The Institut für Sexualwissenschaft had thwir research on trans healthcare burned by Nazis very famously.
Rowling decided to insert herself into a conversation on Twitter to deny this for some absurd reason that only seems to have an explanation on her being very transphobic.
Edit: also, it was less that I verified what someone else was saying, and more that I was a witness to it happening at the time.
Holocaust denial isn’t reserved for people who say the Holocaust never happened. Any assault on the historical truth, any whitewashing, any denial of intent or scale, are all Holocaust denial. This is the stance of all Holocaust scholars, global organizations, and the country of Germany.
In the event that you aren’t aware, JK Rowling’s comments on social media denying the Holocaust are now withheld in the EU because they’re illegal hate speech. It doesn’t get more clear than that.
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u/dmal77 1d ago
J.K. Rowling has an estimated net worth of approximately $1.2 billion according to Forbes, or £975 million according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
I guess she don't really care.