{"id":458426,"date":"2022-06-06T16:06:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/london-restaurant-vandalized-days-after-owner-supports-j-k-rowling\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T16:06:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:06:31","slug":"london-restaurant-vandalized-days-after-owner-supports-j-k-rowling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/london-restaurant-vandalized-days-after-owner-supports-j-k-rowling\/","title":{"rendered":"#London restaurant vandalized days after owner supports J.K. Rowling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc594dd1c9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc594dd1c9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/london-restaurant-vandalized-days-after-owner-supports-j-k-rowling\/#%E2%80%9CLondon_restaurant_vandalized_days_after_owner_supports_JK_Rowling%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;London restaurant vandalized days after owner supports J.K. Rowling&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLondon_restaurant_vandalized_days_after_owner_supports_JK_Rowling%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;London restaurant vandalized days after owner supports J.K. Rowling&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>An upscale London restaurant had its windows smashed days after the owner was attacked online by trans-rights activists for helping \u201cHarry Potter\u201d author J.K. Rowling raise money for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurateur James Chiavarini, 42, had first complained last week about the online attacks that followed Rowling <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilporticolondon\/status\/1530971413888348162\">sending him \u201cmassive thanks\u201d<\/a> for helping collect more than $23,000 for her war charity by hosting her at a fundraising dinner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe week I get harassed by evangelical TRAs [trans-rights activists], my restaurants get anonymous &amp; generic bad reviews by trolls with similar pseudonyms,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilporticolondon\/status\/1532061091102007296\">Chiavarini noted<\/a> last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll due to helping raise money for Ukraine with the lovely JK Rowling and Suzanne Moore,\u201d he said, with the latter a UK journalist who was forced out of The Guardian after uproar about her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unherd.com\/2020\/11\/why-i-had-to-leave-the-guardian\/\">writing on transgender issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He also shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of one-star reviews accusing his restaurants of being unwelcome to trans diners.<\/p>\n<p>Then on Friday, he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilporticolondon\/status\/1532663928567873538\">posted a picture<\/a> of shattered glass outside the front door of one of his establishments, Il Portico on London\u2019s swanky Kensington High Street.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-04.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"A restaurant in London has been vandalized after the owner voiced his support for JK Rowling during a transgender argument. \" class=\"wp-image-22545676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A restaurant in London has been vandalized after the owner voiced his support for JK Rowling during a transgender argument. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> \/ @ilporticolondon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn the same week as the online accusations of being homophobe for sticking up for JK Rowling and Suzanne Moore, followed the fake bad reviews, now someone has smashed in the windows at portico and ransacked the place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould obviously be a coincidence, but what a few days!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Later the same day, he stressed that the glass was tempered and had been smashed from the outside as he noted that he had <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilporticolondon\/status\/1532872915582066689\">\u201cstirred up a real hornets nest\u201d<\/a> with his tweet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-06.jpeg?w=322\" alt=\"James Chiavarini also shared a series of one-star reviews accusing his restaurants of being unwelcome to trans diners.\" class=\"wp-image-22545693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>James Chiavarini also shared a series of one-star reviews accusing his restaurants of being unwelcome to trans diners.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @ilporticolondon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe organized pile on from extremist TRAs is real for everyone to see,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have slandered my business and my character with false accusations in an attempt at vengeance because I (proudly) stand with Suzanne Moore and JK Rowling, both of whom I admire and respect greatly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ransacking of my business h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened the same week as the pile on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Still, he conceded, \u201cAs things stand, it is impossible to prove that the two are related. I suspect that I will never know for sure. For now, there is no hard evidence, only a coincidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His messages received a flurry of support online, with many saying they planned to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to London just to support his businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Chiavarini wrote, \u201cThe outpouring of love for a silly old-fashioned restaurant like mine is truly a joy to behold. I thank each and every one of you for your kindness and well wishes. God bless you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rowling\u2019s cancel-culture backlash\u00a0started in June 2020\u00a0when she sarcastically responded to an article about \u201cCreating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-01.jpg?w=735\" alt=\"J.K. Rowling\" class=\"wp-image-22545714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1470 1470w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1102 1102w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=735 735w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=367 367w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/london-restaurant-thrashed-jk-rowling-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\"\/><figcaption>The \u201cHarry Potter\u201d author received backlash after saying that trans women are not really women. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dave J Hogan\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c\u2019People who menstruate,\u2019\u201d she tweeted snarkily. \u201cI\u2019m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since then, she has reported alarming attacks calling for her to be canceled \u2014 and even death threats.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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