Daniel Radcliffe is still disappointed JK Rowling‘s views on the transgender community.
“Ultimately it makes me really sad because I look at the person I met – at the times we met – and at the books she wrote and the world she created, and all of this is so deeply empathetic to me. said Radcliffe, 34, during an interview with The Atlantic published on Tuesday, April 30th.
Radcliffe, who rose to fame playing the title role in the film Harry Potter In a film series based on the 58-year-old Rowling’s books, it is said that he has not spoken to Rowling in years.
“Yeah, obviously Harry Potter wouldn’t have happened without her, so probably nothing in my life would have happened the way it did without that person,” he admitted. “But that doesn’t mean you owe the things you really believe in to someone else your whole life.”
Take a stand. JK Rowling’s controversial transphobic comments have caused conflict among both Harry Potter fans and the cast. The author first came under fire in June 2020 when she published several posts on Twitter that appeared to be harshly critical of the trans community. “If sex isn’t real, there is no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, then […]
Radcliffe’s comments come after Rowling criticized him and Emma Watson earlier this month. The author, who has faced backlash over anti-trans comments over the years, responded to an X user who noted that they were “waiting on Dan and Emma to give something.” [Rowling] a very public apology” and felt “safe in the knowledge that” she would “forgive” them if they spoke out against her views.
“Not sure, I’m afraid,” Rowling replied on April 10. “Celebrities who have joined a movement to undermine women’s hard-won rights and who have used their platforms to cheer the transition of minors can save their apologies for the traumatized.” Apostates and vulnerable women who rely on single-sex spaces.”
When asked about Rowling’s comments, Radcliffe responded The Atlantic: “I will continue to support the rights of all LGBTQ people and have no further comment.”
JK Rowling is considered one of the most prolific authors of all time, having written the fictional Harry Potter series, but her real-life opinions are mired in controversy. The British native first came under fire in 2007, shortly after the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published. Rowling revealed […]
Rowling first caused a stir for her controversial views on gender identity when she posted a series of tweets in June 2020.
“‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for these people. Someone help me. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” she wrote at the time. “When sex is not real, the lived reality of women worldwide is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex deprives many of the opportunity to meaningfully talk about their lives. It’s not hate to tell the truth.”
Rowling then defended her comments in a lengthy essay after she was labeled a “TERF,” which stands for “Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist.”
“It’s not enough for women to be trans allies. Women need to accept and admit that there is no essential difference between trans women and themselves. But as many women have said before me, “woman” is not a costume,” she wrote. “The ‘inclusive’ language that refers to women as ‘menstruators’ and ‘people with vulvas’ strikes many women as dehumanizing and demeaning. I understand why trans activists think this language is appropriate and kind, but for those of us who have received demeaning insults from violent men, it is not neutral but hostile and alienating.”
Both Radcliffe and Watson, 34, expressed support for the transgender community at the time.
“While Jo is undoubtedly responsible for the course of my life, as someone who has had the honor of working with and continuing to contribute to The Trevor Project over the last decade, and as a human being, I feel compelled to say something at this moment. Transgender women are women,” Radcliffe wrote in an essay published by The Trevor Project in June 2020. “Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and contradicts all advice from professional health associations who have far more expertise on this topic than Jo or I.”
Watson, meanwhile, spoke out about X that same month.
“Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without constantly being questioned or told that they are not who they say they are,” she wrote. “I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.”
Rowling has repeatedly doubled down on her stance since 2020. In February she criticized a Sky News report over the identification Scarlet black — a transgender woman convicted of murdering a man — as a woman.
“I’m so sick of this shit. That’s not a woman. These are #NotOurCrimes,” Rowling wrote next to the article.