Potter Fan Sites Distance Themselves From JK Rowling Amid Twitter Row
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Two of the biggest Harry Potter fan sites have distanced themselves from author J.K. Rowling because of her beliefs on transgender issues, calling them 'at odds with the message of empowerment' in her best-selling books.
Websites The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet said they would no longer provide links to Rowling's personal website, use photos of her, or write about achievements that don't relate to the Wizarding World she created.
The joint statement by the fan sites - which have a joint total of more than one million followers on Facebook - said Rowling's views on 'marginalized people (are) out of step with the message of acceptance and empowerment we find in her books and celebrated by the Harry Potter community.'
'As this fandom enters its third decade, J.K. Rowling has chosen this time to loudly pronounce harmful and disproven beliefs about what it means to be a transgender person,' the It added: 'Although it is difficult to speak out against someone whose work we have so long admired, it would be wrong not to use our platforms to counteract the harm she has caused.'
JK Rowling is facing fresh criticism after two of the biggest Harry Potter fan sites have said they will no longer feature photos of the author or links to her website amid transphobic row
Both the Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet, who have a combined following of 1 million fans on Facebook, have released a statement condemning JK Rowling's 'harmful and disproven beliefs'
The Potter fan sites announced they will be distancing themselves from JK Rowling only weeks after the Leaky Cauldron editor Melissa Anelli (pictured left) condemned the author on Twitter
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The author was slammed for her comments on Twitter and then in a public essay published on her website regarding trans women and an article on menstruation.
Rowling sparked fury when she reacted to an online article titled: 'Opinion: Creating a more equal post COVID-19 world for people who menstruate'.
She tweeted her 14.5 million followers: 'People who menstruate. I'm sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?'
Then in her 4,000 word essay she detailed her research and beliefs on transgender issues, including examples of where she thought demands by transgender activists were dangerous to women - which was widely criticized by LGBTQ advocacy groups as divisive and transphobic.
Mugglenet was founded by Emerson Spartz in 1999.
Last month Melissa Anelli, editor of the Leaky Cauldron website, urged fans to stop buying Rowling's books and watching her movies in response to the 'transphobia' controversy.
Backlash - a statement on the Leaky Cauldron fan site who have joined the growing number of groups distancing themselves from Harry Potter author JK Rowling amid 'transphobia' row
Harry Potter fan site Mugglenet joined the Leaky Cauldron in condemning comments made by author JK Rowling last month in a personal essay she published to add context to her controversial views which sparked a Twitter 'transphobia' row
The row has also seen several Harry Potter alumni, including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as well as Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne, back the transgender community while distancing themselves from the author's comments.
And four authors have quit the Blair Partnership, the literary agency which represents Rowling, in protest.
Despite distancing themselves from her words, the fan sites condemned some of the backlash she has received, adding: 'While we don't condone the mistreatment JKR (Rowling) has received for airing her opinions about transgender people, we must reject her beliefs.'
Rowling's seven 'Harry Potter' novels about a boy wizard have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide and were turned into eight blockbuster movies.
She followed up with a spin-off movie franchise 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.'
The author's representatives declined to comment on Friday's statement.
JK Rowling pictured with Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in 2001
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