J.K. Rowling has scathingly condemned Scotland’s new hate crime law, posting a string of tweets on X to sarcastically highlight cases of notorious convicted transgender individuals, illustrating her concerns. The Mail has more.
J.K. Rowling has unleashed her fury at Scotland’s new hate crime law which could see people arrested for using a transgender person’s wrong pronouns.
The Harry Potter author, and prominent gender critic, posted a string of tweets on X where she sarcastically urged her followers to respect “lovely Scottish lass” Isla Bryson – a convicted double rapist.
In another, she ridiculed the new legislation by referring to Katie Dolatowski, a transgender paedophile who assaulted children in supermarket toilets, as “fragile flower” who was “rightly sent to a women’s prison in Scotland”.
The excoriating blast comes hours as the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime and Public Order became law.
The controversial new law will criminalise threatening or abusive behaviour that is intended to stir up hatred against people on age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or transgender ideology.
But critics have warned that it could have a chilling effect on free speech.
Earlier today it was revealed by Scottish minister Siobhian Brown that people “could be investigated” for misgendering someone online. It means Rowling could be arrested for calling a trans person ‘he’ if the police decided to do so.
Rowling sarcastically highlighted other trans women who had been convicted of crimes.
She said Samantha Norris – a transgender charity worker who was jailed for possessing thousands of ‘abhorrent’ child abuse images – was “still a lady to me”.
In other posts she scoffed at those who had been given high-profile roles to represent women, such as UN Women selecting Munroe Bergdorf as its first ever U.K. champion. She wrote: “What makes a woman ‘a woman’ has no definitive answer, says Munroe. Great choice, UN Women!”
Rowling said in a lengthy statement on X: “The re-definition of ‘woman’ to include every man who declares himself one has already had serious consequences for women’s and girls’ rights and safety in Scotland, with the strongest impact felt, as ever, by the most vulnerable, including female prisoners and rape survivors.
“It is impossible to accurately describe or tackle the reality of violence and sexual violence committed against women and girls, or address the current assault on women’s and girls’ rights, unless we are allowed to call a man a man.
“Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal.”
The author said that while she is out of the country, her series of tweets this morning “qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act”.
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I admire the spirit, but I think she’s going about it the wrong way.
She’s actually referring to them by their delusional gender.
If she really wants to challenge the new law, she should write a tweet saying so and so isn’t a woman but a man pretending to be a woman, and see where that goes.
She either gets away with it, in which case the precedent is set for the future. Or she is investigated, charged or whatever and the public outrage can begin.
Yes but it is ridicule she is indulging in, not pandering. ——The Liberal Progressive virus is spreading faster than covid. As I am sitting here reading this I see on GB News cretinous goons running about with Machetes in Nottingham Town Centre. This is what the Progressives have done to this country, and it is happening all over the western world.
I think her sarcasm is much more effective than not playing along with the charade. It is distinctly chilling when the crimes of these ‘ladies’ are spelled out. Very clever stuff.
Mogwai
1 year ago
”A society that prioritizes subjective realities over objective truths will inevitably fail.”
Yes it’ll be interesting to see how JK fares going forward, as she has now become quite the outspoken human rights activist. Nobody has a bigger platform and I’m just glad she can afford good lawyers. She just needs to keep on keeping on and more power to her elbow.
Meanwhile, what would be really awesome is if everybody can do what this guy’s done and report Yousaf for his infamous racist speech, though I don’t know if these unjust laws work where you can make a complaint retrospectively.
Brilliant , the thing is that the SNP Gestap0 have laid out in their new 1984 based Law that anything retrospective can be covered by this farcical umbrella of nothingness ! Which surely means that Yousaf is GUILTY of it due to his white speech & must go off to Prison ! If he doesn’t how can anyone else not even coming close to his pent up live on film outburst of spitting hatefullness be charged or recorded of any verbal mis demeanour !!! I Rest My Case .
Ron Smith
1 year ago
I am not a fan of feminists like JK Rowling but defend her free speech. Someone mentioned that people should send complaints en masse and overwhelm the Police. At the end of the day burglary hardly exists now that is why most Police deal in thought crime. Remember Demolition Man 1995. You are fined for violation the proverbial etc.
I don’t think JK classes herself as a feminist. I could be wrong, but the last thing I saw by her she described herself as a ”gender critical person”. It’s the Transtifa mob that refer to her as a ”TERF”, ( trans-exclusionary radical feminist ), which is just a nonsensical, made-up slur. Her views on sex-based rights and trans folk very much align with those of Prof Kathleen Stock, from what I’ve read.
But she can do as she pleases, she’s nobody’s fool And she can’t be convicted, she’s earned her degree And the most she will do is throw shadows at you But she’s always a woman to me
godknowsimgood
1 year ago
Lots of woke idiots on Twitter today encouraging people to report JK Rowling (and others) to Police Scotland.
Should we who oppose this ridiculous ‘hate crime law’ also be encouraging people to report JK Rowling (and others) to Police Scotland. The more people report ‘hateful’ tweets – such as “Men are not women” – the more Police Scotland will be inundated beyond what they can cope with.
These “idiots” you refer to really are oblivious to their freedom being replaced with tyranny. The Cultural Marxists that have taken over all our institutions don’t care about Trans people. They are just another tool to dismantle traditional family life which they see as a threat.
The form must be out of date as age is now a protected characteristic when “stirring up hatred”.
10navigator
1 year ago
The side show that JK highlights isn’t in itself the primary problem. It’s the corollary. That is, whilst the police are wasting their time on this trans/hate nonsense, they aren’t solving nor even deterring real crimes. They are not fit for purpose as it stands, but now have the new hate crime laws as an excuse.
Good point. I don’t understand why the Scots didn’t kick up about Yousef’s Sharia Law before it became law, instead of waiting until now. Why didn’t they collar their elected representatives to stop it in its tracks, nipping it in the bud?
This may be the plan. After all, it’s well-known that conventional policing is structurally racist because otherwise, there couldn’t possibly be so many black criminals. Hence, stop it altogether and dedicate the now free police resources to prosecuting political enemies of the SNP who commit “hate crimes” by voicing their opposition to SNP policies.
Two weeks ago Police Scotland had already announced that any crime where they cannot be sure of a conviction will not be investigated as they don’t have the resources, they’re obviously all going to be glued to their phones and computers checking Tweets and FB posts for evidence of Hate Crime as they’ll know who posted them…easy peasy catchee monkee! It’s every man and woman for themselves up here in the Wild West of Scotland these days.
And if they come for J. K. who will stand with her? I assume that is everyone here, me included?
Matt Dalby
1 year ago
It’s a shame the Mail said that Rowling was a gender critic.
She isn’t, she’s a gender realist i.e. she knows, as the majority of people do, that someone who was born with a penis and Y chromosome is, and always will be, a man no matter what they claim to be, however many drugs they take, how they dress etc.
Gender is a grammatical term misapplied to people in form of so-called gender theories. These are nothing but wild flights of fancy of US university people which are based on nothing but our ignorance about a lot of things, eg, how the brain really works.
Mammals have sexes and not genders and humans are just mammals in this respect.
myk
1 year ago
Every accused will have a police record of some kind, crime or non-crime
GMO
1 year ago
Their Ideology counts more than reality.
If they’re ideology says 2 + 2 = 5 then they will demand that everyone support that 2 + 2 = 5.
Until they decide it = 3. ————-This is the problem with morality being dictated by government. It is not their proper role. Their proper role is to create conditions where economies can thrive, prosperity can result, crime and borders can be controlled. I can see a great deal of problems wjth each of those things. ——Net Zero is impoverishing us, Crime is rife, and borders are porous. ——Perhaps Governments need to focus on the day job.
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I admire the spirit, but I think she’s going about it the wrong way.
She’s actually referring to them by their delusional gender.
If she really wants to challenge the new law, she should write a tweet saying so and so isn’t a woman but a man pretending to be a woman, and see where that goes.
She either gets away with it, in which case the precedent is set for the future. Or she is investigated, charged or whatever and the public outrage can begin.
The final tweet reported in the article starts with
April fools!
Only kidding. Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren’t women at all, but men, every last one of them.
She also refers to them as men performing their idea of femaleness.
Ah ok. My bad.
Don’t read X or any social media.
It’s quoted in the Mail article.
Yes but it is ridicule she is indulging in, not pandering. ——The Liberal Progressive virus is spreading faster than covid. As I am sitting here reading this I see on GB News cretinous goons running about with Machetes in Nottingham Town Centre. This is what the Progressives have done to this country, and it is happening all over the western world.
I think her sarcasm is much more effective than not playing along with the charade. It is distinctly chilling when the crimes of these ‘ladies’ are spelled out. Very clever stuff.
”A society that prioritizes subjective realities over objective truths will inevitably fail.”
Yes it’ll be interesting to see how JK fares going forward, as she has now become quite the outspoken human rights activist. Nobody has a bigger platform and I’m just glad she can afford good lawyers. She just needs to keep on keeping on and more power to her elbow.
Meanwhile, what would be really awesome is if everybody can do what this guy’s done and report Yousaf for his infamous racist speech, though I don’t know if these unjust laws work where you can make a complaint retrospectively.
https://twitter.com/George645314531/status/1774779085417279776
Brilliant , the thing is that the SNP Gestap0 have laid out in their new 1984 based Law that anything retrospective can be covered by this farcical umbrella of nothingness ! Which surely means that Yousaf is GUILTY of it due to his white speech & must go off to Prison ! If he doesn’t how can anyone else not even coming close to his pent up live on film outburst of spitting hatefullness be charged or recorded of any verbal mis demeanour !!! I Rest My Case .
I am not a fan of feminists like JK Rowling but defend her free speech. Someone mentioned that people should send complaints en masse and overwhelm the Police. At the end of the day burglary hardly exists now that is why most Police deal in thought crime. Remember Demolition Man 1995. You are fined for violation the proverbial etc.
I don’t think JK classes herself as a feminist. I could be wrong, but the last thing I saw by her she described herself as a ”gender critical person”. It’s the Transtifa mob that refer to her as a ”TERF”, ( trans-exclusionary radical feminist ), which is just a nonsensical, made-up slur. Her views on sex-based rights and trans folk very much align with those of Prof Kathleen Stock, from what I’ve read.
I think that was me you are referring to.
But she can’t be convicted
She’s earned her degree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she’s always a woman to me
But she can do as she pleases, she’s nobody’s fool
And she can’t be convicted, she’s earned her degree
And the most she will do is throw shadows at you
But she’s always a woman to me
Lots of woke idiots on Twitter today encouraging people to report JK Rowling (and others) to Police Scotland.
Should we who oppose this ridiculous ‘hate crime law’ also be encouraging people to report JK Rowling (and others) to Police Scotland. The more people report ‘hateful’ tweets – such as “Men are not women” – the more Police Scotland will be inundated beyond what they can cope with.
Police Scotland ‘Online Reporting Form’:
https://www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/c3/
These “idiots” you refer to really are oblivious to their freedom being replaced with tyranny. The Cultural Marxists that have taken over all our institutions don’t care about Trans people. They are just another tool to dismantle traditional family life which they see as a threat.
The form must be out of date as age is now a protected characteristic when “stirring up hatred”.
The side show that JK highlights isn’t in itself the primary problem. It’s the corollary. That is, whilst the police are wasting their time on this trans/hate nonsense, they aren’t solving nor even deterring real crimes. They are not fit for purpose as it stands, but now have the new hate crime laws as an excuse.
Good point. I don’t understand why the Scots didn’t kick up about Yousef’s Sharia Law before it became law, instead of waiting until now. Why didn’t they collar their elected representatives to stop it in its tracks, nipping it in the bud?
The people in the photos above need their buds nipping. I am sure you would get a non-feminine response from them then.
Being “elected” has no requirement to be “representative”.
Until it is repealed, assume it is an all-party policy as they all benefit from it no matter what criticisms they make.
I’ve tried that…they were whipped to acquiesce, and supported by Greens,Labour, Lib Dems …only Conservatives voted agin it.
This may be the plan. After all, it’s well-known that conventional policing is structurally racist because otherwise, there couldn’t possibly be so many black criminals. Hence, stop it altogether and dedicate the now free police resources to prosecuting political enemies of the SNP who commit “hate crimes” by voicing their opposition to SNP policies.
Two weeks ago Police Scotland had already announced that any crime where they cannot be sure of a conviction will not be investigated as they don’t have the resources, they’re obviously all going to be glued to their phones and computers checking Tweets and FB posts for evidence of Hate Crime as they’ll know who posted them…easy peasy catchee monkee! It’s every man and woman for themselves up here in the Wild West of Scotland these days.
Would I be arrested in Scotland for calling JKR a he; that would be misgendering by using the wrong pronoun.
And if they come for J. K. who will stand with her? I assume that is everyone here, me included?
It’s a shame the Mail said that Rowling was a gender critic.
She isn’t, she’s a gender realist i.e. she knows, as the majority of people do, that someone who was born with a penis and Y chromosome is, and always will be, a man no matter what they claim to be, however many drugs they take, how they dress etc.
Gender is a grammatical term misapplied to people in form of so-called gender theories. These are nothing but wild flights of fancy of US university people which are based on nothing but our ignorance about a lot of things, eg, how the brain really works.
Mammals have sexes and not genders and humans are just mammals in this respect.
Every accused will have a police record of some kind, crime or non-crime
Their Ideology counts more than reality.
If they’re ideology says 2 + 2 = 5 then they will demand that everyone support that 2 + 2 = 5.
Until they decide it = 3. ————-This is the problem with morality being dictated by government. It is not their proper role. Their proper role is to create conditions where economies can thrive, prosperity can result, crime and borders can be controlled. I can see a great deal of problems wjth each of those things. ——Net Zero is impoverishing us, Crime is rife, and borders are porous. ——Perhaps Governments need to focus on the day job.
Steve Sailer calls them Female Impersonators
J.K. Rowling volunteers to be arrested for violating Scotland’s April Fool’s Day Law outlawing insulting female impersonators, by Steve Sailer – The Unz Review