JK Rowling, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk are fuming over Scotland’s hate crime law. Here’s why.
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A legal shake-up aimed at protecting minorities angers high-profile opponents on freedom of speech grounds.

It was no April Fool’s joke.

Harry Potter author-turned culture warrior J.K. Rowling kicked off the month with an 11-tweet social media thread in which she argued 10 transgender women were men — and dared Scottish police to arrest her.

Rowling’s intervention came as a controversial new Scottish government law, aimed at protecting minority groups from hate crimes, took effect. And it landed amid a fierce debate over both the legal status of transgender people in Scotland and over what actually constitutes a hate crime.

Already the law has generated far more international buzz than is normal for legislation passed by a small nation’s devolved parliament.

  • fuego@lemmy.caEnglish
    549·
    9 months ago

    Wrong, but ok lol. Believe what you want sweetie.

    • Scrof@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      33·
      9 months ago

      Lol you really are defending Joe Rogan, Elon musk and Rowling. They’re not worth it. One is an obnoxious podcaster, one is a conman and one is a mediocre writer. A damn weird hill to die on.

      • fuego@lemmy.caEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        I don’t care who they are, personally.

        They shouldn’t go to jail because they don’t call you the words you want.