{"id":3146,"date":"2023-10-24T09:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/24\/author-jk-rowling-prefers-prison-over-misgendering-a-man-as-a-woman\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T09:31:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:31:30","slug":"author-jk-rowling-prefers-prison-over-misgendering-a-man-as-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/24\/author-jk-rowling-prefers-prison-over-misgendering-a-man-as-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Author JK Rowling prefers prison over misgendering a man as a woman"},"content":{"rendered":"


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World-renowned author J.K. Rowling said she’d rather go to prison for two years than repeat the lie that \u201ctrans women are women.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rowling, a British fiction writer who gained international fame and notoriety for authoring the seven-book Harry Potter<\/em> series, took to X<\/a> last week to react to a picture of a message projected on the exterior wall of a building that read: \u201cRepeat After Us: Trans Women Are Women.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rowling shared the photograph, with a caption declaring: \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

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No. pic.twitter.com\/YhoHfKdeat<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Musician Scott Spalding replied to Rowling\u2019s post with the comment<\/a>, \u201cVote Labour, get a two-year stretch!\u201d<\/p>\n

His comment comes amid reports<\/a> from\u00a0British news outlets, including the Daily Mail<\/a>, that the U.K.’s Labour Party is considering classifying \u201cmisgendering\u201d or using pronouns that match a person’s sex but not their self-declared chosen sexual identity, as an \u201caggravated offense\u201d that comes with a prison sentence of up to two years. The Labour Party doesn’t hold majority power, but in light of two recent by-election victories against the ruling Conservative Party, many presume it “looks inevitable.”<\/p>\n

For her part, Rowling pushed back on the idea that she should kowtow to trans ideologues to stay out of prison: \u201cI\u2019ll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality of importance and sex. Bring on the court case, I say. It will be more fun than I\u2019ve ever had on a red carpet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I’ll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality and importance of sex. Bring on the court case, I say. It’ll be more fun than I’ve ever had on a red carpet.<\/p>\n

\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rowling<\/a> envisioned life behind bars in a subsequent post in response to another X commenter who replied to her, writing, \u201cSee you on the inside. I quite fancy the kitchens.\u201d In response, Rowling added that she was \u201choping for the library, obviously,\u201d while contending, \u201cI think I could do ok in the kitchens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLaundry might be a problem,\u201d she continued. \u201cI have a tendency to shrink stuff\/turn it pink accidentally. Guessing that won\u2019t be an issue if it\u2019s mostly scrubs and sheets, though.\u201d When another X commenter assured her, \u201cI\u2019m a good ironer,\u201d Rowling<\/a> responded, \u201cI\u2019m ok at ironing. It\u2019s the not checking there\u2019s a random red sock in amongst the sheets that\u2019s the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hoping for the library, obviously, but I think I could do ok in the kitchens. Laundry might be a problem. I have a tendency to shrink stuff\/turn it pink accidentally. Guessing that won’t be a major issue if it’s mostly scrubs and sheets, though.<\/p>\n

\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I’m ok at ironing. It’s the not checking there’s a random red sock in amongst the sheets that’s the issue.<\/p>\n

\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rowling has emerged as being among the most vocal British celebrity critics of trans ideology in recent years, specifically the false claim that biological sex is not binary. In 2020<\/a>, she reacted to an opinion piece that featured the headline \u201cpeople who menstruate,\u201d declaring, \u201cI\u2019m sure there used to be a word for those people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The author sarcastically tried to recall the \u201cword for those people\u201d by listing off a few possibilities, including, \u201cwumben,\u201d \u201cwimpund\u201d and \u201cwoomud.\u201d The word she was thinking of was \u201cwomen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rowling’s comments reflect concern by women worldwide that trans ideology is seeking to erase the distinctions between the sexes to appease those suffering from gender confusion or gender dysphoria and either don’t identify with either sex or identify as the opposite sex.<\/p>\n

The famous author further insisted that \u201csex is real and has lived consequences.\u201d She added: \u201cIf sex isn\u2019t real, there\u2019s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn\u2019t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn\u2019t hate to speak the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rowling has also pushed back against the effort<\/a> to provide trans-identified youth with irreversible body-mutilating procedures, like castration. The author\u2019s criticism of trans ideology has led to the removal<\/a> of a Harry Potter<\/em>-themed quiz from a New Zealand book festival amid claims that its presence at the event presented a risk of \u201ccausing distress around to particular members of the community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.K. government is controlled by the Conservative Party and will continue to be until Parliament holds its next general election at the end of 2024 or early 2025. This means that the classification of \u201cmisgendering\u201d as an \u201caggravated offense\u201d won’t immediately become a reality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The House of Commons Library<\/a> states that under current law, Parliament must be dissolved no later than Dec. 17, 2024. The latest possible date for the next general election is Jan. 28, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Polls sampling voter intentions in the next U.K. general election show the Labour Party with an overwhelming lead over the Conservative Party, meaning that the Labour Party\u2019s proposal targeting \u201cmisgendering\u201d could materialize in the next Parliament if the party either wins a majority of seats outright or can successfully form a governing coalition with another political party. The Deltapoll<\/a>, which surveyed 1,036 U.K. adults from Oct. 19-20, found Labour securing 47% support, with conservatives far behind at 27%.<\/p>\n

The Deltapoll measured support for the Liberal Democrats at 10%, the Reform UK Party securing 6%, the Green Party at 5%, and both the UK Independence Party and the Scottish National Party capturing 2% support.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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