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J.K. Rowling Compares Zombie Land Saga TERF Meme to Anti-Suffragist Art

posted on by Kim Morrissy
"Same sh*t, different century," tweets Harry Potter author

The Twitter abuse in talks at the UK Parliament. An MP held up a printed version of the image, which was captioned "Shut the F*** Up TERF." (The acronym refers to trans-exclusionary radical feminists.)

More recently on Sunday, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling posted the same image on her Twitter alongside an anti-suffragist cartoon from the early 1900s. "Same sh*t, different century," she wrote, implying that the anti-TERF meme is equivalent to the threats of anti-feminist violence historically directed at the suffragists.

In 2020, Rowling made a series of controversial Rupert Grint, and Eddie Redmayne, have spoken up against her views for their lack of inclusivity.

The character Lily from the Zombie Land Saga anime series was revealed to be a trans girl.

Source: J.K. Rowling's Twitter


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