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So-Called Cancel Culture Is a Vacant Concept, So It Can Be Turned Back Against the Culture Warriors

3 Apr 2022, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan

He even tried to compare himself to the author J.K. [read post]

"Any newspaper editor in 2022 could tell you that it’s gender o’clock in America, and yet Faderman seems to muffle her ears, partly, to this loud ticking."

10 Mar 2022, 9:16 am

.' For Faderman, who writes about Betty Friedan having called proud lesbians the 'lavender menace,' to omit a discussion of 'trans-exclusionary radical feminists' — an insult lobbed at J.K. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

"Quidditch has the same problem Rowling has, which is that the arbitrary combinations of sounds and syllables that we call words only mean something in relation to the world they describe..."

22 Dec 2021, 8:05 am

"... and more than that, the way they’re understood. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

"Relax, everybody, this is comedy. Everybody can be the butt of a joke. And why should it be that if we joke about you, it’s sacrilege?"

30 Oct 2021, 9:42 am

"Morris:That’s why Miss [J.K.] [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

People v. Brewer (Cal. Ct. App. - June 7, 2021)

7 Jun 2021, 5:06 pm

On page four, the opinion reads:"On November 24 at approximately 6:15 p.m., J.K., the store manager at the ampm on Marconi Avenue, saw two men enter the store. [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

Short Take: Toilets of Nashville

7 Jun 2021, 4:41 am by SHG

They want what they want and while J.K Rowling might have enough heft to overcome their cries of hate, will Jesse Singal, you or I? [read post]

Simple Justice - http://blog.simplejustice.us

"Rushdie fears that writers no longer trust their imaginations, and that the classroom imperative to 'write what you know' has led to dullness, angst and dead ends: cold and bony literary mumblecore."

25 May 2021, 6:34 am

What’s more, contra Rushdie, we’re in a fat period for deep and sustained invention in literary fiction. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

Up In Smoke

15 Nov 2020, 4:39 am by SHG

And so we’re back to burning books. [read post]

Simple Justice - http://blog.simplejustice.us

The Comfort Of The Few For The Rights Of The Many

27 Jul 2020, 4:45 am by SHG

Or are they really the J.K. [read post]

Simple Justice - http://blog.simplejustice.us

"Okay, I did not sign THE LETTER when I was asked 9 days ago, because I could see in 90 seconds that it was fatuous, self-important drivel that would only troll the people it allegedly was trying to reach — and I said as much."

8 Jul 2020, 8:19 am

They're afraid to stand with the "Harry Potter" author. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

The Meta Letter

8 Jul 2020, 3:32 am by SHG

I’m just a trench lawyer, not a famous writer like J.K. [read post]

Simple Justice - http://blog.simplejustice.us

Authors Protest J.K. Rowling's 'Sex is Real' Stance: Unless 'Structural Inequalities' Change, Freedom of Speech Can't Be Upheld

22 Jun 2020, 10:31 pm by Tom Smith

I predict further backlash — unless the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them scribe reveals that J.K. stands for Just Kidding. [read post]

The Right Coast - http://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/

[Eugene Volokh] J.K. Rowling's Essay on Her Skepticism About Certain Transgender Rights Claims

13 Jun 2020, 9:17 pm by Eugene Volokh

I stand alongside the brave women and men, gay, straight and trans, who're standing up for freedom of speech and thought, and for the rights and safety of some of the most vulnerable in our society: young gay kids, fragile teenagers, and women who're reliant on and wish to retain their single sex spaces…. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

"We can say we’re going to cancel her, but she’s going to get money for the rest of her life."

13 Jun 2020, 6:53 am

Also:“J.K. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

"I’ve wondered whether, if I’d been born 30 years later, I too might have tried to transition. The allure of escaping womanhood would have been huge."

10 Jun 2020, 2:30 pm

"I'm reading "J.K. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

Tuesday Talk*: Let’s Put On A Play!

9 Jun 2020, 4:47 am by SHG

Are you one of those white people who read that TERF J.K. [read post]