JK Rowling podcast latest: Author dismisses concerns trans backlash will harm her legacy

‘I never meant to upset anyone’: JK Rowling opens up on trans controversy in podcast teaser

JK Rowling has dismissed concerns her views on transgender rights could damage her heritage.

The first two episodes of a new podcast with JK Rowling have aired, in which she addresses her traumatic miscarriage, Harry Potter and her controversial comments on transgender issues.

In the new episodes of the podcast entitled The Witch Trials by JK Rowling, When asked about her legacy by interviewer Megan Phelps-Roper, the Harry Potter author said she doesn’t think about it.

“I don’t think you could have misunderstood me more deeply. I don’t walk around my house thinking about my legacy, what a pompous way to live your life and think about what my legacy will be. What ever! I’ll be dead, I’ll take care of the living now.”

Phelps-Roper is the granddaughter of Fred Phelps – pastor of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church. After leaving the church in 2012, Phelps-Roper became a prominent critic of its philosophy and practices.

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Voices: “The situation at JK Rowling has become a toxic concoction of prejudice, misinformation and tragedy. How come?’

“Key to many arguments is Rowling’s insistence on the idea that biology defines gender in the name of defending women against men posing as women to commit abuse.

“But as Judith Butler pointed out in an interview in The new statesman: “The feminist who holds such a view assumes that the penis defines the person and that … the penis is the threat, or that every person who has a penis and identifies as a woman attaches himself to one vile, deceitful, and harmful form of disguise.”

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The BBC recently received hundreds of complaints about JK Rowling’s radio discussion

Days before the new podcast aired, it was reported that the BBC had received 200 complaints after a radio presenter failed to challenge a guest who called Rowling “transphobic”.

Stacey Henley, a transgender woman and Editor-in-Chief of The playerShe spoke about Rowling’s “evil views” and accused her of promoting “transphobia” and a “campaign against trans people”.

The BBC, which by its own guidelines must “remain duly impartial”, later apologized for the exchange after listeners said it presented an “unfair characterization” of Rowling’s views.

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Video: Attorney on podcast says Harry Potter’s legal victories have set a ‘precedent’ that now protects LGBT+ literature

JK Rowling’s podcast claims Harry Potter helped save LGBT+ books

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Podcast Host Suggests Harry Potter Helped Save LGBT+ Books

On the second episode of JK Rowling’s new podcast, The Witch Trials by JK Rowlingshe and presenter Megan Phelps-Roper discuss the 1997 release Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and the negative reaction of some Christian activists.

Evangelists in the United States attempted to curb the popularity of the wizarding story, leading to a legal battle over the issue of censorship in children’s stories.

“Extreme words were used, that I would harm children, that these books were poison for children’s minds,” Rowling recalled in the episode titled “Burn the Witch.”

According to Phelps-Roper, Harry Potter’s legal victory set a “precedent” that now protects LGBT+ literature.

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A 2003 court victory over Arkansas school censorship set a precedent, says Megan Phelps-Roper

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What else does JK Rowling discuss on the podcast?

While the podcast between JK Rowling and host Megan Phelps-Roper touches on the author’s controversial statements regarding trans people, the intimate conversation also touches on Rowling’s personal life.

Read more about the latter here:

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ContraPoints “regrets” participation in the podcast

Trans YouTuber Natalie Wynn, known as ContraPoints, has apologized for agreeing to be interviewed for the podcast. “I agreed,” she wrote on Twitter. “That was a serious misjudgment.”

In a lengthy thread, ContraPoints explained her initial intentions for the podcast before concluding, “I regret my participation and would not have participated had I fully understood the nature of the project.

“I feel used and share the feelings of other trans people who speak out against it.”

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The New York Times is under fire for defending JK Rowling’s views

An editorial in The New York Times defending JK Rowling’s views has reignited a battle of words between the newspaper and its staff over its coverage of transgender issues.

Staff and contributors penned a letter this week criticizing the publication’s reporting.

The letter addressed to The times‘, Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Standards, said signatories had “serious concerns” about what they described as “editorial bias” in their reporting.

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The editor hits back at the staff for protesting the coverage of the issue

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What is the podcast’s release schedule?

Because the podcast is a comprehensive seven-part interview, it will be released in parts.

The first two episodes were released today (February 21), with the remaining chapters set to be released back-to-back over the next five weeks.

You can listen to part of it here:

JK Rowling rails against ‘black and white thinking’ in new podcast.

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Mark Hamill recently defended himself for liking a post by JK Rowling

The Star Wars actor defended himself after becoming the center of fan-Irish for liking a tweet from JK Rowling that some users called “transphobic”.

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“Unfortunately, Twitter is not a place for nuance,” said the Star Wars actor

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JK Rowling says her mother’s death ‘brought a wrecking ball to my life’

JK Rowling has opened up on the new podcast about losing her mother in her mid-twenties. The Witch Trials by JK Rowling.

The author of the famous Harry Potter books said the “early 90’s” were a bad time for her and “riddled with loss” because her mother died of illness and a miscarriage over a year later.

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Author Says Family Didn’t Know Her Death ‘Imminent’

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