The BBC has defended its nomination of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who offended many with her comments on transgender people. The British public broadcaster said offense is the “price of free speech.”
three criteria for a winner: language, erudition and moral force
I mean, technically it DOES contain language, so I guess it’s 1/3 🤷
Offense is the “price of free speech”
I felt it was more of an essay on biological women’s rights, or her concern over the potential erosion of sex-based rights. The response seemed like people trying to silence a woman through intimidation.
Is this the same essay, the one that “kicked it off”, so to speak? I don’t remember anything offensive in there, maybe someone can pick those bits out. Of course I don’t recall it being especially award-worthy, either.
felt it was more of an essay on biological women’s rights, or her concern over the potential erosion of sex-based rights. The response seemed like people trying to silence a woman through intimidation.
Transphobes get the wall.
Also this post is three years old.
Dude what is happening, I sort by new comments sometimes and there’s people commenting on years old posts everywhere???
I think trolls are coming to ancient posts because they don’t expect us to notice. Another possible explanation is these people simply don’t understand that the posts are old as hell, and decide to throw in their two cents.
regardless, pretty much all of it I’ve seen is people from other instances (most common I’ve seen is lemmy.world) who have something contrarian to say. Some weird shit.
I do the same, and it’s been happening a lot lately! I think maybe people are seeing our communities, and just digging back in old posts without realizing how old they are. Once one person comments, it bumps into “hot” and everyone piles in.
Or it’s a Lemmy bug? It’s very strange!
Jessie Gender did a thorough analysis of the essay. @Jammidodger and several others have also gone through it. @ContraPoints, @Shaun_vids and many other youtubers have documented Rowling’s anti-trans shenanigans and how it’s basically become her raison d’être, much like Graham Linehan.
She’s not transphobic. She’s correct.
With all due respect, which is none: fuck off, bigot.
Fuck off.
He got banned, a fitting end
Nah, the absolute best I could say about her, is that I can see why she has those views. That does not however prevent me from vehemently disagreeing with her, and wishing she didn’t.
