Russian President Vladimir Putin argued that jk_rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, and Russia were victims of the West's 'cancel' culture in a televised speech on Friday.
Putin argued that Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, and Russia were victims of the West's"cancel" culture in a televised speech on Friday."They are now trying to cancel our country. I'm talking about the progressive discrimination of everything to do with Russia," Putin said, according to Insider, after noting that public outrage against Rowling was because she"didn't satisfy the demands of gender rights.
Rowling sought to distance herself from the Russian leader's remarks on Friday, sharing an article about imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Twitter. Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics. #IStandWithUkraine https://t.co/aNItgc5aiWThe author also called for donations to the children's charity she founded, Lumos, to provide help to Ukrainian children, saying she will be matching donations up to 1 million euros.
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