After four years of "fighting", J.K. Rowling seems to have ushered in the dawn of victory.
The reason why the word "victory" is used is because "Harry Potter", the single mother author, is almost single-handedly fighting against the LGBT community of the entire Western world.
Among these people who confront her, there are three child stars cultivated by their own works: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron).
The "victory" mentioned by Tomato Jun is because after a long period of cutting, ridicule and denial, Warner Bros. finally did not compromise and still decided that the casting leader of the drama version of "Harry Potter" would be J.K. Rowling.
That is to say, after a series of controversies, Rowling not only has the right to choose the role of the drama version of "Harry Potter", but also receives an annual salary of $20 million.
This incident alone is enough to make the boycott of JK Rowling explode, and Rowling seems to be just to the end, she specially sent a social media message to ridicule these people: ready to open champagne!
So, who exactly did Rowling offend?
And what, let this real mother who created the magical world be banned and boycotted by the leading actors who made her popular?
Today, Tomato Jun will pick up the whole ins and outs for everyone, and after knowing this matter, we almost understand that the so-called freedom in the Western world is just a false double standard and hypocrisy.
01. The "controversy" began four years ago, when Rowling sent a tweet that shook the Western world
J.K. Rowling, we all know that.
She once wrote the Harry Potter series of novels because she saw a young boy in wizarding robes at the train station.
Once the novel came out, it quickly became popular all over the world, becoming an IP worth $25 billion, and Rowling became one of the richest female authors in the world.
Although Rowling is the mother of Harry Potter, she cares about more than just Harry Potter and the problems of the wizarding world.
There are some issues that she often discusses on her social media.
In 2019, something happened in the UK: simplifying the identification process for transgender people.
That is to say, a man, even if he has not undergone transgender surgery, as long as he recognizes himself as a woman in his heart, the law approves.
In the UK, the bill is considered "progress respecting multiculturalism" in the UK, but in Rowling's view, it is ridiculous.
To this end, Rowling expressed her views and said that this sloppy approach to gender would violate the rights of "real women".
Because Rowling has a lot of influence around the world, her words were quickly identified by transgender netizens as "anti-transgender" incitement.
This has also led many people to target Rowling, believing that she denies transgender people from the root.
In fact, Rowling's view is still quite rational.
Because you can't confirm whether a man who identifies with himself as a woman is really transgender or is doing something wrong in name.
When they appear in the women's toilet and women's bathroom with a beard, is there still safety for women, and how to protect the interests of real women?
But for transgender people, none of this seems to be a problem.
After that, in June 2020, Rowling was once again put on the cusp.
The cause of this incident was Rowling's criticism of a news report.
She believes that the use of "menstruating person" in the report is completely unnecessary.
Her tweet made it clear that "female" would not work?
This remark made the transgender group fry again.
This time, because there are many people whose biological sex is female, but who self-identify as male, Rowling's view is equivalent to denying their existence.
Subsequently, although Rowling issued a clarification that she also had transgender friends, she was not a transphobie. But her tweet hit the muzzle of the transgender crowd.
At this point, Rowling's scolding war with minorities has reached its climax, and Rowling may not have expected that a few simple words would even cause many actors who became famous through themselves to cut with themselves.
02, Hermione turned against the water, Harry left, and the only ones who stood up for Rowling were Malfoy and Voldemort
By July 2020, the call for blocking and boycotting Rowling was getting louder.
Especially the actors who have participated in the "Harry Potter" series and became famous for it have begun to express their views on this matter.
It is worth mentioning that several leading actors who became popular with Rowling's works all have a cutting attitude towards this "mother" who draws a line with her and is resolute.
Among them, the one who became the "anti-rush pioneer" was Emma Watson.
She has written in support of the LGBT community, is crazy about the gender movement, and serves as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Women's Empowerment Agency.
She bluntly said that as long as there is still JK Rowling in the "Harry Potter" series, she will not participate in it again.
Her attitude is so resolute that even she may forget that her first fame was because of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter".
It can be said that without the role of Hermione, Emma Watson does not even have a good work.
Anti-water, it's that fast.
Immediately after, it was Daniel, who played Harry, who spoke up.
Daniel has repeatedly opposed Rowling's "remarks" not only on social media, but also in public, mentioning that there are many transgender people who like Harry Potter very much, especially children and young people.
He even mentioned his work on the Trevor Project, which is a project dedicated to eliminating LGBTQ.
He even published a letter specifically on the project's website accusing Rowling: "The association is more professional on this issue (LGBT) than both Rowling and I.
He was followed by Grint, who played Ron, whose wording was less drastic than the first two, claiming that he respected J.K. Rowling but opposed her position.
In the future, he will refuse to cooperate with Rowling, saying, "Transgender people are a valuable group that we need to maintain."
At this point, because Rowling earns the most benefits, the most money and the three people with the greatest fame, all of them openly oppose Rowling.
The behavior of the three was also criticized by most netizens who hoped for the world.
Some people call them shameless, thinking that they should not denigrate the people who made them famous.
Someone said, where would you be without Rowling?
Some people said bluntly, without JK Rowling, who would know you?
But because the leading actors have stood up and cut in line, other groups must also keep up.
As a result, readers and fans began to fall into the madness of distancing themselves from Rowling, and the two largest fan sites of the "Harry Potter" series deleted all text, pictures and videos related to J.K. Rowling.
Even the little freckles who can't fight with Rowling and starred in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" published a long article that did not agree with Rowling's views.
The momentum intensified, and the directors, actors and other staff who had previously worked with Rowling issued articles condemning Rowling.
The online violence even continued from online to offline, and Rowling posted that she received so many death threats that she could fill her house.
And the online violence, attacks, abuse, and harassment against her have continued and have never stopped.
Ironically, in the entire Harry Potter world, there are only three people who have given Rowling spiritual and operational support.
The first is the ultimate villain of the series, Ralph Fiennes, the actor of Voldemort.
Not only did he support Rowling on social media, but he also said in an interview with The New York Times that the insults against Rowling were "disgusting, just terrible."
The second is one of the most annoying characters in the series, Malfoy actor Tom Felton.
He said: Regarding Rowling's views, I and many of my friends have different ideas, and I support freedom of speech and discussion.
Because of this remark, Tom was raped by a large number of netizens and almost scolded him to tears in the live broadcast.
The third is Malfoy's father in the film, and he is played by Jason Isaacs.
He said that he would not stab Rowling in the back before having an in-depth exchange with her, and that it would be irresponsible to publicly attack her.
It's funny to say that Rowling's "positive" characters cut with Rowling for fear of being affected.
And the actors of Voldemort and his believers' "villains" in the novel all support Rowling, which is not very embarrassing, it is simply a satirical novel into reality.
Of course, the magic doesn't stop there.
In the "Harry Potter" 20th anniversary special "Return to Hogwarts", the creator of "Harry Potter", the mother of the wizarding world, J.K. Rowling, was publicly removed from the wizarding world created by himself.
Even the gala and commemorative events did not invite her, while all the other actors and creators were present.
When Warner released the news that "Harry Potter" was going to make a drama version, black fans began to publicly demonize again, boycotting J.K. Rowling from holding any position related to the drama version.
But it's a pity that after all, Rowling is the author of the entire "Harry Potter" and owns the copyright of the IP, so it is a little too naïve to rely on words to coerce Rowling and Warner to compromise.
At this point, there is the victory we mentioned earlier.
Warner was clearly not deterred, and Rowling still dominated the Harry Potter drama version.
Some fans asked Rowling if she was afraid of people's boycott of her now, and was she afraid that no one would buy books and read her works in the future.
Rowling just replied lightly: "Every time I see these abuses, I will open the email sent by the publisher, and I will no longer worry about the amount on it." ”
03. From the Rowling incident, the so-called freedom of the Western world is nothing more than false double standards and hypocrisy
In fact, Rowling's matter is not the end, nor is it an isolated case.
The Western world has become more and more extreme in what is right, beyond what is acceptable in the real world.
Nowadays, in the United States, filling out an online form requires you to choose your gender from 97 "genders", which is strange.
In addition to men and women, there is even such a thing as "Walmart shopping bags".
It's really puzzling.
Emma, Daniel and Grint's "revenge" for Rowling has long gone beyond simple gratitude and personal moral character.
What is reflected from them is actually the false double standard and hypocrisy of the Western world, which is really cold.
If we take a closer look at Rowling's point of view, it is actually reasonable.
Her view from beginning to end is actually to protect women.
First, she believes that defending the rights and interests of so-called "transgender people" is detrimental to the rights and interests of real women, after all, a man, as long as he claims to be transgender, can go to the women's bathroom, which is extremely terrifying.
Second, she believes that most women go for sex reassignment surgery, not because they really identify themselves as men, but in order to escape the identity and status of women in the vulnerable group in society, which is a deformed Muqiang psychology, which will undoubtedly harm the interests of women.
Third, she argues, transgender orientation can be corrected through psychological intervention, rather than extreme methods such as sex reassignment surgery.
These three points are all right, but the LBGTQ group is invisible.
What they uphold is actually a kind of "selfish right" - I only see my rights, I only think that my rights should not be violated, as for other people's rights, it has nothing to do with me.
And what they think of as "freedom of speech" is actually a unilateral "freedom" - I can openly express my opinion, but you can't openly oppose my opinion, if you object, I will put your hat on, online violence, attack, threat, let you die ...
It can be seen how hypocritical and self-interested these people are.
The correctness of this extreme double standard has begun to affect the entire Western society.
In film works, more and more "transgender people" began to appear, and the sports all-award quota given to female students in American universities was occupied by transgender people.
In beauty pageants, black and fat transgender people can beat beautiful normal women to win the championship.
In competitive sports, transgender people can easily win championships and set world records for weightlifting by several orders of magnitude.
The transgender woman who competed in the women's weightlifting competition, named Ivey, served as the head coach of the Canadian weightlifting team for more than ten years.
It has been found that in various fields, including beauty pageants, male-to-female "transgender people" have begun to encroach on women's living space, threaten women's interests, and even completely occupy the benefits that women should have.
It is foreseeable that under this deformed movement, women in the Western world will have more and more difficulty.
And in the United States, there are already elementary schools that have begun to educate children with this point of view, and they no longer call them "boys and girls", which is really speechless.
Finally, from the matter of Rowling, I only hope that this "demon wind" will not blow to us.
We're good, we don't need to.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Office: Miao Miao)