JK Rowling

2022 - 5 - 28

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BBC says it's 'misleading' to call JK Rowling's trans views 'unpopular' (PinkNews)

During a 24 March episode of Front Row on BBC Radio 4, journalist Tom Sutcliffe said Rowling's views are “unpopular” as he discussed so-called “cancel culture”.

A 2020 YouGov survey found that 40 per cent of Brits feel that a trans woman is a woman, while 41 per cent say the same for trans men being men. Rowling claimed in March that “innumerable gay people” back her views. More than 78 per cent said the demand that applicants “prove” they have lived their gender for two years should also be scrapped. Are those the same things?” The majority of Britons do, in fact, support trans rights. And the unit agreed on Thursday (26 May).

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BBC upholds JK Rowling transgender discussion complaint (Stroud News and Journal)

THE BBC has said it was wrong for a Radio 4 programme to claim that JK Rowling had “a very unpopular opinion regarding gender identity”.

Are those the same things?” “The ECU agreed, however, that Mr Sutcliffe’s reference to a ‘very unpopular opinion’ was potentially misleading because, while it had clearly proved objectionable to some, there was no conclusive evidence that the objectors represented a majority.” The broadcaster’s Executive Complaints Unit said there was “no conclusive evidence” that those with a different view to the Harry Potter writer “represented a majority”.

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BBC upholds JK Rowling transgender discussion complaint (Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard)

THE BBC has said it was wrong for a Radio 4 programme to claim that JK Rowling had “a very unpopular opinion regarding gender identity”.

Are those the same things?” “The ECU agreed, however, that Mr Sutcliffe’s reference to a ‘very unpopular opinion’ was potentially misleading because, while it had clearly proved objectionable to some, there was no conclusive evidence that the objectors represented a majority.” The broadcaster’s Executive Complaints Unit said there was “no conclusive evidence” that those with a different view to the Harry Potter writer “represented a majority”.

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BBC upholds JK Rowling transgender discussion complaint (South Cotswolds Gazette)

THE BBC has said it was wrong for a Radio 4 programme to claim that JK Rowling had “a very unpopular opinion regarding gender identity”.

Are those the same things?” “The ECU agreed, however, that Mr Sutcliffe’s reference to a ‘very unpopular opinion’ was potentially misleading because, while it had clearly proved objectionable to some, there was no conclusive evidence that the objectors represented a majority.” The broadcaster’s Executive Complaints Unit said there was “no conclusive evidence” that those with a different view to the Harry Potter writer “represented a majority”.

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What Is JK Rowling's Net Worth In 2022? (LADbible)

J.K. Rowling is a British author, film producer and philanthropist. She is most well known for creating the worldwide phenomenon book and film series Harry ...

Rowling's film and book series have earned her various different awards and titles across the years, and she herself has donated at least $150 million to charitable causes. In a given year, J.K. earns an average of $50 – $100 million from her various endeavours, which is quite the change for someone who began writing the series as an unemployed, single mother living on welfare. After this, the hype for her series never slowed down, earning her fame and fortune for writing the other 6 "Harry Potter" fantasy novels, which have sold 500 million copies since debuting in 1997. Finally, to Rowling’s delight, it was Bloosbury publishing who picked up her novel and gave it the green light, publishing Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone in 1997 with an initial print run of 500 copies. It was in 1995 when her venture into writing really began, as Rowling finishing her first instalment of the Harry Potter series. J.K. Rowling is a British author, film producer and philanthropist.

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