Lilly Wachowski accused J.K. Rowling of “funding trans genocide” and compared her to the Nazis — and now, the author is responding to the Matrix filmmaker’s criticism.
He’s not a “Lilly” of course. I forget his real name; I was never interested in the Wachowskis. Anyway – falsely accusing someone of genocide is libelous, if you ask me.
The Harry Potter author’s agent, Neil Blair, issued a statement to Entertainment Weekly denying Wachowski’s characterization of Rowling as funding anti-trans legislation.
“Freedom of speech is a principle we should all cherish. What matters is that J.K. Rowling’s views, as with anyone else’s, [be] represented accurately, fairly and respectfully and that individual opinion does not detract from those views,” Blair said. “To correct Lilly Wachowski, through The J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund, J.K Rowling supports women taking legal action in the UK to preserve their existing rights under the Equality Act 2010, which are often overlooked or threatened. She does not support legal actions aimed at harming transgender people or efforts to limit trans rights.”
Blair added, “People are free to disagree with her views but seriously defamatory allegations of this nature, even outrageously invoking the Nazis and the genocide that they committed, should never be presented as fact when they are clearly fabricated and not based on any evidence.”
Which is libel. The UK does not treat libel as a joke or a minor oopsie.
Blair’s statement came in response to comments made by Wachowski, who publicly came out as transgender in 2016, in a new interview with Variety.
“She is funding trans genocide,” Wachowski opined. “J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop.”
Yeah that “full stop” doesn’t help. Neither does saying it twice. If I were JKR I would be sorely tempted to inform “Lily” that she would win a libel case against him should she decide to proceed.
Wachowski suggested that consumers should take a principled stand against Rowling’s work, including the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter series. “In the same way that if you are against Elon Musk, you boycott or don’t buy Tesla; and if you’re against global warming/climate change, you try not to buy as much gas, you try to mitigate your use of these products,” she said. “It’s simple math. So, your enjoyment of these shows, and continued support of these shows, is supporting my eradication.”
Does transing rot people’s brains? Or was he always this dumb? He’s not being eradicated. It’s not “simple math” to accuse people of genocide for saying that men are not women.
H/t Mostly Cloudy