It’s never the time, but now is very much not the time.
Photo: FilmMagic Accio some human decency and the ability to read a room. Author of the Harry Potter series and noted nonsense-generator J.K. Rowling decided to tweet a series of transphobic sentiments, apropos of literally nothing, on Saturday afternoon, starting with her thoughts on a Devex article titled “Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.” The article addressed the “menstrual health and hygiene needs of girls, women, and all people who menstruate.
“‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” Rowling tweeted, and things got increasingly offensive and incoherent from there. “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth.
Twitter had questions, primarily: “Huh?” and “What?” and “This? Now? Why?” Rowling replied to a few, confirming, amongst other things, that she believes the term TERF is “woman-hate.
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