J.K. Rowling–will she become Scotland’s Public Enemy No. 1?
When I was a boy, the Iron Curtain cut off communist Eastern Europe from the rest of the world. It fell when the Soviet Union collapsed.
But now it’s being raised again–in Scotland.
And J.K. Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter books, has successfully defied it (https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-government-backs-jk-rowling-scottish-hate-crime-law-challenge-2024-04-02/).
Openly daring Scottish police to arrest her for the new crime of “misgendering,” Rowling listed ten “trans-women” celebrities as men–which in fact they are.
And the police backed down.
Scottish police officials say they anticipate many complaints regarding social media posts; but meanwhile, they’re not coming after Rowling. Apparently the next Harry Potter story won’t have to be written in a prison cell.
Furthermore, Rowling has pledged her support for anyone who gets charged with a hate crime for stating a common-sense biological fact.
Is J.K. Rowling the last person in Scotland who supports free speech? The only one who refuses to say things which are not true, but only demanded politically? And what kind of country do you have, wherein everyone must pay lip service to a doctrine based on a lie?
What would William Wallace do?
Oh, I hope she will be successful. We need more and more people to stand up for what is right.
I am not a fan of J.K. Rowling. I have not read her books, nor have I watched any Harry Potter movies. But I admire her stand against this insanity.
Many times all it takes is just one person, or just a few, with a bit of courage to take action. I believe William Wallace would be ashamed of what Scotland has become.
What will happen if they decide to toss her into prison for calling men men?
The way things are going, we might find out.
Never thought the day would come that the author of Harry Potter would make such a stand
Is she going to be the UK’s Solzhenitsyn?
It seems these days some nonbelievers are stepping more than many in the Church and “leaders”
The Church is afraid.
Totally