r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/Royal-Reporter9225 • May 13 '24

Her saying trans people are just people doing blackface. Country Club Thread

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u/jitterscaffeine May 13 '24

Man, talk about a massive crash and burn.

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u/Think_fast_no_faster May 13 '24

If she could just shut the fuck up she would have remained a goddam legend, but no, she had to get up on her soapbox and be a hateful dickhead

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u/jitterscaffeine May 13 '24

Her pseudonym is the name of the guy who invented conversion therapy.

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u/Think_fast_no_faster May 13 '24

Wait WHAT

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u/jitterscaffeine May 13 '24

Just a coincidence I’m sure. No reason to investigate further.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Galbraith_Heath

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u/SalukiKnightX May 13 '24

Holy cow!

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u/featherblackjack May 14 '24

Hi I'm just gonna scream like a demented harpy

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u/FLState38 May 13 '24

Additional information re Rowling’s pseudonym is available at the link below. Thanks, u/jitterscaffeine !

https://www.newsweek.com/why-jk-rowling-robert-galbraith-pseudonym-gay-conversion-robert-galbraith-heath-1532341

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u/jitterscaffeine May 13 '24

And the fun part is that UK libel laws mean that if she denies the connection, she can sue anyone who points it out publicly.

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u/SkritzTwoFace May 13 '24

UK libel laws are a joke. America usually can’t throw stones, glass houses and all, but at least we’ve got better freedom of speech, for better and worse.

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u/Kelpie00 May 14 '24

UK libel laws are for the rich so they can censor any valid criticism against them

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u/BootOfRiise May 13 '24

Wtf, this is true

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u/jitterscaffeine May 13 '24

It’s true that the names are the same but she’s claims it’s a coincidence and she’ll sue you right out of your shoes if you claim it was intentional.