Noted transphobe J.K. Rowling is terrified for her safety after being targeted by an angry mob of anonymous Twitter trolls.
In a tweet yesterday, the billionaire author claimed that “hundreds” of trans activists have threatened to “beat, rape, assassinate and bomb” her because of her never ending attacks on their community.
“Yes, but now hundreds of trans activists have threatened to beat, rape, assassinate and bomb me I’ve realised that this movement poses no risk to women whatsoever,” she wrote.
Yes, but now hundreds of trans activists have threatened to beat, rape, assassinate and bomb me I’ve realised that this movement poses no risk to women whatsoever. pic.twitter.com/qb1RrCFqy0
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 19, 2021
The alleged threats appear to be in response to a rambling 3,600-word essay Rowling published last month in which she outlined her “five reasons for being worried about the new trans activism” and said she refused to “bow down to a movement that I believe is doing demonstrable harm.”
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In the essay, she also wrote some nonsense about a “huge explosion in young women” transitioning into men only to “regret taking steps that have, in some cases, altered their bodies irrevocably, and taken away their fertility.”
“I’ve wondered whether, if I’d been born 30 years later, I too might have tried to transition,” she wrote. “The allure of escaping womanhood would have been huge. I struggled with severe OCD as a teenager.”
Seriously, we can’t even with this woman anymore.
Here’s how people are responding to her tweet…
A reminder that JK Rowling has transphobia trending because she had some anon Twitter threats.
Meanwhile transphobes are ACTUALLY stabbing trans people and people they think are trans in California because of a made up incident.
— Erin, boycotting Arkansas businesses (@ErinInTheMorn) July 20, 2021
If JK Rowling refuses to identify which prominent trans activists are abusing her, how can we root them out??
How can we fix it?
She wants the abuse to stop….. so hand over the names of these trans activists and we can deal with it, name and shame them……. easy right?
— Joss Prior? * Pleasant to a fault *? (@joss_prior) July 20, 2021
I see JK Rowling is back on her wingardium leviobullshit
— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) July 20, 2021
Weird, why's JK Rowling trending twice? pic.twitter.com/O6jVYwT690
— Nira La Fey (@Jallanaska) July 20, 2021
Please do NOT buy into JK Rowling's victim performance rn. She's claiming she received some anonymous Twitter threats & is dishonestly attributing them to trans folks. Meanwhile her TERF followers bullied and threatened me so relentlessly for months that I contemplated suicide.
— Serena Daniari (@serenajazmine) July 20, 2021
I suppose now is a good time to remind everyone that JK Rowling’s essay wasn’t just transphobic, but ableist, as she used it to deny the agency of autistic trans people.
Add that to the racism and anti-semitism in her books, and everyone defending her is just defending a bigot.
— Mark Grimshaw (@markgrimshaw16) July 20, 2021
Yo, please remember, JK Rowling is trash, she spreads easily verifiable misinformation to her massive platform, and makes out that her livelihood was threatened (verifiably false too because here she is able to publish anywhere she likes). All because she hates trans people.
— Joe Glass????THE PRIDE OMNIBUS????OUT NOW! (@JosephGlass) July 20, 2021
Lmfao saw JK Rowling trending and it reminded me of this banger pic.twitter.com/13kFAyWo9t
— Blackpilled Phag? (@AuntieVers) July 20, 2021
People shouldn’t be making violent threats against anyone, but that doesn’t change the fact that JK Rowling is using her platform to spread violence against trans folks all the time. JK Rowling is transphobic and continues to create hate and still folks shouldn’t threaten her.
— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) July 20, 2021
Number of JK Rowlings killed this year: 0
Number of Trans People killed this year by transphobic rhetoric (that JK Rowling amplifies): pic.twitter.com/bRQOWGUu1X
— Jenevieve Frank (@EmpressOfRobots) July 20, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
GameBoy
This woman is an absolute nutcase…
LumpyPillows
Why do you say that?
bsg1967
Not true she’s an insane cow, another wealthy celb going to the right, predictable
LumpyPillows
The hyper-aggressive trans offensive against any question of how to live together really hurts the goal of gaining acceptance of trans people in society. You can support trans people without having to agree to everything the loudest barker is demanding. This is complicated and there is no agreement in society on some of these issues. JK actually support trans people, she just does not agree to everything being demanded. Trans women are not women, they are trans women, and there is nothing wrong with being trans. There are differences, however, and they are meaningful.
Cam
Except trans folks are “responding” to Rowlings continued attacks.
She doesn’t get to comment on trans people 20 times, then complain when they finally start biting back.
LumpyPillows
@cam I encourage an honest debate, however, it isn’t. They have been attacking and threatening her and anyone else that dares to disagree. There are real transphobes out there. JK isn’t one of them, but they have made it out like she the worst; she isn’t. How do I know this? I’ve read what she has written and no one complaining about her ever quotes what she has written that they find so terrible. You’re all just really a bunch of lemmings; cancel culture has they trait.
Ken A.
I agree.
Fname Optional Lname
The problem arises because she refuses to acknowledge how her words DO harm transgender people. How do transgender people in society affect her? They don’t!
Cam
@LumpyPillows
Except you can’t point to specifics. What are these things that Rowling “Disagrees” with?
The issue is, she is a billionaire with a lot of free time to do whatever she wants. Yet, instead of doing something else, writing a book, traveling, etc. she spends an inordinate amount of time attacking Trans people.
BoomerMyles
@LumpyPillows – Saying trans women are not women IS hate speech.
You apparently are anti trans yourself.
Kenny C
@LumpyPillows
You strike me as a troll so I will be quick. Your premise is ridiculous. You can’t disagree with someone’s existence. Transgender people exists. That’s not an opinion, its a fact. Queer people exist. That’s not an opinion. It is a fact. So if you disagree with someone’s existence because they are different, you’re an intolerant bigot…not opinionated. That’s why it leads to violence. Hate is hate. So just be honest about it and don’t give me bull about “opinions”.
LumpyPillows
@boomer trans women are not women. You drank the Kool-Aid. Facts matter.
LumpyPillows
@kenbyc you need to read better. You’re talking to yourself. I never denied trans people exist, neither has JK. Seriously, you have no idea what the issue is, like most the JK haters. Your desire to come rushing to the defense of trans people is noble, but you become part of the problem due to your laziness to read.
LumpyPillows
Fname, the problem is the nuts pushing extreme trans demands have created the problem. These usually aren’t even trans people, certainly not my trans friends. Trans people are different and unique. They are not women and men. Demanding that everyone accept the fallacy, for example, that a trans woman with a penis is a woman isn’t rational. While I still support her, the difference cannot be ignored in some situations. Keep attacking people on this. It ultimately hurts teams acceptance.
Ronbo
So Cam, it’s OK to threaten violence as long as it’s against someone you hate?
Mister P
Fiction writers write fiction.
That’s what she is doing.
Cam
Honestly, she must REALLY REALLY hate trans people.
Otherwise, she is a billionaire, famous, and can do anything she wants in life…..and yet this is what she spends her time doing.
LumpyPillows
She doesn’t hate trans people. Please cite your evidence.
BaltoSteve
I suspect she has creatively blown her load so this keeps her relevant.
Ken A.
You aren’t supporting your statement with evidence because there is no evidence. She’s not lying go to her twitter, there are countless examples of nastiness aimed toward her. She’s immune to cancel culture and they can’t stand that. Same as Ben Shapiro and Piers Morgan and quite a few others. I don’t agree with everything the trans community says or does. Hell, I don’t support everything our gay community says or does.
Cam
@Ken A.
Actually my statement was clear. YOU are the one talking about all of the supposed hate and can’t support it.
sfhairy
State your sources, oh right, you can’t, but nice try. I’m sure you’ll next say that this is a new screen name just to comment.
LumpyPillows
Nd you still haven’t come up with the proof.
ZackJJ
What a ridiculous article. The sheer misogyny! A woman complains of rape and death threats and you imply that she deserves it? How about condemning such threats even though you vehemently disagree with her? Call me old-fashioned, but isn’t that what we used to do?…
LumpyPillows
It goes to the heart of the nastiness of cancel-culture people, they are vicious. If they don’t like you, their rules do not apply. They also never attack her ideas, but her personally…another cancel-culture trait. Go read every one of the tweets above – not one deals with substance. Once the lead harpy has picked out the next target, they swarm like flies.
Cam
Oh are we back here?
Brand new random accounts coming i trying to use the typical Republican defense that anything said about Palin, Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee etc.. is sexist.
I can’t believe you’re trying to recycle that.
LumpyPillows
Cam, keep trying. If you were only as persuasive as you are dogmatic.
Ronbo
Graham has no shame. He published false stories about Alex Morse and Glenn Greenwald – in support of conservative DINO’s.
ZackJJ
My last comment has been “awaiting moderation” for 48 hours. How do comments get moderated here?
sfhairy
While Queerty can’t with this woman, I can. I am a fan and a supporter of JK. She doesn’t hate trans people, she just points out that biologically, they are not the sex they claim to be. Trans women and Trans men are not men and women, they are trans men and women. You disagree with the trans community and you become the devil.
Paxbrother
Endlessly points it out to her millions of supporters, over, and over again, for what reason? Super important to get that basic point across and hammer it, because? Hypothetical threats to women vs real murders and assaults on a weekly basis against trans people, but she a friend to the trans community? With friends like these.
Cam
Endlessly points it out, over and over and over in an obsessive way.
Halfnhalf
I was a J.K. Rowling fan, but I can’t stand heer. I DON’T KNOW HOW ANYONE CAN SAY SHE ISN’T A TRANSPHOBE. WHERE DO ALL YOOU ASSHOLE TROLLS/BOTS COME FROM? You can’t be real people. It’sz obvious thatm you aren’t trans, are you queer in some way or are you just an asshole that doesn’t know anything xabout these issues. AND THAT’S FOR ALL OF YOU ASSHOLES . JK rowling is lying.
sfhairy
Poor halfnalf, no trolls, only truth. Next.
Prowelsh56
Agree with Ken A. I dont agree with all that the trans, queer, gay commuity says and does. We are just as reflective of any diverse community.
tadams2tone
She did nothing wrong and is not transphobic. Everything she has said tracks and I fully support her.
Shit like this is why many of us don’t even want to be identified as part of the “queer” community.
Grow up.
Rape and death threats don’t help your cause and this is why LGBT people are losing acceptance, worldwide. You’re making things worse for us.
Cam
Sweetie, if you’re going to switch screenames try not to use the same phony line of “This is why the LGBTQ community are losing acceptance”.
You literally tell this same lie every time there is a thread on trans people.
tadams2tone
No one is switching screen names, here. I really just never comment but am sick of standing by while people like you ruin us.
Quit it, you seem desperate af. Not everyone shares your world view.
Cam
@tadams2tone
Let’s see, you used your same old right wing lie that not agreeing with Rowling is “Losing us acceptance” and when you respond you parrot your other responses.
Sweetie, your troll game is sad and weak.
Ronbo
Cam, please stop posting and reposing and posting and posting. We can’t miss you if you don’t leave.
belugafan
OK, this was a BS article. JK Rowling is not transphobic in the least – she actively supports the trans community. She also supports cis-women and wants to make sure they are treated with the same respect. The article states she has made “never ending” attacks on the community – yet she has never made ANY. She supports trans people to make their own choices, just not to infringe on the right of others.
I know it was a trollish article but pure blatant falsehoods should not be allowed in print.
Mister P
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Mister P
She is transphobic when she questions if she had been born 30 years later if she might have wanted to transition. That discounts the reality of the struggle for trans people. They are not transitioning because it is trendy.
LumpyPillows
How exactly? Not only a weak argument, its hypocritical.
Fahd
Misdirection and denial are not going to salvage the situation. Rowling has really messed up her legacy – writers for young adults/children are entitled to their opinions, but they shouldn’t get themselves publicly embroiled in issues like transgenderism, especially when we all can see that she is on the wrong side of history.
She has plenty of money for appropriate security which I am sure she has, any threats should be turned over to the police, which I’m sure she has done. Trying to make herself the victim when we all know who the real victims of transphobia are seems like a PR strategy someone may have come up with to salvage her image, but it’s not working with me.
Frankly, I think she’s got a screw loose and it’s too bad because I don’t think children should have to find out that an author they love is also a hateful, obsessed nutjob.
Halfnhalf
tRANSGENDERISM isn’t a word. Transgender is an adjective, not a verb and not a noun. l
you would call blue house partaking in blueism.
Fahd
@halfnhalf
Is there something in my comment you didn’t understand? This is the comments section of Queerty not 7th grade English. In other words F* off
Hank31
@Halfnhalf Stop lying. Thanks.
From the Cambridge Dictionary:
“transgenderism
noun [ U ]
US /trænz?d?en.d?.?.z?m/ UK /trænz?d?en.d?r.?.z?m/
the condition of someone feeling that they are not the same gender (= sex) as the one they had or were said to have at birth”
See also, the International Journal of Transgenderism
Prax07
Love her, love her books, will continue to buy her books. This whole if you’re LGB you must automatically support the T and every other letter tacked on Or Else is utter bullshit. GFY.
Halfnhalf
T’s don’t want the support of haters.
sfhairy
@halfnhalf, good, move on.
Hank31
Well said. Completely support her.
Joshua333
Can’t stand her. She’s about as great as a wet blanket and at least the wet blanket isn’t a TERF.
sfhairy
Too bad the rest of the world outside of the Trans community loves her. They tried to cancel her and in turn reaped their own cancelation.
Mr. Stadnick
I found her to be a crappy writer and I now find her to be an even crappier human being. Stick to writing inane fiction and STFU.
sfhairy
And yet, here she made far more money than you ever have and has written more than you ever will. Interesting isn’t it.
Jack
Choosing to spread comments that you know are being received as bigoted is going to get you threatened? NAWWWWW! Count your stacks of money and worry about your own gender identity. Every article like this further pisses on your legacy.
sfhairy
Her gender identity is based on physical biology. Meaning, she’s a biological woman and not a trans woman.
LeBlevsez
Read her statements, tweets, press releases, etc. They boil down to “Know your place.” Where have we heard that before?
LumpyPillows
Really, what it boils down to is reality over brainwashing.
LeBlevsez
Here’s some reality for you, Lumpy. She has blamed gender dysphoria on some sort of social-media “contagion”, but seems only concerned about female-to-male transitions. In her screed last year, she tried to make a coherent argument against trans activism out of her history of: having been the victim of sexual and domestic abuse, having been a teacher, and writing her best sellers and endowing charities with some of her money (respect for that). Somehow, in her mind, these experiences made her the authority on other peoples lives. But again: she focused on FTM transitions. Ask yourself why she’s concerned specifically about FTM. And then ask yourself why you believe people can only be concerned for others due to brainwashing.
Ronbo
Girls who lose to biological boys deserve it. Really? That sounds wrong.
JohnnyBoy2
Agreed. She didn’t say anything hateful. It’s all just being exaggerated by hacks like the author here.
wikidBSTN
Nuttier than squirrel sheeet.
svenreg73
Queerty becomes more vile and misogynistic as it goes on. You write hateful headlines (‘cry wolf’ when referencing rape and death threats) in the hope of stirring trouble around a debate with no nuisance. Thankfully your website is a shit stop no one takes seriously as you seem to survive on hoping more gays will desperately sign up to see some celeb dick pics. Slow clap.
rbernard
Rowling’s handlers need to immediately shut her up and she needs to seek help.
LumpyPillows
Silencing opinions you don’t like. How authoritarian of you.
Hank31
I personally have read some of these horrific tweets from trans activists to JKR. And JKR share screenshots, including a death threat. The trans activist campaign of terror and intimidation against her is very real. Fortunately, she is in a position where they can’t get their hands on her and where she can’t be “cancelled.” It’s absolutely disgusting that Queerty dismisses this and attacks the victim. For Graham Gremore, the value of your life turns on your political views about trans activism.
humble charlie
Having been at the recieving end of “certain” sexualities in the writing department of a Southern University, I am aware of people using words as weapons (“uncomfortable” & ” inappropriate” especially) in order to permanently damage others. George Orwell in his novel “1984” wrote, “First they steal the words, then they steal the meanings.”
I also am aware of the emasculation of most men (both teachers and students), who don’t have the guts to fight back, in the same department. If you don’t agree with what they say, on occasion you are lied about etc in order to get you to leave.
If someone disagrees with you, just get over it and accept that they disagree with you. Don’t go all PTSD on them.
sfhairy
Just saw an ad for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child that will reopen this year in San Francisco. Can’t wait to see it again. They’ve shortened it from a two-day experience to a one-day experience. Loved it the first time, will most likely love it again the second time. Oh, and the trans community, guess what was consistently sold out, yeah, the Cursed Child.
LeBlevsez
Ronbo – Maybe it’s time to change your moniker to Rando. Your reply was completely random and had nothing to do with my post. Certainly there is a card in your Rolodex of Bigotry that would be more on-point (albeit still lame and indefensible). Give it a try.