It looks like Bill de Blasio’s pet Black Lives Matter mural in Manhattan wasn’t the only thing hit with red paint; vandals also went after “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling’s handprint.
Vandals deface J.K. Rowling handprint: pic.twitter.com/APLTWxVXvM
— Paul Bois (@PaulBois39) July 13, 2020
And look, they even planted a little transgender pride flag next to their work, seeing as what got Rowling canceled were her statements like “sex is a biological fact” and Twitter hashtags supporting a woman who’d been fired for supposedly anti-trans social media posts. Vox asked if Rowling had destroyed “the legacy of Harry Potter with a single, transphobic tweet.” This tweet:
Dress however you please.
Call yourself whatever you like.
Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you.
Live your best life in peace and security.
But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 19, 2019
Rowling hasn’t backed down — she passed on an offer from GLAAD to facilitate a discussion with members of the trans community and she’s mocked those who’ve distanced themselves from her by removing their names from a letter they’d co-signed about progressive cancel culture.
But paint on her handprint? She’s finished now.
At least she can take comfort in knowing she's still a gazillionaire. https://t.co/41qKJj7YLG
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) July 13, 2020
And that they haven’t read any other books.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) July 13, 2020
They really should have read another book. ?
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) July 13, 2020
— Jess (@TheSenator) July 13, 2020
And the vandals can revel in the fact that no paint ever washed off concrete ever anywhere.
— Coach Crash (Mike) (@Coach_Crash) July 13, 2020
Could not care less.
— Elaine Plaut (@FourDogHouse) July 14, 2020
Well they sure showed her didn’t they.
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) July 13, 2020
How will she ever survive?!?
— Larry Mann (@tulsavinoexpert) July 13, 2020
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Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame vandalized — AGAIN!; Maxine Waters leads ‘Impeach 45’ chant https://t.co/nfGPqB2aff
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 12, 2017
