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Activist Bookbinder Removing J.K. Rowling’s Name From Her Own Books To Protest Her Gender Views —For a Fee
By Zachary Leeman
An activist book- binder is charging to remove
author J.K. Rowling‘s name from her own books as part of a protest against her past com- ments on gender.
J.K.
Rowling found her name trending on social media this week after a bookbinder in Toronto released a video replacing the binding on
a Harry
Potter book from Rowling, remov-
ing the author’s name entirely. Rowling’s name is also removed from the copyright and title pages.
The activist is offering the Rowling-less books for sale and accused the novelist of “trans-
phobia.”
“The project is spurred by her transphobia ... I was [a fan]. Growing up when I did, it was a given that you would read ‘Harry Potter,'”
artist Laur Flom said,
according to Fox News.
From said once Rowling’s “views on people like me came out, it left a bad taste in my mouth.” The artist also questioned the “ethics” of reading Rowling in light of her recent controver- sies.
If you’d like a book with the per- son’s a name who wrote that book removed, you can purchase a copy for approximately $170 in U.S. dol- lars or around $1200 for a full set of
seven Harry Potter books, according to the artist’s website.
Rowling has said multiple times she supports trans-
gender individu- als, but she’s received backlash for being critical of aspects of things like refrain- ing from using gender-specific language.
“I have no irra- tional fear of or hatred towards trans people in the slightest – as, God knows, I’ve said so many times, but if you’re going to say it’s ‘hate’ not to believe in a gendered soul, then we cannot have a discus- sion. We can’t,” Rowling said in a December inter- view. “There’s nowhere to go. The tactic has been no debate, but it is chang- ing.”
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