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ôHarry Potterö author JK Rowling said that even if she had the authority to have an actor removed from the upcoming HBO television series based on her best-selling books, she would not do it over ideological differences.

ôI donÆt have the power to sack an actor from the series and I wouldnÆt exercise it if I did,ö the billionaire author wrote on X in response to an article about Paapa Essiedu supporting rights for people who identify as transgender. ôI donÆt believe in taking away peopleÆs jobs or livelihoods because they hold legally protected beliefs that differ from mine.ö

I donÆt have the power to sack an actor from the series and I
wouldnÆt exercise it if I did. I donÆt believe in taking away
peopleÆs jobs or livelihoods because they hold legally protected
beliefs that differ from mine. pic.twitter.com/nKcAl3gcvO

ù J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 5, 2025

Several celebrities from ôHarry Potterö projects, both past and present,
signed an open letter declaring their belief that the historic Supreme Court
of the United Kingdom ruling that the definition of a woman is determined by biological sex was wrong.

Eddie Redmayne, star of the spin-off prequel franchise ôFantastic Beasts,ö signed the letter, as did Essiedu, who will portray Severus Snape in the upcoming HBO series. Katie Leung, an actress from the original films, also added her name.

ôWe the undersigned film and television professionals stand in solidarity
with the trans, nonbinary and intersex communities who have been impacted by the Supreme Court ruling on April 16,ö the open letter says.

ôWe believe the ruling undermines the lived reality and threatens the safety
of trans, non-binary and intersex people living in the UK,ö it said. ôFilm
and television are powerful tools for empathy and education, and we believe passionately in the ability of the screen to change hearts and minds. This is our opportunity to be on the right side of history.ö

On Saturday, Rowling had reacted to the open letter with another X post. ôIn light of recent open letters from academia and the arts criticising the UKÆs Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights, itÆs possibly worth remembering
that nobody sane believes, or has ever believed, that humans can change sex,
or that binary sex isnÆt a material fact,ö the author wrote.

ôHistory is littered with the debris of irrational and harmful belief systems that once seemed unassailable,ö she continued in the lengthy post. ôAs Orwell said, æSome ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.Æ Gender ideology may have embedded itself deeply into our institutions, where itÆs
been imposed, top-down, on the supposedly unenlightened, but it is not invulnerable.ö

ôI wonder if they ever ask themselves how they got here, and I wonder whether any of them will ever feel shame,ö she concluded.

Rowling has been an outspoken critic of radical left-wing gender theory for years. She has refused to back down even as critics came after her, and sheÆs lost fans because of it.

In light of recent open letters from academia and the arts
criticising the UK's Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights,
it's possibly worth remembering that nobody sane believes, or has
ever believed, that humans can change sex, or that binary sex
isn't a material fact. Theseà

ù J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 3, 2025

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On May 7, 2025 at 7:10:10 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

HARRY POTTER author JK Rowling said that even if she had the authority to have an actor removed from the upcoming HBO television series based on her best-selling books, she would not do it over ideological differences.

"I don't have the power to sack an actor from the series and I wouldn't exercise it if I did," the billionaire author wrote on X in response to an article about Paapa Essiedu supporting rights for people who identify as transgender. "I don’t believe in taking away people's jobs or livelihoods because they hold legally protected beliefs that differ from mine."

On Saturday, Rowling had reacted to the open letter with another X post. "In light of recent open letters from academia and the arts criticising the UK's Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights, it's possibly worth remembering that nobody sane believes, or has ever believed, that humans can change sex, or that binary sex isn't a material fact.

“History is littered with the debris of irrational and harmful belief systems

that once seemed unassailable. As Orwell said, 'Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.' Gender ideology may have embedded itself deeply into our institutions, where it's been imposed, top-down, on the supposedly unenlightened, but it is not invulnerable. I wonder if they ever ask themselves how they got here, and I wonder whether
any of them will ever feel shame."

Respect.

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On 5/7/2025 2:45 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On May 7, 2025 at 7:10:10 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

HARRY POTTER author JK Rowling said that even if she had the authority to
have an actor removed from the upcoming HBO television series based on her >> best-selling books, she would not do it over ideological differences.

"I don't have the power to sack an actor from the series and I wouldn't
exercise it if I did," the billionaire author wrote on X in response to an >> article about Paapa Essiedu supporting rights for people who identify as
transgender. "I don’t believe in taking away people's jobs or livelihoods >> because they hold legally protected beliefs that differ from mine."

On Saturday, Rowling had reacted to the open letter with another X post. "In >> light of recent open letters from academia and the arts criticising the UK's >> Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights, it's possibly worth remembering
that nobody sane believes, or has ever believed, that humans can change sex, >> or that binary sex isn't a material fact.

“History is littered with the debris of irrational and harmful belief systems

that once seemed unassailable. As Orwell said, 'Some ideas are so stupid that
only intellectuals believe them.' Gender ideology may have embedded itself >> deeply into our institutions, where it's been imposed, top-down, on the
supposedly unenlightened, but it is not invulnerable. I wonder if they ever >> ask themselves how they got here, and I wonder whether
any of them will ever feel shame."

Respect.

She asserts that "binary sex [is] a material fact." And, at least in
the most common sense, that may be indisputable. But what's overlooked
is that no human is ever rendered as a perfect '0' or '1'.

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moviepig wrote:

On 5/7/2025 2:45 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

Respect.

She asserts that "binary sex [is] a material fact." And, at least in
the most common sense, that may be indisputable. But what's overlooked
is that no human is ever rendered as a perfect '0' or '1'.

OK, groomer.

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