The BBC nominates J.K. Rowling's transphobic essay for an award. : latestagecapitalism

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

three criteria for a winner: language, erudition and moral force

I mean, technically it DOES contain language, so I guess it's 1/3 🤷

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 years ago

Offense is the "price of free speech"

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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 women 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.

[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dude what is happening, I sort by new comments sometimes and there’s people commenting on years old posts everywhere???

[–] Farmer_Heck@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

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!

[–] OmniDeficient@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[+] nothuman@baraza.africa -18 points 3 years ago (3 children)

She's not transphobic. She's correct.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

With all due respect, which is none: fuck off, bigot.

[–] Hagels_Bagels@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Fuck off.

[–] allpower@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 years ago

He got banned, a fitting end

[–] raistlin@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

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.

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