Episode 57
JK Rowling and the Unfinished Business
Why did one of the most famous women in the world intervene so passionately in the debate about gender and trans rights?
The Slow Newscast · Alice Sandelson
November 5, 202033m 14s
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Show Notes
In June 2020, JK Rowling sent a Tweet which took her to the heart of the bitter debate about trans rights and women's rights. A few days later, with an online storm gathering around her, she published a 3,600-word essay explaining her position. She'd set off a ferocious argument which alienated many of her young fans; led some of the stars of the Harry Potter films to distance themselves from Harry's creator; and which ran like a lightning-strike through the worlds of film and publishing which made her fortune. Why did JK Rowling do it? What will the fall-out be?
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