I'd say Hamill's was a mistake, at best, or ignorance of what it's actually about, at worst.
I don't think he's the sort to back Rowling here.
I don't think he's the sort to back Rowling here.
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JK Rowling supports TERF who was fired for being transphobic
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It's possible that Mark, like some people in this thread said happened to them, saw Rowling's tweet out of context and thought she was promoting women being able to talk about sex without being fired, as in the physical act of sex, not realizing the transphobic context.
I'm like 90% sure this was a /leftypol/ post so you can't credit it to 4chanThe only good 4chan post strikes again!
The only good 4chan post strikes again!
Never saw this before, fucking bullseye
I'M FUCKING HOWLING!
..."you can't change your backstory?"
Um, Rowlings - it's their backstory. They can change whatever the fuck they want.
I tried to give Rowling the benefit of the doubt before and I feel ashamed that I ever did.
This is disgusting.
This is disgusting.
It's a parody.
People need to stop posting this stuff in serious threads without a disclaimer, it always derails things.
Not trying to derail here, but can you link to some of this research? I'd like to learn more.
What a garbage human being. Thank satan i never read or got in to the whole Harry Potter thing (just speaking for myself, not condemning those that did of course). I just feel bad for lgbtq youth/adults that used her material for escapism; hopefully they can separate the art from the artist even if she denies their existence. Ugh it pisses me off just writing that.
I don't think there is anything out of context from her tweet.
Even without knowing about the court case and judge ruling, I knew exactly what her tweet is going on about. Just because he likes anti-Trump stuff and sometimes progressive concepts doesn't preclude him for having backwards opinions on certain other issues.
But whatever it may be, I hope that - sure, it was an accident, or he was, I don't know drunk and didn't know what he was liking. But who knows. I guess we'll see if it becomes a habit with him.
Multiple people here said they saw the tweet earlier and didn't think anything of it until seeing this thread.
To anyone wanting to give Hamill the BOTD here, this is how some felt about Rowling until her TERF support became more explicit while others have known she was dodgy for literal years.
Mark isn't an idiot, he can click on why JK Rowling is trending and see it's not for good reason. Right now, JK Rowling is the 4th Worldwide trend on twitter.
Mark isn't an idiot, he can click on why JK Rowling is trending and see it's not for good reason. Right now, JK Rowling is the 4th Worldwide trend on twitter.
The only good 4chan post strikes again!
The fuck
What board was this? I have a hard time believing this is 2017 4chan
Considering how many Tweets he likes I don't think it's unfair to give him the benefit of doubt given his history. For example.
Oh Mark no please no. No no no no no no no. I post that right as I see the above. Ok I think maybe he "liked" without understanding because in this other tweet^ he is loud and clear in his Trans support
Wait what is the issue with his tweet? Is it *brothers and sisters* and means it excludes non binary?
He's saying people should give Mark the benefit of the doubt over liking Rowling's tweet due to the tweet in his post.
Ohhhhhh right ok completely missed that, Mark normally posts some pretty progressive stuff hope the is a one off fuck up and not anything more....My heart was going to be crushed it hes an outright *TERF*.
I was one of the people giving Rowling the benefit of the doubt and I was wrong for doing so.
The situation isn't at all the same with Mark because he has a long history that we can view.
Had no idea what the Maya story was about reading Rowling's tweet the first time and assumed she was talking about a woman (Maya) being fired because she talked about sex at work. Would have probably liked the tweet too.
Then the day goes on, and you suddenly realize what the tweet was and you go "unlike" it, I guess? Or you just forget you liked it because you like a shit-ton of tweets every day.
Apparently, considering his history it's highly unlikely he liked it because he denies trans people's existence. Posts here seem to support that.
Then the day goes on, and you suddenly realize what the tweet was and you go "unlike" it, I guess? Or you just forget you liked it because you like a shit-ton of tweets every day.
Apparently, considering his history it's highly unlikely he liked it because he denies trans people's existence. Posts here seem to support that.
You do realise people can be pro trans but also hold shitty views on trans issues? He has liked JK's transphobic shit before.
Didn't think I'd have to make that edit because apparently people don't pay enough attention to what I was answering to in my post, but in any case, I added an edit explaining the joke (always a fun thing to have to explain jokes, gotta love that)! Let's hope it'll make things clear enough.
This is the first I've heard of it. Do you have examples of those times?
He liked one about dresses a few year back. Back then JK wasn't as upfront with her terfy talk. I think he ended up unliking. He is either a terf in hiding or he is very naive about JK.
Sure, but that he's explicitly not a TERF given his prior direct support of trans people. Idk why he would like this tweet though, shit is odd.
Not really. He still liked a transphobic tweet... he has still liked another transphobic tweet today. Nowhere did I say he was transphobic, I am saying guy is either naive or a lil sketchy.
I'd need to see the old tweet you're referring to -- or at least an article or previous proof -- to begin to make any judgment. Given how quickly people jumped on this like of a tweet, I'm sure there's evidence of it somewhere.
Definitely willing to take it into consideration if you find a previous article on your claim or something.
Until then, this seems to be a single case of liking a tweet that could very easily be taken out of context while also going against his previous public comments.
So we should really hold back on "Mark Hamill might be a sketchy TERF" for the moment and put the pitchforks down.
Like my old manager who spoke about how much they supported trans people but also advocated not treating trans kids with puberty blockers until they were over 18 as "their body has not even finished growing yet".
People do seem to forget that even Glinner has trans women followers on Twitter. The closest equivalent to a trans equivalent of uncle toms, I suppose.
People can and do say pro trans things whilst only taking that support as far as it doesn't interfere with cis people's ability to shit on trans people in the name of "protecting society".
Even Piers Morgan has said pro trans things sometimes, like when he argued with a doctor who wouldn't refer to trans people by their gender. He is still a transphobic shit who compares gender dysphoria to penguin dysphoria on a weekly basis.
It's a frustrating tweet because if you only read the first half and casually go by it's not as obvious just how patronizing it is.
"Yes, fine, dress how you want, but like fuck if we're going to tolerate that shit in public" is the subtext.
"Yes, fine, dress how you want, but like fuck if we're going to tolerate that shit in public" is the subtext.