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Criticism and Controversy

I’m proposing a Criticism and Controversy segment for this article. Nowadays I hear nothing but bad things about her.

Left wing?

The idea that J.K. Rowling is left wing needs a lot more context. She might appear left wing to many of her US readers (some of whom have probably been contributing to this article), but things like supporting the National Health Service don't necessarily make you left wing in the UK. Furthermore, Rowling has been a fierce critic of Labour under Jeremy Corbyn, when Labour shifted from a soft neoliberal party to a social democratic party (in line with most comparable European countries). I would say "centrist" is probably a better brief summation (a mix of centre-left and centre-right views), but if we're going to have this article, let's get into the details rather than offer reductive summaries. And let's make sure there isn't an implicit US-centrism here.

78.145.246.168 (talk) 18:55, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

I just read the introduction piece on this and wanted to second the previous comment. I believe Rowling can be reasonably described as "left of center", as is her friend, former prime minister Gordon Brown. Rowling was notably a long-time critic of former hard-left, Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Describing her as "left wing" I believe would be incorrect without also providing more context about the political environment in which that description is made. Indieshack (talk) 14:36, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

TERF

Is Jk Rowling a proven Terf . A few misconstructed or misinterpreted tweets isnt proof enough . Misplaced Pages can add terf to jk Rowling but not abuser to amber heard. Talk about SJW culture prevailing.

Hypocrisy 101 Hpdh4 09:05, 13 April 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by HPDEATHLYHALLOWS4 (talk • contribs)

Please see Talk:J._K._Rowling#Why_add_the_the_maya_forsater_situation_and_TERF_accusations_with_biased_sources - SummerPhD 18:50, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

JK Rowling has basically the same view as Janice Raymond or Donald Trump: womyn-born womyn philosophy.J.K. Rowling defends her anti-trans comments as Eddie Redmayne condemns them--2601:C4:C300:1BD0:833:B57:898E:7C9C (talk) 12:08, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Yes. She's a TERF. Bastun 14:37, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Why GLAAD yes but The Trevor Project no?

Crossroads, I would really like an explanation why does GLAAD get a pass and is included in the article, while The Trevor Project does not? Why doesn't the recognised media advocacy group which got more attention than anything in this controversy get to appear in the article? Or maybe you think we shouldn't include GLAAD as well? Maybe delete the entire paragraph? Because at least you should be consistent. YuvalNehemia (talk) 04:51, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Let's see what develops at the other article talk page. Perhaps both groups could be mentioned and very briefly summarized in a single sentence. But at great length? No. And again, I want to see what others say at the other article. Crossroads 04:56, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

"Let's see what develops" apparently means just cutting out the material. This article is specifically about Rowling's politics, but you're just cutting the addition, because 'notnews'? It's literally news. 1.6 million ghits right now. WP:IDONTLIKEIT is not a reason for excision or excluding very relevant, referenced material content. You need to seriously address your POV issues. Bastun 23:53, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Replied here. Crossroads 04:22, 14 June 2020 (UTC)