The Harry Potter author described several transgender women as men in a series of social media posts.

JK Rowling has challenged Scotland’s new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence.

The Harry Potter author, who lives in Edinburgh, described several transgender women as men, including convicted prisoners, trans activists and other public figures.

She said “freedom of speech and belief” was at an end if accurate description of biological sex was outlawed.

Earlier, Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf said the new law would deal with a “rising tide of hatred”.

The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 creates a new crime of “stirring up hatred” relating to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex.

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Ms Rowling, who has long been a critic of some trans activism, posted on X on the day the new legislation came into force.

  • sudneo
    11·
    3 months ago

    And I, again, disagree. First, I disagree with the premise: so far - based on the sources you used and a cursory review of what I found - I don’t find the arguments that define the trans genocide compelling. Second, as a consequence, I see you are back to guilt-tripping as a strategy. No, if I don’t care about something doesn’t mean I am OK with whatever happens. There are countless of examples probably of things going on in the world I don’t have energy or time or will to care about that I am not OK with. So, unless you have some fresh perspective that goes beyond relying on the word “genocide”, to argue the relative importance of this matter over others, we are at a deadlock.

    Based on the arguments made so far, I stand by my initial position that the trans rights cause - despite I sympathize with it - is not high enough in the priority list to deserve my attention. Even less are the tweets of a celebrity about it.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      21·
      3 months ago

      I suppose it’s easy to not care about a genocide if you deny the genocide is happening.

      Accusing me of guilt-tripping you won’t absolve you of genocide denial, sorry.

      • sudneo
        1·
        3 months ago

        On the other hand, it’s also possible to call anything a genocide, and it doesn’t make it such.

        That’s why words have meaning and it’s important to then also analyze the facts. Again, based on my view, the arguments are not compelling. You didn’t make any other argument, you posted a bunch of links which I have looked.

        I agree with the position that currently does not recognize repressive policies (or statements) against trans people as genocide.

        To make an example: I completely disagree with the immigration policies of Italy and other countries that cause thousands of people to actually drown in the Mediterranean sea. Despite being a systematic issue, this is not a genocide against African immigrants, and I still think that this problem is not - right now - at the top of my list. It doesn’t mean I deny people die there, it doesn’t mean that I agree with the policies, it simply means that there are other problems in the world that I rank as more important and that I prioritize them. Hence, I am not keeping myself informed as I was doing -say- 2 years ago about this topic.

        Now, I can’t be clearer than this, so you can quit your guilt-tripping attempts. If you have some additional arguments, you can present them, if you don’t, you simply need to accept I disagree with you and move on with your life.