Delegitimising JK Rowling

My name is Pat Riarchy and I am a woman.

I define myself as such, and that is enough.

In the words of the great philosopher Descartes, “I think, therefore I am.”

I am sure he would agree that because I think I’m a woman, I am one.

As I often say: if I put an egg on a Croque Monsieur, no one objects that it becomes a Croque Madame. So why is putting a wig on a man any different? No transphobe can answer that.

There is, however, one prominent individual who denies my identity and has single-handedly fuelled a global movement of hatred:

J. K. Rowling.

A woman who would be virtually unknown were it not for her need to generate attention through inflammatory remarks.

She is part of a modern trend through which people establish public reputations by making outrageous and controversial comments for social media clicks, a trend I for one cannot abide and would never engage in (please see my profile here)

The heroic and handsome human rights lawyer Jolyon Moron has led the way by describing Rowling as ‘unwell’, a tactic never before used to question a woman’s sanity.

She’s rightly been denounced by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and whatever the ginger one was called, without any pressure being placed on them whatsoever. JKR owes her success to these actors, who would undoubtedly be absolute superstars regardless of ‘Harry Potter’ due to their charisma, acting ability and sex appeal, so she should be respectful of their views.

Despite protestations from so-called “Free Speech Advocates”, it is perfectly reasonable to harass actors for the opinions of the writer responsible for the story underpinning the film they appear in. This remains true even when there is no relationship whatsoever between them.

Anyone even loosely associated with her work should be held accountable. If you appear in a film based on her books, you are responsible for her views. If you once met someone who enjoyed those films, you are complicit.

This is not guilt by association.

It is accountability.

This is completely normal behaviour, and I should know:

You’ll no doubt be aware of the six degrees of Kevin Bacon, the parlor game whereby anyone in Hollywood can be linked to Kevin Bacon within six steps. This is why I’ve always avoided Kevin Bacon films. By watching any of them, you are legitimising someone evil somewhere along the way. That’s why everyone hates Kevin Bacon, and why he hasn’t made a film since 1996.

 We already understand this principle.

We must now apply this model to Rowling.

Everyone connected to her work—no matter how distant—must face sustained personal and professional consequences until they publicly sign an oath of non-alignment with JK Rowling.

This is somehow not harassment or bullying.

It is justice.

We must also expose her disturbing political record, specifically donating £1 million to the Labour Party, opposing Scottish independence, supporting Remain, and giving hundreds of millions to charities supporting vulnerable women and children.

Her behavioural patterns are unmistakable.

Buy her books.

Burn them.

This will both hurt her financially and place us firmly on the right side of history, alongside all those who have burned books before us.

Finally, all future proceeds from her work should be redirected to a fund supporting trans-identifying women - specifically my bank account.

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