J.K. Rowling is discussing her absence from the Harry Potter reunion in the following sentence.
The author provided an explanation for why she was not included in the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special that was broadcast on January 1 on HBO Max during her visit to Virgin Radio on Saturday.
In a video clip that was published on YouTube, she can be heard telling the show’s presenter, Graham Norton, “I was invited to come on that, and I decided I didn’t want to do it.” “To be honest, I assumed it was more about the movies than the novels, and I was correct about that. That was the reason for the anniversary celebration.”
“No one said don’t do it…
I was tasked with doing that, but I declined the opportunity “Additionally, she said.
Rowling, who is 57 years old, also mentioned her connection with social media at another point in the chat. After she voiced her worry over the stabbing event involving Salman Rushdie earlier this month, she was sent a message including a d.e.a.t.h. threat.
“I make an effort to conduct myself online in the same manner in which I would want people to act… I have never in any way intimidated another person, “she said to Graham when they were doing the interview. “I in no way would ever want somebody to go to their residences or do anything similar to that,” the speaker said.
“The pub debate component of social media is something that I really like, and social media itself can be a lot of fun. That is something that can be a lot of fun to do…, “She went on to say more. “It’s gotten to the point where I feel conflicted about how I feel about it. I am quite content to avoid getting into a virtual bar fight for a few days at a time.”
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In a series of tweets that she sent in June of 2020, Rowling gave the impression that she supported anti-transgender beliefs, which drew criticism. She first disputed that her ideas on feminism are transphobic; nevertheless, in a long article that was published on her website a few days later, she doubled down on her problematic standpoints and expanded upon them.
Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint are among the actors who have spoken out against the controversial words that J.K. Rowling made toward the transgender population.
In an article she penned for The Trevor Project, Radcliffe, who is 33 years old, argued that “transgender women are women.”
“Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people,” Radcliffe wrote at the time. “It goes against all advice given by professional health care associations, who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I.” “Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people.”
According to research conducted by The Trevor Project, he said, “78 percent of transgender and nonbinary kids reported being the target of prejudice due to their gender identification.” It is very evident that we need to increase our efforts to help transgender and nonbinary persons. At the same time, we must avoid invalidating the identities of these individuals and causing more pain.
In a letter dated June 2020, J. K. Rowling responded to criticism by stating that she does not intend to “bend down to a movement that I feel is doing demonstrable damage in aiming to destroy ‘woman’ as a political and biological class and affording cover to predators like few before it.”
Ralph Fiennes, the actor who portrayed Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film trilogy, expressed his own opinion to the newspaper The Telegraph in the United Kingdom back in March 2021, stating that he believes the “amount of anger” directed at Rowling is unwarranted.
“The animosity that has been hurled at her is beyond my comprehension. I can appreciate the intensity of a debate, but I find it ridiculous that we live in an era when accusations are made and there is a constant desire to criticize “Fiennes had said this at the time. “I find it worrisome that individuals show such a high degree of anger for opinions that are contrary to their own, as well as the violent rhetoric that they use against other people.”
