• Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Yeah I’ve got to firmly agree on that one. Her fame, and the fact that she created such a beloved franchise, gives her a lot of influence. Most people haven’t heard of the likes of say, Posie Parker, especially outside of the UK.

    • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days ago

      ah, perhaps “influential” is not the best word choice on my part - I guess what I meant by that was not most famous or reaching the most people, but rather the most successful in their anti-trans advocacy, i.e. Rowling hasn’t had the same kind of influence on trans rights as other anti-trans activists like Matt Walsh, and even Posie Parker I would argue has been more successful at achieving goals of the anti-trans movement than Rowling. Rowling is more famous as a transphobe and in that sense I agree with you she has a bigger platform and can bring more people into the anti-trans movement.