Actor Pedro Pascal has lambasted J.Okay. Rowling’s anti-trans views as “heinous loser habits” following the Harry Potter writer’s celebration of the UK Supreme Court docket’s ruling that transgender girls shouldn’t be acknowledged as girls beneath Britain’s Equality Act.
In response to the ruling, Rowling posted a photograph of herself on X/Twitter smoking a cigar and having a drink, with the caption, “I adore it when a plan comes collectively.”
Activist Tariq Ra’ouf condemned Rowling for her actions in an Instagram video, calling it “some severe Voldemort villain shit,” alluding to the antagonist within the Harry Potter novels. Pascal voiced his disapproval of Rowling within the feedback of Ra’ouf’s Instagram submit writing, “Terrible disgusting SHIT is strictly proper. Heinous LOSER habits.”
Associated Video
The actor, who stars in HBO’s The Final of Us, has a transgender sister named Lux Pascal, and has lengthy championed trans rights. Earlier this week, he wore a “Defend the Dolls” T-shirt to the UK premiere of the Marvel film Thunderbolts, as a part of a marketing campaign to guard transgender girls from discrimination.
Rowling, in the meantime, has taken an anti-trans stance for years, continually posting these views on her X/Twitter account. The truth is, the submit she has pinned to the highest of her X account now shares a remark directed on the writer that reads, “You’re a silly and horrible lady. My youngsters and I loved burning your books and roasting marshmallows over your pathetic books,” to which Rowling replied, “I get the identical royalties whether or not you learn them or burn them. Take pleasure in your marshmallows!”
Along with starring within the the most recent season of The Final of Us, Pascal will quickly be seen as Reed Richards / Mr. Incredible within the upcoming film Incredible 4: First Steps, hitting theaters July twenty fifth.