Rowling Is Too Rich To Care About Hurting Trans People

Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is bring criticized for saying her massive wealth is enough to keep her happy as she devotes her life to opposing equal rights for trans people.

According to LGBTQ Nation, she shared a screenshot of a tweet that read: “How do you sleep at night knowing you’ve lost a whole audience from buying your books?”

She responded by saying, “I read my most recent royalty cheques and find the pain goes away pretty quickly.”

The person who wrote her was likely referring to her years of transphobic statements that have alienated many of her fans, including Chaz Bono and several actors who work on the ‘Harry Potter’ movies.

“For me personally, it’s been really difficult, because I happen to be a Harry Potter fanatic,” said Chaz Bono, a trans writer, musician, and actor. “When the person who writes your favorite series of books about oppressed people decides to start oppressing you, it’s very strange it doesn’t make any sense. It’s hard to wrap your head around.”

Others on Twitter pointed out that Rowling saying she’s too wealthy to care about hurting people is perhaps not the response she thinks it is.

Daniel Radcliffe and other actors from the film have series publicly denounced her views. Fan sites have begun cutting ties to her, and authors have begun fleeing her literary agent. The staff at her publisher refused to work on her new book and her sales have dipped as news of her transphobia spreads. Even an organization that gave her a humanitarian award called her views “deeply troubling.”

Rowling tried defending her transphobia in a 3,700-word essay. Her words have since been used to kill pro-transgender legislation in the United States.

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