The British writer and author of the Harry Potter books, JK Rowling, has twice rejected her noble title. She talked about this on the social network X.
According to the writer, he was offered the honorary title at different times, both under the Conservative government and under the Labor Party. He noted that talking about these types of proposals is considered rude.
“If they offered me a noble title for the third time, I still wouldn’t accept it.” Rowling concluded.
The peerage is a system of noble titles in England that has existed since the 13th century. Peers have five ranks: duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. As a result of constant updates to the rules, in the 20th century, peers had three privileges: the right to sit in Parliament, the right to have access to the highest representative of the government, and the right not to be subject to civil authority. . detention.
As reported EADailyRowling now faces widespread criticism and even harassment for her views on transgender people and gender identity. It all started with his comment back in 2020 about the complex phrase “people who menstruate.” Joan stated: Previously the word used for this was “woman.”
Recently, the actor who played Harry Potter, a British actor, criticized his views. Daniel Radcliffe.
The actor admits that without Rowling, Harry Potter would not have happened, and in Radcliffe’s life, without her, everything that happened would not have happened.
“But this does not mean that you should give up those principles in which you really believe in favor of someone.” – concluded the actor.
However, Rowling, without paying attention to the criticism, continues to speak against the mainstream. Among the strongest recent comments was a post about the Olympics round of 16 boxing match that ended prematurely between the Italian Angela Carini and the representative of Algeria Iman Khelifwho didn’t pass the gender test.
