It was no April Fool’s joke.

Harry Potter author-turned culture warrior J.K. Rowling kicked off the month with an 11-tweet social media thread in which she argued 10 transgender women were men — and dared Scottish police to arrest her.

Rowling’s intervention came as a controversial new Scottish government law, aimed at protecting minority groups from hate crimes, took effect. And it landed amid a fierce debate over both the legal status of transgender people in Scotland and over what actually constitutes a hate crime.

Already the law has generated far more international buzz than is normal for legislation passed by a small nation’s devolved parliament.

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    7 months ago

    You honestly think she tanked her public opinion for money? That she doesn’t actually believe this? One of the richest women on the planet?

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        7 months ago

        She was making big money as is. You think there is better money in tweeting transphobic shit then being then being the author of Harry Potter?

        Do you have an idea of who you think is paying her to tweet?

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          7 months ago

          Fuck you money just means she can be honest with her true opinion. Making dumbledore gay is easy, because it doesnt infringe on “her rights” as she sees it.

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          it’s amazing how few people care about evidence and facts, it’s all conspiracy theories and feels.

          I mean, this is how Trump is a politician, but it’s so damn pervasive in general.

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          7 months ago

          Billionaires don’t do anything for free. Her hate speech is an investment in the platform to make more money. Her public opinions make her more money. Nobody is paying her to say it. But consider her stance an investment into more money.

          I don’t know where people are getting the idea that I said anything about someone paying her to say this stuff.