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submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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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[-] isthereanydeal@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 2 months ago

The fact that your comment is not deleted by moderators but the comments of the other guy are... man... this network is losing tha basic principles of what reddit signifies.

[-] anon987@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Oh no, I said a bad word to someone that supports genocide, Israel, Russia, and hates gay people.

[-] isthereanydeal@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 2 months ago

I don't know what he said or what he is cause its deleted by the mods... but I see what you said ! You insulted him! No mod cared about it!!

Imho This is what the worst Russia looks like . Bullies and no freedom of speech. Hate first, talk later. Corrupt police.

Full disclosure: I can't agree with the latest JK but I fully understand how she got there... you fabricated her.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Money transformed her. She got those royalty cheques and figured out she can say whatever the fuck she wants cause litigation against her is impossible. She is just another Pharisee parading her obscene wealth and influence. Also, free speech is made the fuck up. No speech is free. What you speak into the world transforms it. Especially with their reach.

[-] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee -4 points 2 months ago

Give her some credit. She had donated a lot of her money. At least she puts her money where her mouth is.

[-] anon987@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You know exactly what he said, and you cuntinue to defend a homophobic troll.

Good for you.

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