Unfortunately all the other actors from HP threw her to the wolves, from Radcliffe to Emma to Rupert to the black Hermione that Rowling bent over backwards to try to justify. Fuck, even the chink actress felt it necessary to along with working in a BLM virtue signal.
Radcliffe -
Daniel Radcliffe, who rose to fame playing Harry Potter, was
one of the first to address the issue with a lengthy statement he released via The Trevor Project. "Transgender women are women. 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," he wrote, before speaking directly to fans of the series impacted by Rowling's remarks. "If you found anything in these stories that resonated with you and helped you at any time in your life — then that is between you and the book that you read, and it is sacred."
Emma Watson, another member of the core cast from a young age as witch Hermione Granger, turned to Twitter
to express her support for the trans community. "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 tweeted, before adding a second tweet reading, "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."
Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the
Potter films, also responded to Rowling's remarks, becoming the last of the three central cast members to do so. On Friday, Grint issued a statement to the UK's
The Times, saying, “I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment."
Noma Dumezweni, who played Hermione Granger in the first run of both the West End and Broadway productions of
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, responded to Rowling's initial tweets on Sunday with a list of names of transgender activists and individuals. "1. Dear Jo - Marsha P. Johnson. Sylvia Rivera. Indya Moore. Angelica Ross. Tamara Adrián. Rebecca Root. Isis King. Laverne Cox. Caitlyn Jenner. Lily and Lana Wachowski. Trace Lysette. Andreja Pejic. Tracey Norman. Janet Mock. APRIL ASHLEY... etc, etc, Wikipedia..," she wrote, before adding. "2. As I honour mine, and the trans friends in my life. I’ll defer to THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES, not their erasure. And these are just the WOMEN! There is Magic in listening. This has stories for millennia. I know You Know All this...with love. Nx #TransRightsAreHumanRights."
Bonnie Wright, the actress who portrayed Ginny Weasley, also spoke out on Wednesday via Twitter. "If Harry Potter was a source of love and belonging for you, that love is infinite and there to take without judgment or question. Transwomen are Women. I see and love you, Bonnie x," she wrote.
On Wednesday,
Eddie Redmayne, who stars in the
Fantastic Beasts films as Newt Scamander,
released his own statement on the situation. "Respect for transgender people remains a cultural imperative, and over the years I have been trying to constantly educate myself,” Redmayne said in the statement provided to EW (and
first reported by
Variety). “This is an ongoing process. As someone who has worked with both J.K. Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand. I disagree with Jo’s comments. Trans women are women, trans men are men and non-binary identities are valid."
Another cast member, Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang, put the spotlight on organizations that support Black trans women. "So, you want my thoughts on Cho Chang? Okay, here goes...(thread)," she began, before
posting a thread to various funds supporting black trans people and the Black Lives Matter movement."
