoted an article of Devex newspaper titled: "Create a post-Covid-19 world more equal for menstrual period". The famous female writer said that the term "menstrual period" was inadequate and she proposed some alternative words such as "Wumben", "Wimpund", "Woomud".
Besides criticism from netizens, Harry Potter stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson or actor Eddie Redmayne of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them also voiced a counterattack to J.K. Rowling.
"Transgender women are also women. Any other statement that will remove the identity and dignity of transgender people will go against all advice from professional health care organizations - knowledgeable people - higher than me and JK Rowling in this area.
According to The Trevor Project, 78% of transgender or non-binary sex people suffer from discrimination because of their gender identity. It is all too clear that we should support transgender people more, not misrepresent their gender, or continue to create risks for them." - Daniel Radcliffe
"Transgender people are themselves and deserve to live without being hated by others. I want you, transgender fans, to know that so many people around the world understand and respect you" - Emma Watson
"I have worked with Rowling and the transsexual community. I want to make it clear that I disagree with the writer's statement. Transgender women are also women. Transsexual men and non-binary (normal) people are normal. I do not want representatives of the LGBT community to speak up about this issue. But I understand my friends are tired of being gossip about their real gender. They just want to live a peaceful life." - Eddie Redmayne
Before the negative comments, J.K. Rowling shared that she was sexually abused in her 20s and later went on to become a victim of domestic violence through a long letter posted on the official website.
The mother of Harry Potter said she began to receive backlash from netizens after backing Maya Forstater - the woman fired for posting a number of tweets that allegedly discriminated against transgender people. "I know very well what will happen when I support Maya. I wait for threats and violence such as 'you're killing transgender people by your speech', my books are burned. fire and a man said he composted them ".
J.K. Rowling shared that she wanted to delve deeper into gender identity and transgender age at different ages, thus causing misunderstandings.
"When I became interested in gender identity and transgender issues, I filtered the comments that interest me as a way of reminding myself of what I might want to study later. Once, I absentmindedly pressed the like button instead of taking a screenshot and that inadvertently was regarded as evidence of my elimination of transgender women. Months later, I followed Magdalen Berns on Twitter - a young gay and feminist who was about to die of brain tumor. I contacted and met her outside. However, because Magdalen Berns is an absolute believer in biological sex, I receive more criticism.
I haven't used Twitter for months both before and after the post expressing my support for Maya, because I know social media will not help in improving mental health. I just came back to Twitter because I wanted to share a free children's book during the pandemic. Right away, activists who believed themselves to be good and progressive came back to attack and accuse me of hatred, calling me the wrong woman and above all, TERF. feminist movement to eliminate transgender women)."
Besides, J.K. Rowling said she has struggled with OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) since childhood.
"If I find empathy on social networks that is not possible in real life, I believe I will be convinced and transformed into the son my father always wanted.
I have been famous for over 20 years and have never publicly shared myself as a victim of sexual abuse and domestic violence. I am not ashamed of what happened but because those memories were truly horrible."
J.K. Rowling said she tried to protect her daughter from domestic violence in her first marriage. The telling of the past story is not for people to pity but only to show sympathy for the women who have similar circumstances to her.
"I managed to escape the first marriage of violence. But then I got married to a really good man and gave me a sense of security that I couldn't expect for a million years. However, the scars left behind by violence and sexual assault do not go away, no matter how much love you get and no matter how much money you make."
J.K. Rowling not only identified the person who sexually assaulted her, but said the incident occurred in her 20s when "I was hurt and the man took advantage of me".
"I am extremely lucky. I am a survivor, not a victim. I only mention the past because, like everyone else on this planet, I have a complex story, forming fears, interests and personal opinions."
