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J.K. Rowling will not be arrested for comments about transgender women, police say (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The "Harry Potter" author slammed a newly enacted hate-crime law in Scotland in a series of posts on X in which she referred to transgender women as men.

J.K. Rowling shared a social media thread on Monday, the day a new Scottish hate-crime law took effect, that misgendered several transgender women and appeared to imply trans women have a penchant for sexual predation. On Tuesday, Scottish police announced they would not be investigating the “Harry Potter” author’s remarks as a crime, as some of Rowling’s critics had called for.

“We have received complaints in relation to the social media post,” a spokesperson for Police Scotland said in a statement. “The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken.”

Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act criminalizes “stirring up hatred” against people based on their race, religion, disability, sexuality or gender identity.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

this kinda sounds like victim blaming. you're putting it on trans people to tolerate hateful attacks and change their attackers' minds, lest those people become more extreme when they're rightfully called out. compare to any other minority/targeted group and those who hate them and listen to how your argument sounds.

naw. sorry, it's on shitty people like Rowling to stop being shitty.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

When you say "it's on Rowling", if there's some sense of grand justice in the cosmos, you're right. But in the real, "we actually have to live on this planet with each other", sense? No sorry, we're fucked if you're just going to vent your anger and call that progress.

It's like you're standing on the deck of a sinking ship with your arms folded grumbling, "Not my fault we're sinking". You can debate the moral justice of your position 'til we're all underwater. Or you can grab a wrench and actually help.

You bring up a really great point and a glaring omission in my previous comments. So thanks for your comment. I'm not saying that you should be subjected to hateful people if you're mentally unable to withstand that. Just like I'm not saying you should go to war if you have a bad knee. Your health and well-being should be your first concern. In fact you'll probably just do more harm than good if you're not fit and ready to fight that fight. When you do choose to fight, you've got to be ready, because it won't be easy.

There should be safe spaces for Trans people or anyone, devoid of these toxic aggressors. Places where they can vent and say, "Fuck you JK Rowling!!" and not have to worry someone is going to come in and challenge their identity and truth. If you need to sort through your trauma and get therapy, by all means, stay away from toxic assholes until you're on stable ground. Secure your mask before helping others.

But if we're trying to think of how we might actually be able to better the growing toxic divide between the right and left, it's not more toxicity. When we actually interact or post something intended to be seen by someone like JK Rowling, they don't see your anger as consequences. They see it as justification that they were right all along. When you come out to fight you've got to leave the hateful venting at the door and try and build some kind of productive discourse. Communication is the basis for ANY productive relationship.

Edit: Just saw this very appropriate video that came out 2 hours ago, lol. Sort of a counter point to my point of view. But still very interesting.