Published 19:31 IST, October 13th 2020
Piers Morgan calls JK Rowling 'woke', defends her against 'cancel culture'
In a recent interview, Piers Morgan called out people who were cancelling JK Rowling on Twitter, claiming that she was one of the most "woke" people he knew
Advertisement
Netizens on Twitter are still enrd at author JK Rowling for her controversial comments that came off as transphobic. In fact, many people are w boycotting JK Rowling's Harry Potter products due to her strong stance against trans community. In a recent interview with Guardian, TV presenter Piers Morgan came to JK Rowling's defence. Piers Morgan pointed out that Rowling was one of most 'woke' people he knew, and that people boycotting her was ar example of cancel culture.
Piers Morgan calls JK Rowling one of most "woke" people, comes to her defence
Advertisement
During an interview with Guardian, Piers Morgan called JK Rowling one of most woke people he had ever met. He also called out cancel culture mob on Twitter, claiming that ir actions were horrendous. He added that fact that #RIPJKRowling was trending proved that cancel culture had gone out of control.
Advertisement
Piers Morgan and JK Rowling were once bitter rivals on social media. Back in 2017, y both had a toxic argument due to ir political differences, as Piers Morgan was a Trump supporter while Rowling was a leftist. However, in September of 2020, Piers Morgan came to JK Rowling's defence when #RIPJKRowling was trending online. At that time, Rowling had just published her latest book titled Troubled Blood, which featured a male serial killer who dressed up in women's clos to kill his victims.
Advertisement
Many fans felt like this new book was an attack against trans men, especially after JK Rowling's prior comments on trans community. However, Piers Morgan defended Rowling and slammed 'woke brigade' for hating a book even before y had read it. He also claimed that he did t even like Rowling, but he found her cancellation on Twitter to be "patic".
This whole controversy started earlier this year when JK Rowling responded to an article with words “people who menstruate” in title. Rowling took offence to this statement and furr claimed that letting people self-identify ir was dangerous for women.
Advertisement
[im source: @jkrowling_official and @piersmorgan Instagram]
19:31 IST, October 13th 2020