Illuminating so far. I knew JK Rowling was a struggling single mom, but I didn’t know about the loss of her mother so young and the abuse she suffered.
Also, the juxtaposition of her being asked to not use her real name (as a woman) is quite striking when one considers she is now speaking up for biological women’s rights/safety and being…
Illuminating so far. I knew JK Rowling was a struggling single mom, but I didn’t know about the loss of her mother so young and the abuse she suffered.
Also, the juxtaposition of her being asked to not use her real name (as a woman) is quite striking when one considers she is now speaking up for biological women’s rights/safety and being vilified. It made me think about the many tentacles of misogyny.
I read so many hysterical comments regarding trans rights that say, “people are dying!” I always think, “Yes, women are killed all the time. By men most often in domestic situations.” Yet that is tacitly accepted. But trans lives matter. Not saying they don’t at all, just that the priorities and level of concern in the culture is curious.
Illuminating so far. I knew JK Rowling was a struggling single mom, but I didn’t know about the loss of her mother so young and the abuse she suffered.
Also, the juxtaposition of her being asked to not use her real name (as a woman) is quite striking when one considers she is now speaking up for biological women’s rights/safety and being vilified. It made me think about the many tentacles of misogyny.
I read so many hysterical comments regarding trans rights that say, “people are dying!” I always think, “Yes, women are killed all the time. By men most often in domestic situations.” Yet that is tacitly accepted. But trans lives matter. Not saying they don’t at all, just that the priorities and level of concern in the culture is curious.