J. K. Rowling criticizes the “rewriting of history” for softening the harsh criticism she received for her views on transgender ideology.
Last week, The New York Times published an article about transgender activists rethinking their “all-or-nothing” approach, describing the backlash against critics like Rowling as “unsparing criticism.”
“When J.K. Rowling stated that denying any link between sex and biology was ‘deeply misogynistic and regressive,’ a prominent LGBTQ organisation accused her of betrayingreal feminism.'” A few frustrated critics posted videos of themselves burning her books,” the article stated.
On Monday, the “Harry Potter” author reacted to this mild description of the backlash, reminding her X followers that she and others have received death threats, among other things.
“The rewriting of history has begun. Opponents of gender ideology have not simply ‘endured unsparing criticism.’ Rowling wrote on Instagram, “I haven’t simply received ‘betrayed real feminism’ or received a few book-burning videos.”
“I’ve received thousands of threats of murder, rape, and violence,” she told me. A trans woman shared my family’s home address along with a bomb-making guide. A prominent trans activist attempted to doxx my eldest child, but instead doxxed the wrong young woman.
I could write a 20,000-word essay about the consequences for me and my family, but what we’ve gone through is nothing compared to the harm done to others.
“By opposing a movement that relies on threats of violence, ostracism, and guilt by association, we have all been smeared and defamed, and many have lost their jobs. Several people have been physically assaulted by trans activists.
The police have advised female politicians to hire personal security. Dr. Hillary Cass, a leading endocrinologist in the UK, was advised not to travel by public transport for her own safety.
She added that this reinterpretation of the backlash has only happened because “the political landscape has shifted” and that “some who’ve been riding high on their own supply are waking up with a hell of a hangover.”
“Mealy-mouthed retconning of what has actually happened over the last ten years is predictable but not acceptable.
I’m sure those who’ve turned a blind eye to the purges of non-believers, or even applauded and encouraged them, would prefer to minimise the true cost of speaking out, but ‘yes, maybe trans activists went a little over the top at times’ takes are frankly insulting,” Rowling wrote.
She concluded, “A full reckoning on the effects of gender ideology on individuals, society and politics is still a long way off, but I know this: the receipts will make very ugly reading when that time comes, and there are far too many of them to sweep politely under the carpet.”