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JK Rowling has challenged Scotland's new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence.

The Harry Potter author, who lives in Edinburgh, described several transgender women as men, including convicted prisoners, trans activists and other public figures.

She said "freedom of speech and belief" was at an end if accurate description of biological sex was outlawed.

Earlier, Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf said the new law would deal with a "rising tide of hatred".

The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 creates a new crime of "stirring up hatred" relating to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex.

Ms Rowling, who has long been a critic of some trans activism, posted on X on the day the new legislation came into force.

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[–] iLoveFishing@lemmy.today 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I do not deny the holocaust. I am of Jewish descent. Surely you can see that saying someone is the first victim is not even close to the same as saying some is not a victim. Are you purposely being obtuse?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and saying the Nazis only killed one million Jews is not the same as saying the Nazis didn't kill any Jews.

And yet both are Holocaust denial. You being of "Jewish descent" doesn't change that denying parts of the Holocaust happened is Holocaust denial. You can be a rabbi, but if you say no Roma people were killed in the Holocaust, you're a Holocaust denier. "I'm Jewish" is not a shield.

She was shown she was wrong and she doubled down on it. And now you're supporting her because you refuse to look at the context which is also a form of Holocaust denial.

[–] iLoveFishing@lemmy.today 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That is not hate speech and I do not support JK Rowling. I do support freedom of speech. Like I predicted, this law would be used to silence political opponents. Like you are in support of here.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Holocaust denial is considered hate speech based on the parameters I gave you.

She is not being silenced. She posted multiple tweets about this issue.

[–] iLoveFishing@lemmy.today 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That is not holocaust denial. She did not deny the holocaust happened or that they were not victims. You are being purposely obtuse.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yet again, saying only one million Jews died in the Holocaust instead of six million is Holocaust denial.

Why do you not know this? Please educate yourself on Holocaust denial, especially since you claime to be "of Jewish descent," whatever that means. I'm just Jewish.

https://www.museumoftolerance.com/education/teacher-resources/holocaust-resources/what-is-holocaust-denial.html

[–] iLoveFishing@lemmy.today 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You are comparing it to something that it is not. She is not saying that 1 million people died in the holocaust. Are you really denying that people can be of Jewish descent? Stop being a bigot

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I didn't deny people can be anything, although I have no idea what "of Jewish descent" is supposed to mean. Does it mean you had many ancestors who died in the Holocaust or does it mean you had a Jewish great-grandmother from Schenectady, NY?

And I know what part of the Holocaust she's denying. The part that involves transgender people. You also appear to be denying it and hiding behind your "of Jewish descent" claim.

[–] iLoveFishing@lemmy.today 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You’re now resorting to personal attacks. Is this all you do on this website? Do you have any friends in real life?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's strange to complain about someone resorting to personal attacks and then making a personal attack in the same post.

I'd explain to you about why I'm here right now, but I doubt you'd read it since you wouldn't read a link I posted. And you'd just say it wasn't true if I did.

But feel free to look me up in Casual Conversations and see the hell I've been going through since January of 2023 if you like. Maybe it will make you laugh.

[–] iLoveFishing@lemmy.today 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wish you the best on your health issues. I knew someone who had very similar issues and after a few years it went away luckily.

I hope you can understand that some people are not left wing. That doesn’t make them bad people.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do you wish me the best? Because you sure didn't one post ago.

I hope you can understand that some people are not left wing. That doesn’t make them bad people.

What the fuck does this have to do with a single thing I have said in this entire conversation?

[–] iLoveFishing@lemmy.today 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Keep begging your mom for more money instead of getting a job.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I knew you didn't actually wish me the best.

Why lie about it?

Just admit you couldn't give less of a fuck if I died right now.

Incidentally, I have never begged my mother for money in my life. I'm sorry if you don't have parents nice enough to offer to pay for things when you're having a very difficult time.