Rankin, who portrayed the annoying Gryffindor Prefect Percy Weasley in six Harry Potter films, called Rowling’s attitude toward transgender people “harmful.”
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“I work a lot with organizations that focus on supporting the LGBTQ + community. In addition, many members of my own family belong to this community, so it is probably clear which side of the barricade I stand on, “the British actor told the Eastern Daily Press.
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“When a transsexual says he’s a man or a woman, we should treat him accordingly,” says the actor, who has joined critics of the writer’s attitudes.
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Rowling, 56, faces accusations of transphobia after she shared an article on social media in June 2020 entitled “Opinion: How to create a fairer post-covid world for menstruating people.”
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The author was clearly amused by the topic. “People who menstruate. I’m sure there used to be such a word for these people: Help me. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud? ”She wrote in a comment, alluding to the English word woman.
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‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?
Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate https://t.co/cVpZxG7gaA
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2020
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“I recognize the right of every trans-person to live as it is authentic and comfortable for them. I would march with you if someone discriminated against you on the grounds that you were a trans. But at the same time, my life was determined by being a woman. I don’t think it’s hate to say that, “she said later.
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Since then, Rowling has fallen out of favor with many, as evidenced by the fact that in the new show, where fans of the wizard with a scar on their head learn all about how Potter was filmed, the author of this character will not appear.
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Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020
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On the other hand, there will be actors Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), who started their film careers together 20 years ago.
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They have also criticized the writer’s attitudes in the past, or at least indicated that they did not share them. Watson, for example, shared a message on her Twitter account last year that was supported by trans-people. The contribution received 928 thousand “likes”.
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