Harry Potter's Ralph Fiennes fires back at JK Rowling ‘appalling’ critics ‘Not a fascist!'

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“But it’s not some obscene, uber right-wing fascist. It’s just a woman saying: ‘I’m a woman and I feel I’m a woman and I want to be able to say that I’m a woman’.“And I understand where she’s coming from.

Even though I’m not a woman,” the actor concluded in a New York Times interview.The film star went on to highlight JK’s books about “empowerment” and “young children finding themselves as human beings”.JK previously sparked outrage from fans and members of the LGBT+ community after a string of tweets which were accused of being transphobic.She had responded to an opinion piece on global development site Devex where JK hit out at the headline "creating a more equal post-Covid world for people who menstruate".She tweeted back in June 2020: “’People who menstruate'.

I'm sure there used to be a word for those people.Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"Critics pointed out JK’s views equated womanhood with menstruation but they said many trans men menstruate and many other women do not.British author and relationship advice columnist Beth McColl said: ”You can write a whole magical world but can't fathom that trans men exist?

I haven't had a period since 2017 - has my womanhood been paused until I can summon one?"JK said her comments were not intended to offend the trans community and only meant to highlight that "sex is real and has lived consequences".JK wrote on Twitter: “I respect every trans person's right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them.“I’d march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans.”"At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female.