It’s been a little over two years since JK Rowling became target of criticism from much of public opinion after i posted a series of tweets that could—and can—be described as transphobesand in which he charged against the use of hormones and surgeries in the young population and suggested a prejudice towards the rights of cisgender women.
The never ending controversy
To no one’s surprise, these controversial statements continue to bring tail. The heated debate and discussion has led, as was to be expected in times of Internet anonymity, to death threats and bawdy attacks that the author of ‘Harry Potter’ denounced the authorities and, of course, through Twitter, leaving a message in which you can read “I have received so many death threats that I could wallpaper the house with them”.
Against this backdrop, actor Ralph Fiennes, who played the infamous Lord Voldemort in the big-screen adaptations of ‘Harry Potter’, has come out again in defense of the writer after having done it at the beginning of 2021. It was in an interview with The New York Times that he did not hesitate to call the attacks “disgusting”.
“JK Rowling has written these great books about empowerment, about kids discovering themselves as human beings. It’s about how you become a better, stronger, more focused human being. The verbal abuse directed at her is disgusting and disturbing.”
“I can understand a point of view that may be angry about what he said about women. But it’s not something obscene, or super-ultra-right fascist. It’s just a woman saying, ‘I’m a woman, I feel like I’m a woman. and I want to be able to say I’m a woman.’ And I understand where it’s coming from, even if I’m not a woman.”
In addition to this, the actor, who is promoting his latest feature film entitled ‘The menu’, has briefly stated your take on cancel culture.
“Righteous anger is righteous, but it often gets kind of silly because it can’t work its way through the gray areas. It’s not nuanced.”
Ralph Fiennes has not been the only interpreter of the saga who has defended JK Rowling after the controversy exploded. Eddie Redmaynestar of the ‘Fantastic Animals’ trilogy supported the novelist during an interview with the Daily Mail, disagreeing with his point of view but qualifying as “completely disgusting” The attacksnot without first condemning what he considers “a horrendous torrent of abuse towards trans people online and in the world that is devastating.”
For his part, Tom Felton described himself as “pro-choice”, “pro-life”, “pro-discussion” and “pro-love”, and thanked Rowling’s legacy stating that “no one has done more to bring joy to so many different generations” as the author. These voices were also joined by the sadly deceased Robbie Coltranebeing on the other side of the coin a Daniel Radcliffe who did not hesitate to show his support for the trans community in the midst of the controversy.
Via | Variety