#Rowling

John Holbo

jholbo1

"The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away. We refuse any false choice between justice and freedom,

becca

boodleoops

Thread. All of these things are true. You can think it’s a terrible idea for the government to try to legally endorce free speech on campus, AND think there’s a

functional

RoseEmojiTico

I really can’t stress enough what a monumental piece of shit JK Rowling is I would really love her to point us toward the MRAs demanding trans rights so I

Dr. E Zje ✨🌘

Emmy_Zje

JK Rowling is partly responsible for this ban on blockers for trans kids in the UK. Her rhetoric moved the needle just enough with the essay and threads; a form

Sgàthach is a Hufflepuff

WarriorSgathach

I just had a realization. I think the reason it took me so long to realize what was going on in the outer world in terms of TRAs is because

The Right Mike

tuibguy

No matter how much I chafe against conforming to male gender expectations, I am not transgender. I could never menstruate not matter if I had my body surgically altered to

V-gétarienne

bizzaroren

Tw for transphobia:Thinking an awful lot about the anti-trans feminist tactic of “morally mandating it out of existence” and how these deep cut insidious terf tactics were picked up by

Alex Cruikshanks

alexcruik

Good thread on worldbuilding and why JK Rowling really isn't great at it.https://twitter.com/ellle_em/status/1353357327030771712 Though I think the comparison with Tolkien isn't really comparing like for like. HP is relatively "

Olivia💛

terfalicious

You know what‘s so wild to me? The current leftist climate is one that is so careful to assess who has the least privilege and assign deference/priority accordingly. For example,

Jill Filipovic

JillFilipovic

Conservatives want to talk about "cancel culture." Ok, let's talk about it -- about how right-wing groups created it, continue to benefit from it, and warp the entire debate about

Casey Fiesler, PhD, JD, geekD

cfiesler

so like... y'all know that fandom has a really long history of activism and it wasn't invented last week in Kpop right?: a thread sure, it started with stuff like

Helen🏳️‍⚧️💙

mimmymum

For those waking up to the news that JK Rowling is transphobic, or are wondering how the UK has become the centre of Trans Exclusionary Radical “Feminism”, here’s a thread

Hetty Halpin Wilde

Henriettaspoon

The SNP, Independence and EU MembershipI’m glad Cherry’s attempt to be the next leader of the SNP has been thwarted, not just because she’s an awful person but because she’s

DG_FAIL

dg_fail

Do you know what Thomas Edison, @jk_rowling and Steve Jobs have in common?Let’s find out in this #Thread ! Thomas Edison, J.K. Rowling and Steve Jobs have in common all

Dan

dancooledaily

Just a quick summary of 2020:• Trump Was Impeached (and later acquitted) • Covid-19 Pandemic• Black Lives Matter • Tiger King • Locust Swarms in Africa• Australia Bush Fires• Beirut

Elle M. (they/them)

ellle_em

I've been thinking about this and there's really a lot in common between HP Lovecraft and JK Rowling. Honestly. Seriously. And no, not just the fact both have/had repugnant horrid

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