Brian Cox once again publicly argued JK Rowling amid the debate surrounding the author of Harry Potter, which has been around for some time he has been criticized and accused of being transphobic for certain comments that offended the trans community.
The Scottish actor, who today shines as the patriarch LoganRoy in successionthe acclaimed HBO series, was interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg on her popular BBC talk show.
During the speech, Cox said he was “very proud” that his home country’s Scottish Parliament passed a law last month that allows transgender people to change their legal gender without the need for a medical diagnosis.
After believing that it is a “long overdue” law.Cox was asked about her stance on criticism of Rowling, which she just He came out to say publicly that he was against that Scottish law that the trans community requires.
“I don’t like the way she’s been treated, I really”Cox said. “I think it’s your right to have your opinion, you have the right to say what you feel. As a woman, you have a great right to say how you feel about your body, and there’s no one better to say it, as a woman, ”condemned the actor.
“So frankly, I feel like people have been a bit snooty in their attitude towards JK Rowling”, he added, bluntly.
IS It’s not the first time Brian Cox has come out to Rowling. In May last year, during an interview with the famous British presenter Piers Morgan, Cox called backlash against Rowling ‘deeply unfair’.
What Rowling said and who criticized her
Please note that in December 2019, JK Rowling used her networks to support Maya Forstatera researcher who had been fired from her job for questioning sexual self-perception.
“Dress what you want. Call yourself what you want. I have slept with any adult who consents to you. Live your life in peace and security. But forcing women to quit their jobs for claiming that sex is real? #I’mWithMaya,” Rowling tweeted at the time.
Immediately, many of the author’s followers were disappointed and came out to beat her up. Some have described her as a “TERF”, i.e. as a “trans exclusive radical feminist”.
On the planet Hollywood, this position of the writer has received opinions both for and against. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grintamong other stars of the franchise Harry Potter, they condemned their comments.
“The reason I’ve felt the need to say something is because, since I’ve finished potter, I met many queer and trans children and young people who identified a lot with the saga. And seeing them hurt that day, I wanted them to know that not everyone in the franchise felt that way,” Radcliffe clarified.
Those who supported her
But Helena Bonham Carter, who played Bellatrix Lestrange in the wizarding movies, judged those reactions as a setback and as “horrendous”.
“I think Rowling was harassed. Everything has been taken to extremes, especially in public trials. you have the right to comment. Everyone has traumas, and their own opinions are formed around them,” she said.
Another who, in part, came out to support her was the actor Ralph Fiennes -the Lord Voldemort of the saga-, who called the criticisms “frightening”.
“I can understand that some may have been angry at what he said about women. But not some obscene far-right fascist. She is a woman who says: ‘I am a woman, I feel like a woman, and I want to be able to say that I am a woman’. And I understand where it comes from. Even though I’m not a woman,” Fiennes justified.
Source: Clarin
