By ANI
LONDON: British creator JK Rowling has slammed Vladimir Putin after the Russian President made a reference, mentioning her in his newest speech.
As per Variety, Putin had acknowledged on Friday that his nation was being “cancelled” by Western tradition, just like how Rowling has confronted criticism for her controversial anti-trans feedback.
“They cancelled [J.K.] Rowling recently, the children’s author. Her books are published all over the world, [but they cancelled her] just because she didn’t satisfy the demands of gender rights,” Putin had mentioned.
Responding to this comparability on Twitter, the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise creator wrote, “Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics,” adopted by ‘I Stand With Ukraine’ hashtag. Putin had additional additionally likened “cancel culture” to Nazis attempting to burn books within the Thirties.
“We remember the footage when they were burning books. It is impossible to imagine such a thing in our country and we are insured against this thanks to our culture. And it’s inseparable for us from our motherland, from Russia, where there is no place for ethnic intolerance, where for centuries representatives from dozens of ethnic groups have been living together,” he mentioned.
For a number of years now, Rowling has been surrounded by controversy because of her gender beliefs and a collection of anti-transgender tweets posted in 2020. At the time the creator had argued that discussing gender identification negates organic intercourse.
As per Variety, most lately, Rowling generated backlash for opposing a reform invoice in Scotland that might make it simpler for transgender folks to legally change their gender.
