The biggest joke in the entertainment industry this year was born:
"Harry Potter 20th Anniversary" reunion event, no J·K·Rolling was invited.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of " Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ".
film crew gathered the main creators to record this reunion program, which will be launched on January 1 next year.
Most of the actors and some directors in the movie will be present.
, but J·K·Rolling is missing.
As we all know, Rowling is the original author of "Harry Potter".
It was also her who created the entire "Harry Potter Universe".
Without her, there would be no Harry Potter.
What is even more ridiculous is the reason why J.K. Rowling is absent, and the series of farces that happened to her.
was removed from the list, was blasted by the Internet, followed, and threatened by death...
incident happened so intricate and bizarre, it can be called Contemporary Internet Wonders Awards .
The fuse of everything starts with a Twitter from Rowling two years ago...
In September 2019, the UK passed a " transgender policy ":
Next census , transgender can modify their gender according to their psychological gender, without the need to be consistent with the physiological gender on birth certificate .
A researcher named Maya strongly opposed the policy on Twitter .
She believes that men who did not have sex change surgery believe that they are trans women and will violate the living space of women.
Because of this remark, Maya was fired by the company .
Maya Foster crowdfunded £83,000 to pay her attorney fees
December 19, 2019, J.K. Rowling tweeted to support Maya .
Royne's suspected denial of the identity of a transgender person spread instantly.
But this matter passed quickly at that time.
really triggered the entire network, and it happened during the epidemic.
On June 6, 2020, Rowling forwarded an article titled "Creating a more equal world for those who have menstruation after the epidemic."
She pointed out that the description of " people who have menstruation " in the article is inappropriate, and the term " women " should be directly replaced.
One stone stirs up a thousand layers of waves.
Netizens attacked them in groups.
They believe that Rowling equates all "menses" with "women", which is equivalent to ignoring the existence of trans people.
Rowling posted several tweets to explain this.
She said she has been very sympathetic to trans people for decades.
but also emphasizes that gender exists objectively:
"The concept of elimination of sex will make it impossible for many people to discuss their lives meaningfully."
She also published a long article of thousands of words on a website.
The article denies that he is a trans-exclusive radical feminist (trans-exclusive radical feminist, referred to as "TREF").
and criticized the word "TREF", calling it a contempt for silence women.
also expressed concerns about the possible violation of female space:
"When you open the doors of the bathroom and locker room to any man who believes or feels like a woman (trans women), you also open the doors for all men who want to come in."
these tweets and articles, coupled with Rowling's previous support for Maya, finally ignited the public's anger.
In a short period of time, a "war" about trans people was launched around Rowling .
Daniel, who plays Harry Potter, was the first to stand up and clearly opposed Rowling:
"Transex women are women, and any opposite words will erase the identity and dignity of trans people."
Emma Watson 's attitude and words are more intense than Daniel.
She posted several tweets in succession, publicly expressing her support for the transgender group:
"I want my trans fans to know that many other people in the world understand you, respect you, and love you too. Because you are the real you.”
Ron Grint also published his own view in " Times ":
"I firmly stand on the side of trans people. Trans women are women, and trans men are men. We all have the right to live in a world full of love and no judgment."
So far, " Iron Triangle " completely cut off from Rowling.
starred in Eddie Redmayne in "Handle of Fantastic Beasts ", and also published a long article expressing his disagreement with Rowling's views.
"Harry Potter" series film company Warner followed suit and released a statement:
"Cultivating a culture of diversity and inclusiveness has never been so important to our company and global audiences."
Even Rowling, who has seen strong winds and waves, probably didn't expect that a Twitter would cause such an butterfly effect .
overnight, she became the target of public criticism.
The actors and companies who have more than ten years of cooperation with her are all on the opposite side of her.
of course.
There are also people who support Rowling in a one-sided situation.
is just that the wave of attack is too fierce, drowning out the sporadic sound of support.
as Voldemort Ralph Fiennes support Rowling:
"I can't understand how people are mean to Rowling. I can understand why the level of the debate is so fierce, but I find this era full of accusations, and these condemnations are irrational."
Robbie Cottryn is also defending Rowling. The voices of public figures above
are quite meaningful.
But the attacks and comments from netizens are completely unreasonable and are full of filthy words.
"The fire of war" is getting worse and worse.
even spread from online to offline.
During the event on the "International Transgender Anniversary" day, three transgender activists ran to Rowling's doorstep to raise a sign to take pictures, and then posted the address online.
There are also some trans activists who have threatened to beat, rape, and assassinate Rowling.
Rowling said: "I have received too many death threats , and I can use them to frame the house."
From expressing my own opinions, to standing in line, and then to collective online violence.
finally extends to harassment and death threats in reality.
The gradual evolution of the "Rolling Incident" just reflects the various Internet chaos today .
"Rolling incident" lasted for two years.
Both sides of the debate have different opinions.
The core contradiction is nothing more than whether the rights of trans people affect the rights of cisgender people?
But no matter what, this topic is still far away from us.
What Uncle Yu wants to discuss more than transgender issues is a phenomenon closer to us.
is the " cancel culture " (cancel culture) that has been popular in recent years.
Could it be that just because Rowling expressed an unrecognized opinion, he should be boycotted, banned, and removed from the list?
Just as a netizen joked:
"As the creator of a wizard world, Rowling one day personally experienced an witch hunting operation ."
What is cancel culture?
simply means "resistance" and "ban", but there is no public power to intervene.
targets public figures who say offensive remarks.
minimizes the influence of this person as much as possible through "cancel culture", makes him die socially .
No one realized the power of "cancel culture".
However, with the political correctness of the West in recent years, it has embarked on an overcorrect path.
"Cancel culture" has also begun to become deformed , gradually becoming the opposite of freedom of speech.
This deformity is fully reflected in the "Rolling Incident".
After Rowling's remarks were released, she was fired from "original" by two largest Harry Potter fan websites .
"Broken Cauldron Bar" and "Muggle Net" no longer recognize Rowling's contribution to the "Harry Potter Universe".
website will no longer continue to update or mention everything about Rowling in the future.
Fans would rather believe that the novel "Harry Potter" was written by Hatsune Miku .
Then all walks of life began to talk about her new book "The Blood Source of Troubled Blood". There is a plot in the book
:
There is a serial killer who likes to commit crimes in women's clothing.
In the eyes of those who oppose Rowling, this has become another "true hammer" that she is afraid of.
Trans activists warn Rowling:
"With the number of trans suicides rising, creating such a role is a crime of thought."
actually.
The serial killer in the book, wearing women's clothing is to get close to the goal.
is not a "transvestite" or transgender person.
Moreover, this novel has more than 900 pages, and the killer takes up very little space. It is just one of the methods of committing the crime when dressing up as a woman.
Finally, Rowling came out to explain that the character was inspired by two killers in the reality of .
Not only that, "cancel culture" has further spread to those who support Rowling.
stand-up comedian Dave Chappel , supports Rowling in a Netflix show.
told a few jokes about transgender people on the spot:
"Everyone must pass through a woman, not a transgender woman's legs to come to the earth." After the
program was broadcast, it was boycotted by netizens and asked to be removed from the shelves.
There are also Tom Felton who plays Malfoy .
He did not express his opinions on Rowling, nor did he rush to cut the mat like the "Iron Triangle".
just liked Rowling's updates when public opinion was at its peak, and later canceled it.
Just because of this, Tom was scolded and cried by netizens in a later live broadcast.
The external network also launched a challenge of " preventing Rowling from continuing to obtain copyright fees ".
boycotts the possible arrival of Harry Potter episodes.
includes the 20th anniversary reunion Rowling was excluded, which was also caused by "cancel culture".
In the past two years, when the "cancel culture" was at its peak, an erratic incident in "commemorating J·K·Rowling" #RIPJKRowling was also caused.
Some netizens don’t agree with Rowling’s remarks and no longer just hope that she will be “cancelled”.
even maliciously cursed her to death.
Because there are too many bad comments with this topic tag.
so that the Twitter official had to specifically state under the topic: Rowling did not die.
However.
"Cancel Culture" never really "Cancel" Rowling.
because she has been outputting her own opinions.
Even if it is extreme or bad, it will not give up mediating with public opinion, and will not allow "cancel culture" to achieve its goal.
Later she also joked:
"When you can't let a woman be fired, arrested or abandoned by her publisher, and cancellation culture will only make her book sales continue to rise, you really only have one place to go..."
Just imagine.
If it were another person, he would not have the reputation of Rowling and his determination to fight to the end.
is likely to have been suppressed to the end of the pen in the two-year "cancel culture".
"Rolling Incident" has been developed to this day and has long been away from the original scope of discussion.
Under the influence of "cancel culture", few people continue to pay attention to the rights of trans people.
more is to smear, spread rumors and curse Rowling, the target.
so much that when he was unbearable, Rowling joined hands with 150 public figures to publish an open letter condemning "cancel culture."
includes American feminist leader Gloria Stanime , "The Handmaid's Story" author Margaret Atwood and others.
open letter read:
"Our culture has changed to a tendency to be intolerance and public humiliation of opposing views, and to solve complex problems with blind moral certainty." The theme of the entire letter is to remind the public to be vigilant against the phenomenon that freedom of speech is threatened by "untolerating opposing views."
"Cancel culture" is a branch of , the power operation method of in the Internet era.
Anyone with a social account can easily obtain this power.
This power has become increasingly inflated as social media gains doubled attention during the pandemic.
This also explains why the "Rolling Incident" broke out in June last year.
can "cancel culture" and it is not useless.
At the beginning of its birth, "cancel culture" as an error correction mechanism can indeed promote the diversification of literary and artistic creation.
but.
As the political correctness in the West has become more and more serious in recent years, it has even entered a state of jammed -
" Gone with the Wind " was specially removed from the shelves and added text instructions to re-list;
"Friends" was criticized for all the six starring roles in the play, and was criticized for lack of racial diversity, and the producer apologized in tears;
British drama " Anne Bolin " invited a black actress to play Anne Bolin and was praised for her lowest score in IMDb in history.
"Gone with the Wind" Stills
When political correctness overrides artistic expression.
As a product of political correctness, "cancel culture" will inevitably become a tool for to maintain political correctness .
Just like Rowling's remarks have been misread, misinterpreted, and processed by many parties, they have finally become public opinion weapon for venting emotions.
, a deformed "cancel culture" like
, is also worthy of our vigilance.
Because it will also happen around us -
Disagree with a person's point of view does not mean that it must be put to death.
People's concerns about the abnormal "cancel culture" are also concerns about "online mob justice".
This so-called justice has no due process, no accountability mechanism .
Any out-of-control situation can happen.
Because "cancel culture" seeks to destroy by , not reconciliation.
If that day really comes, "cancel culture" is regarded as a good solution to all problems.
The most important thing to be cancelled is "cancel culture" itself .
