Accio feminism.
J.K. Rowling doesnβt have time for liberal men who hurl misogynistic insults at women β except to put them in their place.
On Thursday, British Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election that was thought to be an easy victory for her. It wasnβt. Mayβs Conservative Party lost seats to Jeremy Corbynβs Labour Party, prompting Corbyn to tell May to resign.
She didnβt. The election results left Britain with a so-called hung Parliament. The minority government then struck a deal with the smaller Democratic Union Party in order to maintain leadership.
Not everyone was pleased with this outcome.
According to Rowling, a liberal man she follows, and has always liked, called May a βwhoreβ on Twitter. So the British author promptly unfollowed the man and tweeted her explanation for doing so:
Though Rowlingβs response is powerful, it isnβt 100 percent perfect. While βwhoreβ can be used as a slur, some people have taken issue with Rowlingβs claim that βcomparing a woman with a prostituteβ is inherently offensive.
Perhaps Rowling, like the man she unfollowed, can take these criticisms and grow from them.
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