The famed author of the Harry Potter series dared Scottish authorities to arrest her after a new vague “hate crime” law went into effect on Monday.
In a lengthy post on X, J.K. Rowling published a series of stories about biological men who identify as women engaged in sexual criminal activity or holding female roles at lead institutions and female sports leagues.
“In passing the Scottish Hate Crime Act, Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness, however misogynistically or opportunistically, than on the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls,” Rowling wrote.
But most women aren’t axe-toters or sex offenders, so let’s talk role models! Guilia Valentino (in red) wanted to play on the women’s team ‘because of sisterhood, validation and political visibility’. Naturally, she was given some boring cis girl’s place. Yay for inclusion! 6/11 pic.twitter.com/zl5i41RqBG
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1, 2024
The new law, enacted in 2021 and implemented Monday, criminalizes acts “stirring up hatred.” Perpetrators under the law can be convicted if found to behave “in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening, abusive or insulting.” Local police are given broad discretion to enforce the law, with apparent victims given deference to press charges. Those convicted may face a fine and up to 7 years in prison. Rowling taunted authorities to enforce the law as written Monday with her online posts routinely condemned by leftists as “hate speech.”
