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==Famous People Rally Around JKR Because Death Threats==
 
==Famous People Rally Around JKR Because Death Threats==
 
* '''2020-09-27''' [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8777531/JK-Rowling-receives-support-Ian-McEwan-Griff-Rhys-Jones-amid-transphobia-row.html Writers and actors including Ian McEwan and Griff Rhys Jones rally around JK Rowling amid onslaught of social media abuse and deaths threats over 'transphobia' row]
 
* '''2020-09-27''' [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8777531/JK-Rowling-receives-support-Ian-McEwan-Griff-Rhys-Jones-amid-transphobia-row.html Writers and actors including Ian McEwan and Griff Rhys Jones rally around JK Rowling amid onslaught of social media abuse and deaths threats over 'transphobia' row]
** [https://neenster.org/objects/df2e25c1-fc61-408e-8611-e9286570a772 Nina Paley]: "Because the Sunday Times is behind a #@$%! paywall/subwall, here’s a Daily Mail link that reprints the open letter defending JK Rowling that ran in the Times today. I am super proud to be a signatory to this!]"
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** [https://neenster.org/objects/df2e25c1-fc61-408e-8611-e9286570a772 Nina Paley]: "Because the Sunday Times is behind a #@$%! paywall/subwall, here’s a Daily Mail link that reprints the open letter defending JK Rowling that ran in the Times today. I am super proud to be a signatory to this!"
  
Where are all these threats? I've seen repeated reference to threats, even death threats, but no receipts.
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Confirmed that [https://twitter.com/Dataracer117/status/1272737061703790592 JKR has received death threats]. Ugh.
  
Also, receiving death threats doesn't mean you're right; it just means that any movement is going to contain, or be used as cover by, assholes... and if you make people fear for their livelihoods by threatening their rights, you're likely to get some of them lashing out verbally.
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That said, receiving death threats doesn't mean you're right; it just means that any movement is going to contain, or be used as cover by, assholes... and if you make people fear for their livelihoods by threatening their rights and inciting hatred of them, you're likely to get some of them lashing out verbally.
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This bit of the letter, though --
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<blockquote>Rowling has consistently shown herself to be an honourable and compassionate person...</blockquote> -- is quite untrue. JKR has misrepresented both her own actions and those who oppose them, as well as numerous facts around the issue. These are not the actions of an honourable person.

Latest revision as of 20:15, 27 September 2020

Famous People Rally Around JKR Because Death Threats

Confirmed that JKR has received death threats. Ugh.

That said, receiving death threats doesn't mean you're right; it just means that any movement is going to contain, or be used as cover by, assholes... and if you make people fear for their livelihoods by threatening their rights and inciting hatred of them, you're likely to get some of them lashing out verbally.

This bit of the letter, though --

Rowling has consistently shown herself to be an honourable and compassionate person...

-- is quite untrue. JKR has misrepresented both her own actions and those who oppose them, as well as numerous facts around the issue. These are not the actions of an honourable person.