- Joined
- Jan 25, 2018
J. K. Rowling was something of a Leftist idol- not because of any special beliefs she held, but because she was a woman who wrote books about a boy wizard that they happened to like. Now that they're grown and Rowling has "fuck you" money, she can say things that go against the Leftist orthodoxy. The Leftists are pissed that the woman they idolized is denying their beliefs. They would very much like to #Cancel her, but again, she's rich enough that she can afford to say such things.
Leftists don't have the ability to continue liking something if the person behind it is problematic. Once somebody they liked becomes problematic, they become so angry at the fact that they liked something and want to continue to enjoy something from somebody who has what they deemed to be the wrong opinion.
It's the same reason why Orson Scott Card or Notch have received so much shit over the past several years. It's also the same reason why Dave Chappelle's last stand up special received so much controversy.