A tweet from a Metro 麻豆传媒映画transgender activist slamming J.K Rowling prompted a reply from the prolific author today - and it wasn鈥檛 friendly.
Nicola Spurling, a Coquitlam-based entrepreneur, LGBTQ2+ advocate and former Green Party candidate, on Tuesday tweeted a link to an article from the Guardian about Rowling鈥檚 new children鈥檚 book.
In the now-deleted tweet, Spurling added the caption, 鈥淒efinitely something to keep a close eye on. In recent years, Rowling has made it clear that she can no longer be trusted around children.鈥�
厂辫耻谤濒颈苍驳鈥檚 criticism comes following a wave of backlash aimed at Rowling in December after the Harry Potter creator voiced her support for a U.K. researcher who was fired for stating her belief that 鈥渋t is impossible to change sex.鈥�
The author did not take kindly to 厂辫耻谤濒颈苍驳鈥檚 accusations that Rowling is transphobic, with Rowling claiming that 厂辫耻谤濒颈苍驳鈥檚 tweets constituted defamation, and hinting that a lawsuit may be coming.
鈥淯nless you want to hear from lawyers, you might want to rethink that tweet. I鈥檓 not wasting my time arguing with wilful misrepresentations of my views on transgenderism 鈥� your timelines show you鈥檙e not big on truth 鈥� but making serious insinuations like with comes with consequences,鈥� Rowling tweeted in reply on Friday.
Spurling's original tweet has since been deleted. Photo: Screenshot/Twitter Later on in the day, Spurling deleted the original tweet, writing instead, 鈥淎t the request of @jk_rowling and on the advice of my lawyers, I have deleted my original tweet. The tweet, when read on its own, lacked clarity and, right or wrong, wealth is powerful.鈥�
She followed up with a reply, adding, 鈥淲ith that said, I stand behind the intent of the tweet, which is to highlight the dangerous nature of transphobia. Children are particularly vulnerable and must be accepted for who they are, not told that who they are is wrong. With great power comes great responsibility.鈥�
