{"id":240391,"date":"2021-05-02T07:58:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T04:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/harry-potter-themed-even-canceled-over-j-k-rowlings-transphobic-tweets\/"},"modified":"2021-05-02T07:58:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T04:58:08","slug":"harry-potter-themed-even-canceled-over-j-k-rowlings-transphobic-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/harry-potter-themed-even-canceled-over-j-k-rowlings-transphobic-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Harry Potter-themed even canceled over J.K Rowling’s transphobic tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Harry Potter-theme<\/a>d even canceled over J.K Rowling’s transphobic tweets<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A Harry Potter-themed event at a New Zealand book festival has been canceled over author J.K. Rowling\u2019s controversial comments on gender.<\/p>\n

Organizers of Featherston\u2019s Booktown Karukatea eliminated a quiz about the popular young adult series<\/a> after Rowling tweeted a series of opinions that some called transphobic, according to Stuff<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The best-selling British author was swiftly met with backlash by many in the LGBTQ community, and some stars of the Harry Potter films.<\/p>\n

The controversy started when Rowling panned an article for using the term \u201cpeople who menstruate\u201d instead of \u201cwomen\u201d last year. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf sex isn\u2019t real, there\u2019s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn\u2019t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased,\u201d she tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Organizers said they consulted with literary experts and LGBTQ community members before shelving the popular segment, according to the article.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe overwhelming response was there was a risk around causing distress to particular members of the community and that was the last thing we wanted to do,\u201d festival board chairman Peter Biggs said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe always thought Booktown should be an inclusive, welcoming place for everyone, so we took the decision not to go with Harry Potter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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J.K. Rowling came under fire after tweeting several seemingly transphobic opinions that were widely criticized. <\/figcaption>
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Some local gay advocates told the outlet they agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a strong decision that shows they\u2019re really trying to be an inclusive community and support their rainbow and transgender young people,\u201d Tabby Besley,\u200b of Inside Out charity, reportedly said.<\/p>\n

The May 6 book festival is set to examine \u201ccancel culture,\u201d which one local feminist activist said was ironic, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they might be trying to capitalize on the current fad of cancel culture,\u201d Jenny Whyte said, according to Stuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cFeatherston Booktown has a session selling tickets to a panel discussing cancel culture, so there\u2019s an irony certainly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whyte, who identifies as a lesbian, told the outlet she does not think Rowling\u2019s comments were transphobic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really funny that all the way from the UK where a world-famous writer has gotten into trouble for expressing quite compassionate and reasonable views, all the way down to tiny little Featherston. It encapsulates the whole madness of it quite well,\u201d she reportedly said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n