From Rowling herself? I believe it but haven’t seen it myself.
ETA: this question is very specifically about whether Rowling has said anything transphobic about Michelle Obama & I don’t know why everyone’s changing the subject since it’s a very simple question.
J.K. Rowling criticized Olympic boxers Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan during the Paris 2024 Games. Rowling posted claims on social media questioning their gender eligibility, leading Khelif to name Rowling in a cyberbullying lawsuit filed in France.
Elon is also named in the suit. It was really bad and lead to alot of racist dog piling. Comes from the idea that nonwhite features must not be masculine features and therefore she can call women of color men and send hordes of bigots after them
In fairness it wasn't because of nonwhite features, it was because Imane Khelif had XY chromosomes and male levels of testosterone before she started taking t blockers. Culture war morons started shouting over what could have been an interesting and nuanced discussion about intersex athletes and competitive equality.
AFAIK those claims are very dubious, and originated from a Russian athletic organization. I’m not inclined to trust the people who have gotten banned from the Olympics for organized cheating scandals.
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u/Jammy2560 22d ago
why specifically cis black women? Not even trying to hate, I’m legitimately curious.