Rowling’s essay was a wishy-washy and conniving attempt at explaining her dubious “gender-critical” perspective, conflating trans identities with mental illnesses and claiming that trans men transition because of the “allure of escaping womanhood.” Natalie of the YouTube channel Contrapoints-who identifies as a trans woman herself-posted a lengthy critique of Rowling’s performative allyship and unfounded claims that is a must-watch, in my opinion.Īlso read: No, J.K. Rowling’s openly transphobic lengthy essay put her and me on opposing sides. In the past year, Adichie’s positive appraisal of J.K. In the past year, Adichie’s positive appraisal of J.K Rowling’s openly transphobic lengthy essay put her and me on opposing sides. Admiration that would soon be put to test. Slowly and steadily I grew immense respect for the strong-headed, feminist Nigerian author and activist. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change,” she said-and I furrowed my eyebrows in effervescence and agreement. As I voraciously read through her works, I was moved by her evocative words, left wide-eyed by her provocations and thrilled by her call for action. I lay hands on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s much-lauded essay titled ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ at age eighteen.
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