A podcast that will make a lot of noise.
In
The Witch Trials of JK Rowling
(“The Witch Trial of JK Rowling”), the author of
Harry Potter
returns to the accusations of transphobia which target her after posting a series of messages on twitter.
"I never meant to upset anyone,"
the novelist said in the announcement for the audio story that will be available Feb. 21, while claiming that fans have
"deeply"
misunderstood her perspective.
The Witch Trials of JK Rowling
is billed as an "
audio documentary that explores some of the most controversial issues of our time through the life and career of the world's most famous author.
".
In conversation with host Megan Phelps-Roper, who was steeped in religious extremism before breaking away from it in 2012, JK Rowling speaks "
with unprecedented candor and depth about the controversies that surround her, from bans on books to debates on gender and sex
”, underlines the presentation.
On Twitter, the novelist explained the genesis of the project.
"
Last year I received a long, thoughtful letter from @Meganphelps, inviting me to participate in a personal and in-depth discussion with her about issues that have interested me over the past few years,
" she wrote. .
"
Megan offered to bring other voices ... and her own unique perspective as a former fundamentalist who has dedicated her life over the past decade to difficult conversations," she said
. she bid.
JKRowling's struggles with the LGBT community date back to June 2020. She came under fire from
Harry Potter
fans and activists after posting a series of tweets in which she derided the phrase "
people who have their periods
” (
“people who menstruate”
).
The formula can refer to both cisgender and transgender women.
“I'm sure we had a word for these people before.
Someone help me.
Women?
Do we?
Fimmes?”,
she then quipped, wondering about the deletion of the word “
woman
”.
“Transgender women are women
,” Daniel Radcliffe replied curtly a few weeks later in an open letter.
"
Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people,"
added the actor revealed by his role as a wizard.
Other personalities from the
Harry Potter
saga have also dissociated themselves from JK Rowling.
The author, for her part, considers herself the victim of a “cancel culture”.
The release on Friday of
the Hogwarts Legacy video game,
inspired by the universe of the Harry Potter saga, was accompanied by hundreds of messages calling for a boycott.
“
If you buy
Hogwarts Legacy
, you're transphobic.
If you think you're not, you're stupid and transphobic ”
, could we read in particular on social networks a few days before its broadcast.
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