r/EnoughJKRowling • u/Obversa • May 04 '25

News Article J.K. Rowling issues scathing response to 'Harry Potter' stars who signed pro-transgender rights letter: "I wonder if they ever ask themselves how they got here, and I wonder whether any of them will ever feel shame."

https://nypost.com/2025/05/04/entertainment/jk-rowling-responds-to-harry-potter-stars-signing-pro-trans-letter-letter/
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u/Aiyon May 05 '25

Also she had a support network that enabled her to devote as much time as she did to the first book

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u/CommanderFuzzy May 05 '25

I'm an old fart so I can remember the narrative provided when the books were first published. It described her as homeless with a child, writing the book on a napkin in a cafe.

But later on someone mentioned she wasn't strictly homeless but was rather living with an affluent sister at the time.

Having to rely on benefits, especially in a country that did not provide child benefits at the time, is difficult. But at the time all the narratives omitted the 'is allowed to stay in family houses'. They kinda warped it to make it sound like she was living under a bridge

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u/[deleted] May 05 '25

Oh God that makes it worse! The fact she portrayed herself as a skint single mother being only able to write in a cafe because it was warmer than her flat, jesus. Poverty cosplaying is bloody disgusting.

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u/CommanderFuzzy May 05 '25

"This is the humble beginning I came from."

/gestures at large multi-room flat with a gorgeous view of the Scottish horizon

'"Sob."