You think she influences how judges interpret the law in the UK? Does she have a spell for that?
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What if I told you that judges are not immune to propaganda and do not, in fact, retire to a hermetically-sealed sensory deprivation tank as soon as they leave the courthouse?
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Who said that they do? They are however more likely to make informed choices based on digestion of the facts presented to them rather than diatribes and accusations made across social media. A forensic mind is usually a requirement to sit on the UK high/supreme court.
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“I have no idea how a billionaire Children’s author lending her name and clout to spreading transphobic propaganda would have any influence on anyone.” - someone who is absolutely, definitely arguing in good faith, totally
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You think three high court judges have had their legal opinions shaped by the twittering of a fantasy author? I don't. I think they might influence you in whatever direction, but not them. That's not to say they don't have opinions, just that twitter et al is not an influence.
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I think JK Rowling is a latecomer to this discourse and to a certain extent is the foam on the tide, but I think that the massive influence TERFs as a class have over UK media -- *not* just on Twitter, but in articles, op-eds, TV appearances -- have obviously had an effect
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Replying to @arthur_affect @TheWorthingRed and
And this kind of dodge you're playing is very much the last refuge of scoundrels Disclaiming that expressing your opinion could have any impact on anything and just saying you have the abstract right to say it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @TheWorthingRed and
I mean, sure, maybe JK Rowling's tweets have no impact on anything and don't matter at all In that case maybe she should still shut the fuck up, because the impact I know they do have is it's very unpleasant for trans people to see them and hear about them
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Replying to @arthur_affect @TheWorthingRed and
But obviously that's not why she tweets She tweets because she thinks her opinion influences the public Moreover, she tweets to draw attention to her *articles* and *interviews* and *books* that influence the public even more than this platform itself does
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Replying to @arthur_affect @TheWorthingRed and
I really fucking hate this smug butter-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth innocence from TERFs You spend all your efforts every minute of every day of every year to work the refs as hard as you can Then when the refs rule in your favor you pretend the refs can't possibly be worked
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"What, me INFLUENCE the judges' decisions? Are you saying judges aren't perfectly wise, and impartial, and objectively correct in the decisions they make? Why I NEVER" Eat shit
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Replying to @arthur_affect @TheWorthingRed and
It's also not the kind of case that's based on specific legal principles or interpretations of a statute. It's a big factual analysis case, where the judges are evaluating what puberty blockers do, and if the benefits are worth the risks. That is an extremely subjective call.
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Replying to @mssilverstein @arthur_affect and
And one which they very obviously and very plainly botch. They don't cite to JKR's twitter feed, no. But they clearly believe much of the same shit she does about this. Far more than they pay attention to the actual facts before them.
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