J.K. Rowling Trans Controversy: Lord Voldemort Actor Ralph Fiennes Defended Author Due to 'Disgusting' Backlash
J.K. Rowling has been the subject of disapproval ever since she posted transphobic tweets.
Despite creating the popular "Harry Potter" series, Rowling lost most of her readers and fans after she degraded the members of the LGBTQ community with her tweets.
The franchise's cast members - including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson - called out the author. But actor Ralph Fiennes, who played the role of Lord Voldemort in four "Harry Potter" films, stood by Rowling and defended her.
In a new interview with The New York Times Magazine (via The Hollywood Reporter), Fiennes called out those people who threw "disgusting and appalling" verbal abuse toward Rowling. Although he clarified that he could understand the viewpoint of those who felt angry about what she said - and continuously says - about genders, he chose to defend her.
"[She's] not some obscene, über-right-wing fascist. It's just a woman saying, 'I'm a woman and I feel I'm a woman and I want to be able to say that I'm a woman.' And I understand where she's coming from. Even though I'm not a woman," he said.
Fiennes' recent defense became an addition to the instances he already spoke up for the author. Amid the controversies Rowling is facing, the actor still praised her for creating the "Harry Potter" franchise, which gave young people a voice.
According to the actor, the books about empowerment have been helping children to become stronger and better as they learn more about themselves.
Rowling, despite receiving support from her colleagues and fans, lied low when she chose not to attend the HBO Max "Harry Potter" reunion, "Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts."
Instead of the issues, Rowling explained that she skipped it because she thought the event was about the films, and not the books.
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In 2020, Rowling sparked fury when she "degraded" LGBTQ members and supporters for speaking about them.
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For what it's worth, she asked her followers a rather sarcastic and rhetorical question about what people should call those who menstruate. She included a screenshot of the online op-ed article titled "Creating a More Equal Post-Covid-19 World for People Who Menstruate."
Aside from "Harry Potter" cast members and fans, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) also slammed her by retweeting a statement that says, "Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary people are non-binary. CC: JK Rowling."
