She advised Graham Norton throughout a Virgin Radio interview in August 2022: “I was requested to be on that, and I made a decision I didn’t wish to do it. I believed it was concerning the movies greater than the books, you recognize? Fairly rightly, as that’s what the anniversary was about, so nobody stated, ‘Don’t come.’”
Graham Norton defends his determination to interview J.Ok. Rowling
In September 2022, Graham Norton spoke about having J.Ok. Rowling as a visitor on his radio present. He advised The Occasions that whereas he would not wish to “air” her views, it isn’t his determination who seems on his present – and he would not assume you should not have conversations with these you disagree with.
Describing her views as “problematic”, he stated: “So I wouldn’t have her on to air her views. However she has the precise to nonetheless wang on about her crime novel. The simplest factor can be to not have her on, however that didn’t appear proper.
“We should always discuss to folks that we disagree with and I might not additional any trigger by not having her on. She is going to nonetheless promote a gazillion books. Additionally, I bought an perception into her when she talked about having fun with the pub brawl side of Twitter. I believed, ‘Oh, now I get it — you get pleasure from this.’”
Tom Felton says that J.Ok. Rowling did not have a lot involvement within the Harry Potter films
He advised The Unbiased in October 2022: “To begin with, I don’t know sufficient concerning the specifics of what anybody stated. My canine takes up far an excessive amount of time for me to enter such issues. I imply, the plain issues to say are that I’m pro-choice, pro-discussion, pro-human rights throughout the board, and pro-love. And something that’s not these issues, I don’t actually have a lot time for.”
Of Rowling, he stated: “She wasn’t a part of the filmmaking course of as a lot as some individuals would possibly assume. I believe I solely recall seeing her a few times on set.”
He did add, nonetheless: “Truthfully, with my pals, all of us have differing opinions on numerous issues, and we rejoice our personal decisions. We definitely don’t take any pleasure in placing crosshairs on individuals that will have stated issues that we disagree with.”
J.Ok. Rowling speaks out on the Gender Recognition Act reform in Scotland
In October 2022, J.Ok. Rowling backed protests over the Scottish gender invoice, which units out to make it simpler for individuals to be legally recognised as their most popular gender.
The brand new legislation units out that anybody aged 16 or over who has lived of their “acquired gender” for at the very least three months can be eligible to use, and removes the necessity for a medical prognosis of gender dysphoria.
J.Ok. Rowling argued that the brand new legislation will have an effect on probably the most weak girls, writing on her web site: “In consequence, intact males who’re judged to have met the meagre necessities might be thought of as ‘legitimate’ and entitled to protections as those that’ve had full intercourse reassignment surgical procedure, and extra male-bodied people will assert extra strongly a proper to be in girls’s areas equivalent to public loos, altering rooms, rape assist centres, home violence refuges, hospital wards and jail cells that have been hitherto reserved for ladies.”
A Full Breakdown of the J.Ok. Rowling Transgender Feedback Controversy
She advised Graham Norton throughout a Virgin Radio interview in August 2022: “I was requested to be on that, and I made a decision I didn’t wish to do it. I believed it was concerning the movies greater than the books, you recognize? Fairly rightly, as that’s what the anniversary was about, so nobody stated, ‘Don’t come.’”
Graham Norton defends his determination to interview J.Ok. Rowling
In September 2022, Graham Norton spoke about having J.Ok. Rowling as a visitor on his radio present. He advised The Occasions that whereas he would not wish to “air” her views, it isn’t his determination who seems on his present – and he would not assume you should not have conversations with these you disagree with.
Describing her views as “problematic”, he stated: “So I wouldn’t have her on to air her views. However she has the precise to nonetheless wang on about her crime novel. The simplest factor can be to not have her on, however that didn’t appear proper.
“We should always discuss to folks that we disagree with and I might not additional any trigger by not having her on. She is going to nonetheless promote a gazillion books. Additionally, I bought an perception into her when she talked about having fun with the pub brawl side of Twitter. I believed, ‘Oh, now I get it — you get pleasure from this.’”
Tom Felton says that J.Ok. Rowling did not have a lot involvement within the Harry Potter films
He advised The Unbiased in October 2022: “To begin with, I don’t know sufficient concerning the specifics of what anybody stated. My canine takes up far an excessive amount of time for me to enter such issues. I imply, the plain issues to say are that I’m pro-choice, pro-discussion, pro-human rights throughout the board, and pro-love. And something that’s not these issues, I don’t actually have a lot time for.”
Of Rowling, he stated: “She wasn’t a part of the filmmaking course of as a lot as some individuals would possibly assume. I believe I solely recall seeing her a few times on set.”
He did add, nonetheless: “Truthfully, with my pals, all of us have differing opinions on numerous issues, and we rejoice our personal decisions. We definitely don’t take any pleasure in placing crosshairs on individuals that will have stated issues that we disagree with.”
J.Ok. Rowling speaks out on the Gender Recognition Act reform in Scotland
In October 2022, J.Ok. Rowling backed protests over the Scottish gender invoice, which units out to make it simpler for individuals to be legally recognised as their most popular gender.
The brand new legislation units out that anybody aged 16 or over who has lived of their “acquired gender” for at the very least three months can be eligible to use, and removes the necessity for a medical prognosis of gender dysphoria.
J.Ok. Rowling argued that the brand new legislation will have an effect on probably the most weak girls, writing on her web site: “In consequence, intact males who’re judged to have met the meagre necessities might be thought of as ‘legitimate’ and entitled to protections as those that’ve had full intercourse reassignment surgical procedure, and extra male-bodied people will assert extra strongly a proper to be in girls’s areas equivalent to public loos, altering rooms, rape assist centres, home violence refuges, hospital wards and jail cells that have been hitherto reserved for ladies.”