J.K. Rowling has been the central figure behind the creation of the beloved Harry Potter books. The writer has captured the hearts and minds of children across the world with her stories. The books have been successfully adapted into highly successful films. Her legacy has been cemented, despite her divisive social-political views.
Rowling has been criticized for her statements regarding trans people which have been deemed transphobic. While she has denied these claims over the years. the criticism still continues to come to her. Recently, Rowling made fun of a statement on X made by a queer individual who threatened to tarnish her books at her bookstore.
J.K. Rowling Pokes Fun At Queer Bookstore Employee’s Claim To Destroy Her Books
J.K. Rowling has become the subject of criticism in the past few years regarding some of her controversial comments regarding trans people. The acclaimed writer celebrated for his work on the Harry Potter books, faced immense scrutiny in 2020 when she questioned an op-ed which was about an equal post-pandemic world for ‘people who menstruate’ (via Glamour).
The writer found it problematic that it didn’t use the word ‘women’ and laid out the importance of sex and lived-in women’s reality. Many found her views to be transphobic and she has been suffering the wrath of it ever since. Now, the writer seems to be fed up with these criticisms and has now started trolling people who continue to slam her for being transphobic.
Recently, a user who is a queer bookstore employee threatened Rowling on X, claiming that she would destroy and remove all of her ‘awful’ books from her store and continued calling Rowling an ableist and transphobic individual. Rowling simply gave a one-word reply, trolling her statement as she replied “That’s my career over, then” sarcastically joking that her career will be over due to the individual’s actions.
That's my career over, then. pic.twitter.com/tj3atQVr7Z
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 25, 2024
Through the sarcastic reply, it is clear that Rowling is tired of the criticism around her and wants it to end. However, people are not ready to forgive her and queer people especially feel she is transphobic. It seems this controversial discourse is still not dying anytime soon.
David Zaslav Teases J.K. Rowling’s Involvement in The Harry Potter Series
Warner Bros is set to adapt all 7 Harry Potter books in the long-form series format over multiple seasons. The pre-production work on the series is underway and Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav expressed his excitement in bringing together the beloved books in a new light with the new series.
In a recent company’s quarterly earnings call, Zaslav revealed that he met with Casey Bloys, Channing Dungey, and J.K. Rowling to discuss the potential of the series. He further stated that all individuals involved are thrilled to reinvigorate the franchise through this exciting new adaptation of the beloved books. He said (via The Wrap)
“We’ve not been shy about our excitement around ‘Harry Potter.’ The last film was made more than a dozen years ago. I was in London a few weeks ago with Casey [Bloys, CEO of HBO] and Channing [Dungey, chairperson of Warner Bros Television] and we spent some real time with JK and her team. Both sides are just thrilled to be reigniting this franchise. Our conversations were great, and we couldn’t be more excited about what’s ahead.”
Zaslav revealed a tentative 2026 release window of the series on Max. There is still a long way to go as the project is still in its pre-production stages. Fans can expect more updates regarding the series as the year commences.
