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[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

I'm seeing quite a bit of comment about this, so I want to make a couple of points.

I'm not owed eternal agreement from any actor who once played a character I created. The idea is as ludicrous as me checking with the boss I had when I was twenty-one for what opinions I should hold these days.

Emma Watson and her co-stars have every right to embrace gender identity ideology. Such beliefs are legally protected, and I wouldn't want to see any of them threatened with loss of work, or violence, or death, because of them.

However, Emma and Dan in particular have both made it clear over the last few years that they think our former professional association gives them a particular right - nay, obligation - to critique me and my views in public. Years after they finished acting in Potter, they continue to assume the role of de facto spokespeople for the world I created.

When you've known people since they were ten years old it's hard to shake a certain protectiveness. Until quite recently, I hadn't managed to throw off the memory of children who needed to be gently coaxed through their dialogue in a big scary film studio. For the past few years, I've repeatedly declined invitations from journalists to comment on Emma specifically, most notably on the Witch Trials of JK Rowling. Ironically, I told the producers that I didn't want her to be hounded as the result of anything I said.

The television presenter in the attached clip highlights Emma's 'all witches' speech, and in truth, that was a turning point for me, but it had a postscript that hurt far more than the speech itself. Emma asked someone to pass on a handwritten note from her to me, which contained the single sentence 'I'm so sorry for what you're going through' (she has my phone number). This was back when the death, rape and torture threats against me were at their peak, at a time when my personal security measures had had to be tightened considerably and I was constantly worried for my family's safety. Emma had just publicly poured more petrol on the flames, yet thought a one line expression of concern from her would reassure me of her fundamental sympathy and kindness.

Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is. She'll never need a homeless shelter. She's never going to be placed on a mixed sex public hospital ward. I'd be astounded if she's been in a high street changing room since childhood. Her 'public bathroom' is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door. Has she had to strip off in a newly mixed-sex changing room at a council-run swimming pool? Is she ever likely to need a state-run rape crisis centre that refuses to guarantee an all-female service? To find herself sharing a prison cell with a male rapist who's identified into the women's prison?

I wasn't a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous. I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women's rights in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated means to women and girls without her privileges.

The greatest irony here is that, had Emma not decided in her most recent interview to declare that she loves and treasures me - a change of tack I suspect she's adopted because she's noticed full-throated condemnation of me is no longer quite as fashionable as it was - I might never have been this honest.

Adults can't expect to cosy up to an activist movement that regularly calls for a friend's assassination, then assert their right to the former friend's love, as though the friend was in fact their mother. Emma is rightly free to disagree with me and indeed to discuss her feelings about me in public - but I have the same right, and I've finally decided to exercise it.

[none @1049None]

Nggak. Aku gak mau lupa. I want to keep it in my heart as long as I live. Not as a grudge or anything, as if I can't let it go. Nope. I want to hold it dear as a tribute to my heart and my mind, that this is a part of my journey in life

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@sosmedkeras Aku seneng lho padahal ada yg keliling bangunin sahur teriak2 pake gendang gt, vibes ramadhan nya kerasa, kyk org2 tuh excited menyambut Ramadhan ini 🥹

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@zackchaerul Kmarin ada netijen jwb gini, aku setuju sama balasannya, mungkin bisa dicontoh, "ya kalo 'duit segitu doang' lu knp hutang?" Ga persis gt tp intinya gt, sisanya mungkin bisa dikembangkan sendiri wkwk

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@farhanrivaldy_ Konsep ain emang misteri. Tp ya utk menjaga diri sendiri, anggap aja konsep ain itu sbg peringatan utk tdk berlebihan dlm sharing kehidupan pribadi di sosmed. Aku jg prefer kebahagiaan g perlu diposting di sosmed, cukup dinikmati sendiri aja, jd terasa spesial 🥰

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@sagitarommy @farhanrivaldy_ @_vetemens Caramu balas emg kelihatan tinggi hati sih. Kalo mau menjelaskan konsep ain mah ya jelasin aja, knp smpek mempertanyakan keimanan seseorg? Hati2 bahkan diri sendiri jg kdg ga sadar kalo sdg tinggi hati. Dan ujian manusia sbnrnya ya disitu

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@dialogsenja__ 1. Janji ga ditepati
2. Duit

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@xkaizenx_ @cheolcheol283 @cashewnut_735 @MChoirulA692 Ckckck and top of all that, they're bragging about having high IQ level 😌🤏

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Malem-malem bengek ya Allah 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[mas mas pendaki @masdod1705]

@aina0660 drakor lu noh, gua tonton ilegal
cilor mana cilor

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Woooowwww 😮👏👏👏

[Kai カイ| GYNDORE DAY ONE @0xbinzen]

Interesting how some in Korea debate IQ, while Indonesia brings home Gold and 1st place at WorldSkills Asia 2025. Trophies speak louder than stereotypes. 😄

#SEAblings #SEAblingsAgainstRacism #Knetz

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@jkx7784 Lu baru join? Bbrp hari lalu ada yg cerita dia sampai di DM salah satu k-netz pjg bgt chat nya pakek hangul trs sama dia cuma dibalas "cilor mau cilor?" Dan itu viral, org di video itu kyknya niru org ini. Kmu pasti ga paham jokes nya, yaudah sih. Yg jelas itu bkn sex abuse lol

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@JeffNihility

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Bener juga, mba ini sangat positif thinking sekali 👏👏👍👍

[Imara ♛ @imaqueennz]

Miskin sih, nggak. Bego, iya... Banyak utang pula...

Saking kaya nya indonesia puluhan tahun emas di papua gk habis2 ditambang, saking kaya nya indonesia 80 tahun hasil bumi, pajak dan lainnya dikorupsi gk bangkrut2 😂😂😂 coba negara SK korupsinya kyk indo sdh wasalam.

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@Yotsuo_kei2

[A. Ainur Rohman @ainurohman]

Iyes, ini namanya commodification of intimacy, jd semacam eksploitasi ekonomi berkedok kebahagiaan. Dan hal ini bekerja dgn cara mengaburkan batas antara subjek dan objek.

Fans k-pop Indonesia yg seharusnya jd subjek yg menikmati seni, malah berubah menjadi objek pasar agensi dan ekonomi volume Korea.

Secara ekonomi, industri k-pop itu sukses bukan krn mereka menjual musik, tetapi karena mereka menjual ilusi kebahagiaan dan kepemilikan emosional.

Menurutku, menyadari kesalahan logika dlm industri k-pop bukan berarti kamu berhenti menyukai musik atau idolamu. Sadar logika adalah proses mengembalikan posisimu dr komoditas agensi menjadi sosok konsumen yang berdaulat.

Gimana sadar logika itu? Ya stop jadi fanatik. Bersikaplah kritis.

Sebab kebahagiaan di luar diri adalah kebahagiaan yang rapuh. Sebab kamu nggak bisa mengatur perilaku orang lain atau dinamika dunia idolamu.

Jika sumber kebahagianmu hilang, berubah, atau mengecewakanmu krn skandal idola misalnya, maka fondasi kebahagiaanmu langsung hancur gitu aja dan kamu akan jadi tawanan dari situasi luar dirimu.

Semangat!👌

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@toiletkost @bebe2eii Knp bisa jd west japan sih? 😂😂😂 Khawatir orang jepang tersinggung 🫣

[Ghozy Ul-Haq @ghozyulhaq]

Perang twit di X gak akan ngubah pikiran rasis netizen Korea.

Yg bikin mereka mikir: duit kita.

Faktanya ASEAN adalah pasar ekspor Korea terbesar ke-3 dunia setelah China & US.

Jadi… boikot dulu yuk? Biar mereka sadar kita bukan cuma ‘fans’, tapi ‘customer penting’

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@Kiray_Subunit their government seriously needs to add attitude education to their curriculum

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@0way53fy @ngopidulsbang @lunghagowayo

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🥹🥹🥹

[fanja @hayfanie]

@umparum3 Santai aja ga sih, kita kl main sama temen jaman dulu bahkan : “tok tok di rumah ada orang ga” trus pas dibalik “oh ada *nama temen* di belakang rumah ya..
kita mah santaaaii 😆😆😆