JK Rowling flies into a libellous rage against musician Billy Bragg after Bragg agrees that media should talk to trans people about trans issues rather than JK Rowling.
In response, Rowling implies that Bragg has thrown his "support behind rape and death threats".
A furious JK Rowling has responded to Billy Bragg by smearing him as a misogynist and - bloody hell - seemingly describing his refutation of her libellous claim that he supports rape and death threats as "complaining that a woman has a view on woman’s rights."
Helen Joyce, the anti-trans campaigner, has suggested that the fatwa declared against Salman Rushdie - who was literally stabbed yesterday - is the same as JK Rowling receiving criticism and mockery for her transphobia and bigotry.
Update from Leo Kearse:
Actually JK Rowling is *more* victimised than Salman Rushdie - who, once again, has just been stabbed - because publishers are "too scared to even acknowledge [her] existence."
JK Rowling has a new book coming out this month.
Excusers of JK Rowling's bigotry are currently spreading images of the first of these screenshots, trying to demonise her critics and trans people.
They are - accidentally or deliberately - ignoring that the person in question is a Rowling defender attempting to be sarcastic.
Imagine how incompetent a literary agent you would have to be in order to fail at selling books by white guys.
The comment section, as ever, is a delight
When confronted with evidence from about half the internet that - statistically speaking - being white is quite a benefit in the publishing world, Joyce Carol Oates graciously accepted that "there are [exceptions]" to her claim while also doubling down.
The day before JK Rowling tried to link trans people and their rights with "Predators", she publicly endorsed the work of Matt Walsh, a man who has downplayed the rape of children and believes that they should be forced give birth to their rapist's child.
We're trying to make sure this account doesn't just become "Bad JK Rowling Takes"…
And today we are failing again. Because while LGBTQ+ people were protesting the Government's support for trans conversion therapy, JKR had a cosy meal with transphobic extremists.
We regret to inform you that JK Rowling is at it again.
Days after the UK government's decision that they would allow trans conversion therapy to remain legal, Rowling has endorsed David Bell, a man who has done panels for Genspect, the conversion therapy group.
Rowling then followed up by doubling down on her support of Bell and highlighting a commenter expressing anger at her bigotry - completely ignoring the many replies with detailed criticisms of her position.
This tweet is going to take some dissection, so buckle up…
Lauren Hough, who early followers might remember from our very first Thread, is heading for Twitter Main Character status again after her social media behaviour saw her removed from a Lambada Literary prize shortlist.
The story began with Sandra Newman's promotion her new book, The Men, an upcoming "Gendercide" novel where the Earth is purged of its Y chromosome owners.
This announcement was met with questions, criticism, and scepticism by many members of the transgender community.
And the questions, criticism, and scepticism by members of the trans community were met by... Lauren Hough.
Lauren Hough's personal interpretation of this intervention differs ever so slightly from how most people have read her tweets.