The world wide famous author, J.K Rowling, who penned the world of possibilities through magical wand, recently made headlines with her objectionable transphobic tweets. The rant on transgender, their rights and her suggestion that women only menstruate went on in a series of tweets which were highly criticized by fans and followers, along with Hollywood celebrities.
The idea that women like me, who’ve been empathetic to trans people for decades, feeling kinship because they’re vulnerable in the same way as women – ie, to male violence – ‘hate’ trans people because they think sex is real and has lived consequences – is a nonsense.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2020
In this row, on 11th June,’20, Emma Watson, who rose to fame by portraying the character of Hermione Granger in the wizard series Harry Potter, tweeted in support of transgender and lashed out at Ms Rowling.
She tweeted, “Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.”
Watson made a further statement in a tweet thread,“I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.”
Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020
I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020
Not only being vocal about the situation, she also vowed to donate to the organisations Mermaids and Mama Cash dedicated to helping and supporting the transgender community.
I donate to @Mermaids_Gender and @mamacash. If you can, perhaps you’ll feel inclined to do the same. ❤️
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020
Happy #PRIDE2020 Sending love x
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020
Earlier this week, Daniel Radcliffe aka Harry Potter also stood in support of the community by tweeting, “Transgender women are women,” and panned the Harry Potter author J.K Rowling.
Along with this Daniel also apologized to all the Harry Potter fans for ruining their experience through this controversial row.
