"What did Rowling do/say that's transphobic?" is virtually always a bad faith question from people looking to justify or excuse either their own transphobia but, in case anyone wants an answer, may I present the following incomplete list:
#OTD My great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack was beheaded on Hitler’s direct order. Born in Milwaukee, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin & moved to Germany to pursue a PhD. As an American grad student in Berlin, she witnessed a rapid increase in Hitler's popularity. 1/12
I’d like to apologize for a twitter thread stating I authored Harry Potter, not JK Rowling. No character in the Harry Potter universe is named “Giuseppe Stromboli”, nor are there italians. Careless speech has real consequences. As Harry would NEVER say: that is a spicy meatball
I need the "the wizard books always sucked" crowd to stop acting so holier than thou as much as I need the performative allyship crowd to stop
Saying they always sucked and that you never liked them doesn't get you extra brownie points
I'm trans and they were my whole life 1/4
A quick piece of advice nobody tells you about hobbies: you don’t have to get better if you enjoy it. You don’t need to keep upgrading. You can just… stay at the level you like.
This is gonna be a long ass thread, so hang tight.
1. Princess Tutu was in production since 1994 and some ideas included Tutu having an evil alter ego, for Tutu to be able to travel to the world Balleriland only when it's midnight, and it was going to be a comedy.