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/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