Ralph Fiennes Doesn’t Understand The “Hatred” Toward J.K. Rowling
Voldermort to the rescue! Ralph Fiennes, the snake-faced antagonist from the Harry Potter franchise, has bravely come out in support of J.K. Rowling after she’s been called out for her transphobia. J.K’s consistent obsession with trans people has caused stars from the Harry Potter movies to publicly support the transgender community. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) have all responded to J.K.’s trans comments by showing love and support for the trans community. But there’s been those who have jumped to defend their checks J.K. Rowling. Like Eddie Redmayne, who is still in the Fantastic Beasts series, and John Cleese who also declared he’s Team J.K. while throwing in some perceived trans bigotry of his own. Well, now it’s time for You-Know-Who himself to side with J.K. in the age of cancel culture! How very Voldemort of Ralph Fiennes.
In case you forgot about some of J.K.’s anti-transness, The Hollywood Reporter is here to remind you:
[JK] insists, “I know and love trans people,” and that she’s “been empathetic to trans people for decades,” yet also strongly criticizes the use of hormones and surgery in young people (“Many, myself included, believe we are watching a new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people, who are being set on a lifelong path of medicalization that may result in the loss of their fertility and/or full sexual function”), fears the rights of cis women are being overlooked (“When you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he’s a woman, … then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside”), and claims she’s been subjected to online abuse for her views.
Oh, and J.K.’s newest mystery novel was about a man who dresses up as a woman to commit murders….
Well, in an interview with The Telegraph, Ralph came to J.K.’s aid while reminding us of her messy thoughts:
“I can’t understand the vitriol directed at her. I can’t understand the vitriol directed at her. I can understand the heat of an argument, but I find this age of accusation and the need to condemn irrational. I find the level of hatred that people express about views that differ from theirs, and the violence of language towards others, disturbing.”
Okay, so someone disagreeing and calling out J.K. for her transphobic comments is “hate” and “vitriol” but her comments aren’t? I’m sure if people yell at Ralph online for this he’ll just explain that he’s not anti-LGBTQ and is just defending a friend. To prove it, he and John Cleese can go to the next “LGB…QI…IA Plus” Pride event hosted by Tiffany Trump.
And when Lord Voldemort comes to your defense, the jokes write themselves.
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