In the midst of the ongoing Russian attack on Ukraine, suddenly there was talk of Harry Potter. These discussions started after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address to his country. In fact, in his latest speech, Putin, British author J.K. Rolling mentioned.
JK Rowling is one of the most famous writers of today’s era. His novel series written in English harry potter Perhaps the most famous novel of the 21st century. Rowling has faced criticism for her statements related to transgender issues.
Now Putin has mentioned the author of Harry Potter in his speech. According to The Hollywood Reporter, on Friday, during a televised address on state TV, the Russian president said what happened to Rowling was proof that Westerners like to “dismiss” people. Putin said this was something Russia itself is now facing.
He said the author was “rejected” because she “did not meet their gender rights demands.” “They are now trying to dismiss our country. I am talking about the progressive discrimination of everything with Russia,” Putin said. He compared the “culture of rejection” to the Nazis trying to burn books in the 1930s.
Putin said, “We remember the footage when they were burning books. It is impossible to imagine such a thing in our country and we are against it for our culture. And it is inseparable from us from our homeland, from Russia, where ethnic There is no place for intolerance, where for centuries representatives of dozens of ethnic groups have been living together.”
What is JK Rowling’s ‘transphobic’ controversy
English author JK Rowling, best known for her Harry Potter books, has come under criticism for her alleged transphobic tweets and statements. The author also expressed anger at Rowling, with transgenders, activists, and their allies. Rowling criticized an article containing the phrase “people who menstruate”, which sparked controversy.
He tweeted and wrote, “People who have periods. Surely those people have a name. Somebody help. Nice little name hai wumben, wimpund, woomed?” There was a lot of ruckus on his tweet. People started calling him transphobic. He even had to face the boycott of a section of the society. Even the three main characters of Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, criticized Rolink.
JK Rowling slams Putin
JK Rowling now responds to Vladimir Putin after citing the Harry Potter author about the culture of rejection. He added that “the culture of Western dismissal probably shouldn’t be criticized by those who are currently killing civilians”. Rowling also referred to an article about jailed anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, and targeted Putin for “jailing and poisoning critics”.
To understand the meaning of Putin’s speech, also understand the meaning of the words used by him. Putin used the word cancel culture in his speech.
What is Cancel Culture?
Cancel culture or call-out culture is a contemporary idiom used as a method of exclusion or dismissal in which one is excluded from social or professional circles – whether online, on social media or personally.