Harry Potter Actor Slams JK Rowling for Celebrating Trans Ruling with a Cigar: What's the Controversy?
Ah, the evergreen conundrum of wizarding world politics! Here we have Sean Biggerstaff, the actor who once made us dream of catching the Snitch in our sleep as Oliver Wood, now taking a quaffle to the head of none other than J.K. Rowling. He went on a tweet-storm, branding our beloved scribe with the label of “bigoted” for her controversial stance on transgender rights.
You’ve got to wonder, when did the Quidditch pitch turn into a political arena? Bigotry, by any other name, is still a foul, right? But here’s where it gets magically messy. Rowling’s not just sipping butterbeer but puffing on a cigar, channeling her inner Andrew Tate, or so Biggerstaff quips.
Now, let me toss you a snitch to chase – doesn’t the irony tickle your wand hand? Here we are, with the creator of a world where the motto could well be “Tolerance and Unity,” herself being schooled in inclusion by those she brought to magical life.
Biggerstaff didn’t just stop at the nicotine no-no; he stood up for his fellow Hogwarts alumni, defending the trio (Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint) from the lash of public opinion for their support of the trans community. It’s like watching Dumbledore having a row in the Great Hall over who sits at which Hogwarts house table, isn’t it?
Meanwhile, Rowling, with her Hufflepuffian tenacity, bankrolled For Women Scotland’s legal crusade to uphold biological sexism, asserting that gender recognition certificates shouldn’t grant the right of passage into certain single-sex spaces.
The internet, of course, had its own Sorting Hat ceremony:
1. Chris Roberts knocked it out of the park with a tweet suggesting Rowling should be more grateful for the films, quipping, “Without them, she’s just another author with a controversial take.”
2. TheIceCreamy lamented the complexity, “Such a weird take that you have to be eternally grateful to the writer,” perhaps echoing what many in the magical and muggle worlds are pondering.
In this saga, loyalty seems to be the Potterverse’s currency, but here’s the thing folks, should actors be eternally indebted? Should authors be immune to criticism once their stories have taken flight from their pens? It’s like that old question from the taproom – does a creator own their creation or does the creation ultimately define the creator?
And amidst all this, someone cleverly remarked, “Wonder how these disloyal bags of sh*t are doing today?” Only to have Biggerstaff, with Slytherin level snark, retort, “You don’t have to wonder. They’re doing just fine, not like the creator, driving families away with her obsessions.”
Now, whether you’re on Team Rowling or Team ‘Progress’, one thing’s for sure – this magical spat certainly casts a wide net, stirring up debate like a potion master’s cauldron. So, ask yourself, in this latest act of the Wizarding World’s drama, who do you think holds the Elder Wand?
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Harry Potter actor Sean Biggerstaff has slammed J.K Rowling on social media, calling her “bigoted” for her recent comments regarding transgender rights.
The author celebrated the UK Supreme Court ruling declaring that the term “women” in the 2010 Equality Act refers only to biological women, excluding trans women who legally hold gender recognition certificates (GRC).
Rowling financially backed For Women Scotland, the campaign group that brought the case to the Supreme Court.
Share icon Sean Biggerstaff, who appeared in three Harry Potter films, has criticized J.K. Rowling for her views on transgender rights
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Sean, who portrayed Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter films and returned for a cameo in the final installment, responded to the 59-year-old author after she shared a photo enjoying a cigar and a cocktail aboard her yacht, accompanied by a caption about a plan “coming together.”
Rowling denied accusations that she was “smoking a bl*nt,” clarifying that it was “objectively, provably and demonstratively a cigar.”
The Scottish actor then claimed she lacked a sense of humor, writing: “Bigotry rots the wit.”
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Rowling shared a picture of Susan Smith and Marion Calder, co-directors of For Women Scotland, warning people not to “f**k with Scottish women.”
Sean replied to the author’s message: “The majority of Scottish women, who don’t agree with these d**kheads, aren’t being bankrolled by an obsessed billionaire.”
In a separate post, the former Quidditch captain for Gryffindor compared the creator of the wizarding world to Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist who often puffs a cigar on camera.
“Lol, huffing on a cigar now? Is she Andrew Tate?” read the message that Sean reposted.
Sean portrayed Quidditch captain Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter films and returned for a cameo in the final movie
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He also showed support for his co-stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint when a user wrote, “Wonder how these disloyal bags of sh*t are doing today?”
