JK Rowling SPEAKS OUT On DEATH THREATS From Pro-Trans Activists: 'Rape, Murder, and Violence'

[@hunterseufert8066]

They didn't seem to understand that the reason Rowling is so vociferous is because the UK either already has or is continuing to try to make gender critical views illegal. Rolling is being the most outspoken gender critic in order to cover for those of us who aren't rich and powerful.

[@Steeple.Stream]

But if she's not making the law directly not fair to try to hold HER responsible. No one should be making death threats anyway.

[@Shadowyartsdirty3]

Ironically they attacking her for speaking up about social issues is like poor people attacking Robin Hood for feeding them.

[@9395gb]

Also JK is a woman and has every right to speak on this topic which directly impacts her. These men dont get it because it doesn't affect them. Transmen (biological women) aren't taking over mens sports or spaces and they pose zero threat to men in the bathroom or locker rooms. So men act like its no big deal for women to tolerate transwomen (biological men) in womens spaces.

[@BWolf00]

All too often activists want to isolate the movement from the government mandates they called for and got passed. Basically JK Rowling is UK's equivalent to Canada's Jorden Peterson for different reasons.

[@YellowfinGrouper]

Rowling was not “lured” into taking a political,stance on this issue. She started off making very moderate comments in a very polite way and was vilified and ostracised for even that. She has been backed into a corner but that is not her doing.

[@davidpayne8413]

I agree

[@ItsJustnotCricket]

Rowling got tricked into thinking she was on the phone to the Ukrainian President in 2022 & suggested writing messages to the cvilian families who would be collateral damage caused by mortar shelling residential areas in Donbass. Rowling thought it was a private conversation & said she would donate money to arms sales for the nefarious scheme. Who cares about her opinion on lgtbq whatever, she's entitled to her own opinion & freespeach.

[@Dav-S5658]

There is no justification for taking the conversation into threats and physical attacks, full stop. Rowlings hasn't threatened anyone, in any way.

[@annaxyz5132]

It’s from the same folks who say mean words are violence, yet… here they are

[@davidpayne8413]

I agree

[@urbansetter1]

Yes but she speaks the truth

[@marvincharles7332]

Stop the victim shaming !!! The woman has a right to her opinion like everyone else. The threats of violence should be unambiguously condemned, which the Indian guy failed to do. That was very irresponsible.

[@j3suisd3]

Very irresponsible!

[@liuj88]

Whether he condemns it or not is not so important. I find it to be the equivalent of "thoughts and prayers". Rowling has the right to her opinion, but it's not surprising for people to react, like they do with every other celebrity's opinion.

[@GreyMatterShades]

@@liuj88 I agree at a basic level, but some reactions are acceptable and others are not. The sort of threats and direct actions that have (allegedly) been targeted at her go well beyond a reasonable or acceptable reaction and into the realm of criminal acts.

[@annaxyz5132]

@@liuj88 It’s not normal to react this way. And given the context, its not only ironic and reprehensible, its terrifying

[@silentmajority8365]

@@liuj88 but not with crime

[@julianvega2677]

I always loved Rowling's story. I was always glad things worked out for her. Now I realize she really was the architect of her own success. She's a world changer.

[@GreyMatterShades]

I don't think she was "lured and goaded" into anything. Agree with her or not, but she's been very clear about WHY she is speaking out. She's a survivor of abuse and SA, and passionately believes that female only spaces are integral for the safety of females. For her this is clearly deeply personal, and she's said before that her agents and everyone involved with her on a business level advised her against speaking out. This isn't just a case of a prominent figure being drawn into a debate or commenting on a contentious issue for attention.

[@davidpayne8413]

JK Has her own mind - I Stand with JK

[@BWolf00]

Steven's attitude and words were lacking a great deal of nuance.

[@banhong252]

I hope Steven just spoke inelegantly and did not just say that JK Rowling brought this on herself without condemning the people who threatened her.

[@ribbrascal]

There's no excuse to speak inelegantly on this issue in 2024.

[@catscan9]

I'm lesbian and I think these,mainly trans women, have become so aggressive and little regard for women and girl safety. Thank you JKRowling,for being brave enough to stand up for us.

[@popcornfps]

The crazy leftist trans movement have damaged your community in my opinion. It's unfortunate

[@RJ-cp3rl]

She’s not anti trans she’s said it a million times, she’s sticking up for women’s and girls rights. Victim shaming all right!

[@LosAngelesishome]

At about the 5 min mark: Wow! Are you saying JK Rowling deserves death threats and being shunned because she spoke up? You sound like an American, you should promote freedom of speech, especially for people in other countries that do not have a Constitution which guarantees freedom of expression. JK Rowling has a platform we average people do not, and her bravery is commendable not foolhardy. Telling wealthy people to quietly enjoy their wealth and not worry about the suffering of others is a horrible social message. Some rich people build rocket ships and have fancy parties, some rich people provide mosquito netting and clean water to rural communities, and others give voice to girls who are afraid to speak up. When history looks back on this time, JK Rowling will have her mention just like Rosa Parks: a real woman who said “enough! I exist and I am worthy of respect.”

[@mriccardi825]

Yes to all of that!

[@floradempsey7235]

I am an American, and I agree with JK Rowling. I'm sorry you have such a low opinion of us.

[@theyaden]

He is on the Hill which is a very liberal environment. He is being very careful to keep his defense for her mild enough not to be ostracized by the "tolerant left" in his workplace. You'll notice he stressed she has the right to do so and that she believes in what she said managed to sneak in how intolerant the left is when saying she would have been better off not saying anything. He is going with the Mark Twain method where you phrase something softly to exactly what you can get away with saying to someones face without them immediately realizing that you've called them out. As for sounding like an American sounds like you've been listing to the faction that believes all speech they don't like is hate speech which is mostly one one side of the political divide (not exclusively, but the majority of it). Many Americans myself included may feel someone is a fool when they speak but unlike those that demand something be done about hate speech don't seek to have them silenced but will be happy to disagree with or even sometimes mock them. As long as they are not calling for violence, doxing their enemies, posting their secure information, or making provably false factual claims about what they have done they can display their unpleasantness if they wish in my opinion.

[@keithkallio8838]

Speaking out against dudes and women's sports is not being an anti-transactivist. It's being a realist!!!

[@bulldawg202]

Rowling is what integrity looks like!

[@IronShaman81]

That was some crazy victim shaming from the new guy. Yikes.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

I can't believe he actually said that JK Rawlings made herself a target. As if anything justified death threats.

[@I_g0T_WoRmz]

@@IronShaman81 Kim Iverson didn't walk away from The Hill for no reason. It wanted to control her reporting and denied her the chance to hit Fauci with hard hitting questions. Instead of backing her up, they chose kissing his @$$ instead.

[@SFreije1]

I'd like to thank Rowling's critics for self-identifying themselves as the worst people in the word.

[@jonathonwearn1098]

This is one of many reasons why it's suspicious when people want to censor opinions. Let everyone out themselves.

[@NarrowShouldersOpenMind]

No fair! That's not how they choose to identify!

[@sthom3052]

Why are you calling her anti trans . She isn't. She's a supporter of women and children's rights and safety

[@ApacheMagic]

He wishes HE could advise HER? My god, the deluded audacity.

[@istvanfoy-roberts868]

Rowling isn't an "anti-Trans activist." She's pro woman.

[@nicky611]

Wait...what?? How out of touch can y'all be? I stand with JKR!

[@wonderkid-wr7mh]

J K Rowling did not decide this is the "hill she will die on" She spoke about things that ordinary women cannot. She used her voice for me and people like me. Stop saying she deserves this horrible reaction to her views that MANY people share 🙄

[@cj92it]

Some people calling her an "anti-trans" activist, and not a pro women/ pro biology advocate? Seems like narrative driven propaganda to me.

[@RealTalkwithPrecious]

Exactly!

[@shokuchideirdrecarrigan7402]

The new guy is clueless. Rowling has the right to speak on behalf of women. Blessings to her for doing so. The trans activist bullies who threaten women should be criticized, not Rowling.

[@annemiller8227]

I agree with other commentary that JK was NOT "LURED"! She just REFUSED to back down! Read her books and you can see she was ALWAYS supportive of the LGBTQ community. It was only when she stood up for female spaces AND REFUSED TO BE COWED that "suddenly" she is a villian and transphobe.

[@katykrebs9707]

Why cant she have an opinion?

[@C.Church]

Because "wamman".

[@utah_koidragon7117]

Insane victim blaming going on here.

[@roccocupido5082]

You DO mean the victim being ROWLING ❓

[@chesscomsupport8689]

The only thing more incredible is the comment censoring we're seeing on this video.

[@Bleakertube]

I can’t believe how bad his argument is

[@memoryhero]

Word - I can't truly believe the first volley from the new guy was basically "JK Rowling is only receiving death threats because she threw her hat in the ring." Obscene.

[@utah_koidragon7117]

@@roccocupido5082 Yup, obviously.

[@jkjk42898]

Jk has bigger balls than entire Hollywood.

[@RealTalkwithPrecious]

These people are absolutely insane. I made a video about this same topic on my channel and couldn't believe how deranged some of these individuals are.

[@jasper_of_puppets]

Wow, I checked out your vid, and you ain't kiddin'. There are some seriously misguided people out there.

[@lrdr5404]

Steven Olikara‘s view here is at best naive. JK was attacked by trans activists even before she posted a single word on the subject: it was a single “like” of a single tweet that set them off initially. There’s very little being nice works in that context.And the much more essential lesson of “Harry Potter” is standing up for what is right regardless of the consequences. JK has done just that.

[@sarral2008]

Threatening with violence should be prosecuted immediately!

[@tallyink]

This was an incorrect and embarrassingly deceptive framing of the JK Rowling situation. She isn’t an anti-trans activist by any means, though that’s how she’s been painted. It would be more accurate to say she is pro-women. She just happened to have made a fairly moderate statement pushing back at legislation in the UK that was too broad and was eroding women’s rights. For this she was made a villain, and she has stood her ground on the issue because she has the money and power to do so against tremendous pressure. She feels that she has the obligation to use her influence for a cause she feels passionately about (and frankly is probably MORE passionate now that she’s seen how ridiculous the opposition has become). Why should she stop talking about it? It’s very strange to me that people take her children’s/YA books and use them as some justification as to why she shouldn’t have her views. Besides the fact that they are FICTION, her books had kids that were a little different learning to find their place, but that wasn’t the focal point of the series, so it’s an odd point to cling to. TBH I don’t even really think the characters were particularly diverse or different in the first place, so I don’t get why they made people feel so accepted and seen. But there also isn’t anything to suggest that being different meant you got to force everyone to accept you or that you got to make other people feel worse so that you felt better. When women say they don’t feel comfortable with trans women in certain spaces, they are being told they are bigots and their discomfort is transcended by the need of the trans women to be affirmed as women. She has the same opinion as Robbie, that consenting adults can do whatever they want to their bodies and live according to their wishes. But she also draws a line and says there are immutable differences between women and trans women. And she is concerned that the bar is set so low that if anybody just declares themselves a woman they suddenly must be accorded access to women’s spaces, which can be problematic. The issue shouldn’t be this complicated, but it has become so thanks to activism that has gone overboard. I’m not even a fan of Rowling, but on this issue I agree with her. It’s just the most bizarre thing that we’re supposed to accept the concept that women are vulnerable to men, the patriarchy is bad, but if men say they are women, they are no longer stronger and if they boss us around and take our things it’s ok because they’re not the patriarchy anymore. They’ve become women, so now they’re in charge of our side too. What is this?

[@DarkWizardPrince]

It's disgraceful what these activists are doing to this poor lady. I agree with everything she says.

[@susanmullaney9359]

JKR has said nothing unreasonable. People should look up her actual tweets before criticizing her.

[@SuperHighSunday]

Dude said “she made herself vulnerable”.

[@pmberkeley]

Yeah, shocking!

[@nefarioussagittarius8906]

That was so sick.

[@gfys756]

She did. Maybe next time she'll stick to writing about witchcraft and wizardry, instead of spewing hate speech. 🤷🏿

[@nefarioussagittarius8906]

@@gfys756 Just because you hated it doesn't make it hate speech. Also the hypocrisy of condoning what has been done this woman and calling anyone else hateful is truly amazing.

[@AnnaS-cz1oc]

"This is a hill she decided to die on." She used her platform to stand up for women and girls!! Someone had to stand up for us, and she did!

[@pollyparrot9447]

Exactly. Standing up for fairness, safety and dignity for women and girls is a 'hill to die on'? Why is that hill even under attack?

[@MjollTheLioness-o4y]

@@pollyparrot9447 Exactly. This issue should've never been placed at the feet of women to begin with. If 2 different groups of men are uncomfortable with one another because of how they dress or identify that is on them to work out. They need to learn themselves how to coincide together in locker rooms, wash rooms and sports. Women are not society's support animals. It is not our place to make others feel comfortable, especially at the risk of our own safety and the safety of our children.

[@mitchellconnop2000]

She has not been lured into it. What a terrible take. She's done nothing wrong.

[@Hollyucinogen]

Keep in mind that people were threatening to k*ll her on Twitter for expressing these views. She also opened an alternative womens' homeless shelter for survivors of domestic violence called "Beira" that doesn't accept trans women, and they tried to get it shut down. Trying to get a homeless shelter shut down because you don't agree with the politics of the person who opened it. Fantastic, very very progressive. I'm very impressed by the quality of their moral superiority. 👌

[@grizelda4526]

This new fellow has brought nothing to any conversation he and Robbie have had. Please bring back Nial.

[@GR-gh9gf]

Bring back Kim Iverson

[@JP34.]

J.K. doesn't consider herself "anti-trans" she considered herself "Pro-Woman" and wants to protect women's spaces. Call her what you like but you are telling on yourself.

[@daveisbrill]

The co host is victim blaming and saying Rowling brought death threats upon herself by not staying in her lane.

[@khatdubell]

That's what i heard.

[@QuietAZdesert]

I agree!

[@gfys756]

The co-host is correct. Rowling brought this on herself with her insensitive remarks.

[@QuietAZdesert]

@gfys756 Rowling spoke truth - if you can't take that, it's your problem not hers. Just because someone says something you don't like doesn't give you the right to give them death threats. It is not unlawful to speak truth - it is unlawful to threaten someone's life.

[@videographer8544]

To your guest host: Harry Potter was also about speaking truth to power. Harry spoke about uncomfortable truths that people didn't want to hear. People vilified him in the newspapers and in every way possible. People shouldn't just strive to be "nice", especially when that is only weaponized against women. They should strive to speak the truth. That's what keeps us all safe. Rowling is just as heroic and unstinting as the characters in her book.

Mr Olikara seems to think Women's Rights are a problem.

[@vengxance]

so grateful for voices like JK Rowling standing up to the insanity of gender ideology. How can some of you be completely indifferent or neutral on this issue? Child mutilation, women sports, this has far reaching consequences. WAKE UP

[@Jayhawker2000]

5:30 "To a coward, courage always looks like stupidity." The tide is finally beginning to turn in the battle against gender ideology, and no single person is more responsible for that than JK Rowling. She's eloquent, insightful, and one of the few voices on the left standing up to this insanity. I doubt the consequences of her taking this stand were a big surprise to her. If Steven were advising her, and she actually took his advice, she wouldn't have made near as big of a difference. But of course, why would she take his advice?

[@zanelebpearls]

I don’t think she’s anti-trans, but more like fighting for women’s rights, according to her. Correct me if I’m wrong

[@5pctLowBattery]

Transgenderism remains a wholly incoherent worldview. One in which people confuse gender itself with gender roles and norms (or resort to circular reasoning). One in which people insist that others are incorrect in using terms like "man" or "woman" while being unable to provide objective definitions for these terms themselves. And one in which they even equate disagreement with hate, which is not only illogical but dangerous.

[@animec-dramaskpop6362]

JK Rowling is my hero. Fighting to maintain womens rights IS NOT WRONG! It never was.

[@Eujoung]

JK Rowling's stance has always been about Feminism. This is the stance Feminists should be on. You shouldn't need to put Feminism back 20 years in order to push forward Trans Issues.

[@DirtyLifeLove]

5% of population is mad at her, the rest rejoice in her

[@Dawnygirl2010]

LGB without the TQ+ the vile abuse that is thrown at anyone with their own opinion is absolutely disgusting. I agree 100% with her.

[@elgajd]

wow! steven olikara rationised death threats as an expected consequence of someone who has an opinion that in no way ever has threatened directly or indirectly the lives of anyone with violence. very poor reasoning and, actually, kind of abhorrent. furthermore, if the goal is to stop the chemical and physical mutilation of children is a 'hill to die on', really i am astounded by olikara's backhanded inference that rowling is getting threats of violence and death as something that can be justified by advocates of child mutilation and/or the destruction of women's communities is astonishing. look in the mirror and really consider the meaning of your wishing you could have given her and others like her who are being or have been attacked by fringe people with mental stability problems.

[@CherryMoonMaiden]

Well said thank you! 😊

[@nobodyneedstoknow128]

Steven you're completely out of touch. Jk Rowling has the right to speak out on anything she wish thats free speech, so what are you saying ? she should stay quiet ? What happened to Nial? bring him back..

[@Eye8apie]

Trans activism has gone way over the line. JK Rowling is 100% correct

[@HedonistPoet]

Impressive how ignorant Steven Olikara was on this. It would be great if you found a left-leaning voice who wasn't putting the cart before the horse in their discourse on sacred cow topics. He knows he is supposed to disown JK Rowling, so he dutifully does so, clearly ignorant of the situation as it exists on the ground, the history of Rowling's work, and still has the temerity to behave as those his strong declarations are warranted.

[@MargaretAllen-x5t]

She is not anti-trans....... She is PRO -women's rights and she can afford the lawyers and won't lose her job.

[@kearonagnes]

J.K. Is right!

[@charlotteczmiel1249]

Please stop, New Guy. I admire your kind intentions, but I think JK is very capable of handling her biz without your help.

[@mbburke3780]

I stand with J.K. 🙏🙏💖💖

[@whodawho7296]

The party of joy and inclusiveness…

[@ApacheMagic]

I love how she doesn’t engage with the media. She tweets her own words, that’s it. Must drive msm mad that thry can’t get her on live

[@marieparker3822]

Terfs don't physically attack or give death threats or dox children.

[@C.Church]

She's an author, not your mommy, Steven.

[@deadgolfer6345]

The problem is not that they are not "seen" as this guy notes. It is that they are indeed seen . . . at the women's swim meet. Is he familiar with what's going on here at all?

[@BarryDean-cx3uq]

funny how they are talking about trans issues.J K Rowling has more balls than these two apologist combined

[@Timewave-Zer0]

Remember liberals, in Harry Potters world, sexuality isn’t used for one’s identity 🤷‍♂️

[@PB-or2fd]

167 comments and I see about 20. That is some major censoring by YT.

[@NutterNonsense]

Mr. Olikara, thank you for giving your coherent opnion, on how JK Rowling speaks her views on protecting womens rights. I happen to think you are either badly informed or incorrect. But, I'm happy that you still have a platform that allows you to speak your opnions.

[@mrsynergex1735]

Victim blaming is a wild take.

[@C.Church]

It feels like pre- 2000's all over again with that guy.

[@LAWILKS]

So it's her fault that people are threatening her. That's crazy 😂😂😂😂

[@j3suisd3]

😂😂

[@Biotechnologyandotheroddities]

She demonstrated tremendous self restrain and lawfulness, she could use her money to make the ones threatening her cry tears of blood.

[@jemfrankel4099]

Thank goodness for brave women like JKR

[@WeTheLittlePeople]

Would people think it okay if the US Government started monitoring the communications of Lobbyists in the USA to determine the national security threat of usurpation of Constitutional Rights?

[@seansmyth1228]

I thought death threats were an actual crime? Is the UK throwing those people in jail?

[@ErinSoriano-u5h]

Wow, the victim blaming is strong with this guy.

[@alexyung5371]

Indian dude: “You don’t want death threats? Then keep your mouth shut” …

[@elainemackie1431]

She was lured into anything -she's a brave woman standing up for women's rights - she knows what's she's doing and we, women, are grateful

[@tadlambert1493]

Please bring back Niall !

[@GR-gh9gf]

Bring back Kim

[@jo3608]

Yup! lots of victim blaming by Steven Olikara. Thank you, Robby, for trying to bring Steven Olikara back to earth. Victim blaming is a never good look. That's "the hill she chose"?????

[@fromchomleystreet]

“She has made herself vulnerable” Um… victim blaming anyone? All she has done is expressed opinion about a hugely important issue. An opinion, incidentally, that comports with the basic understanding of material reality shared by most people, and one which is has never been contradicted by a single shred of anything resembling contrary evidence. “Just shut up and they’ll leave you alone” is a phenomenally bad take.

[@ThomasMullaly-do9lz]

Do the people who are giving death threats possibly mentally ill?

[@deborahcarroll2172]

It makes me feel good and encouraged that someone with enough power and money that she cannot be cancelled will stand up for women and children. I am a woman and I am being told that I cannot call myself a woman, I cannot demand safe space at the gym, and I must compete in sports against biological males. Thank you, Ms. Rowling for standing up for me.

[@ellisonkaz1720]

I’m with JK…stop this madness! Not every person who says they are a woman can be one! Sorry!

[@eduardgherasim2896]

People who identify as trans? Maybe the focus should be on telling them what the reality is and accepting it...

[@LadyCamilleE]

So are you saying She should shut up? Way to go!

[@EVL6479]

Its not not she just pulled this out of thin air, shes been an outspoken feminist for decades. She didnt just randomly choose this hill to die on, it goes against everything shes been advocating for her whole adult life.

[@I_g0T_WoRmz]

Thn best thing in her response to those who told her they were burning Harry Potter books is, her saying either way she gets the royalties from the sale.

[@AuroraBoarder1]

And plenty more are in print!

[@user-ti9fv3ll2s]

The guy in the left is blaming her How crazy

[@aswithinsowithout]

JK Rowling wasn’t lured. She is saying what needs to be said.

[@mbeth999]

Sending prayers to keep Rowling safe and successful her whole life.

[@fromchomleystreet]

I’m pretty sure that if Steven woke up one day to discover that a sizeable sector of the population, including many in powerful positions within major societal institutions, was not only professing the belief that the world is flat, but taking active measures to systematically penalise and even criminalise the expression of belief in a spherical earth, opposition to globe-denialism might tend to take an outsized importance in Steven’s life and might even become “the hill he wants to die on.

[@peteconroy1348]

This guy has just demonstrated that he lives in an activist echo chamber. You can therefore distrust and disregard virtually anything he says

[@stargazerh112]

This guy is fooling himself. She hasn’t been lured into anything. She is correct.

[@GriffXJ]

Steven is completely wrong on this one. As a fellow libertarian, I agree 100% with Robby

[@selenahughes2401]

Please explain to the new host that JK has never been anti-trans.

[@DejanOfRadic]

It's not JK making it her issue, it's a very simple point having to be spoken of repeatedly because the culture has become transfixed with this idea. The categories exist because they are real, and it is their very reality upon which the idea of change even makes sense. A philosophy that is arguing two opposite things at once is insufferable, and I suspect that JK would like nothing more but to move on from this.

[@s.tavares3257]

They claim to be for "inclusion" yet attack anyone with different views 🙄.

[@DarkRyeOrganic_Au]

'But what was she wearing?'

[@garthtagge3526]

Goooooooo JK!

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

GO JK

[@midtwnscott]

What a woke, clueless, apologist tool Steven is. How completely out of touch can you be? Please bring Nial back! Long live JK Rowling!!!!

[@brucetelfeyan]

Rowling is correct and is worthy of our support and defense of her beliefs and courage.

[@NadiaSeesIt]

UGH, bring Niall back!

[@marvincharles7332]

So you’re victim shaming? It’s her fault for exercising her constitutionally guaranteed right to free speech? This Indian guy is ridiculous!!!