Does Emma Watson Hate Harry Potter

Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren't who they say they are, Watson said.

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Rowling, who has repeatedly leaned into transphobic rhetoric over the years, took to her Twitter over the weekend to take umbrage with the use of the phrase “people who menstruate.” After making an initial cruel and disparaging “joke” about the importance of the word women, Rowling then engaged with a number of her critics and doubled down on her views.

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“If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased, ” Rowling wrote. “I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. ”

Days later, Rowling wrote a long and waffling blog post in which she spoke of the “accusations and threats from trans activists that have been bubbling in my Twitter timeline.” Though ostensibly an attempt to “clarify” her comments, the post just sees Rowling lean into them further.

In response, Daniel Radcliffe has spoken out against Rowling, reiterating his support for the trans community. And now Emma Watson has done the same.

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“Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are, ” Watson said, simply.

“I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.”

Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are. — Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020

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I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are. — Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020

I donate to @Mermaids_Gender and @mamacash. If you can, perhaps you’ll feel inclined to do the same. ❤️ — Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020Watson, who portrayed the role of Hermione Granger in JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter' franchise, said she loved and respected the trans people for who they were.

Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are, Harry Potter actor Emma Watson wrote in response to transphobic tweets by author JK Rowling.

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On Thursday (June 11), Watson made her statement in a Twitter thread and wrote: I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.

Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020

I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020

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'People who menstruate.' I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud? Rowling tweeted earlier suggesting only women mensurated.

She continued her transphobic rant The idea that women like me, who’ve been empathetic to trans people for decades, feeling kinship because they’re vulnerable in the same way as women - ie, to male violence - ‘hate’ trans people because they think sex is real and has lived consequences - is a nonsense.

If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth.— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2020

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I respect every trans person’s right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them. I’d march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans. At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it’s hateful to say so.— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2020

Watson, however, isn't alone and vocal about Rowling's tone-deaf tweets. Transgender women are women, Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe earlier panned the creator of

Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I, Radcliffe wrote in an article on Monday.

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Fans who feel that their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminished. I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you.