“People are saying that I’ve betrayed them somehow, but the truth is, I’ve always been consistent,” explained Rowling in an interview to promote the TV reboot due in 2026.

“For example, if you read the Harry Potter books closely, you’ll see that Dumbledore actually hated trans people.

“For example, in Goblet of Fire, he says, ‘You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be’. That’s clearly Dumbledore indicating he thinks people should stay the gender they were born with, no matter what.

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Satire news community similar to !theonion@midwest.social, but with a focus on the UK.

Community is named after NewsThump, a British news satire website, but satirical news from any website is welcome here so long as it doesn’t break community/instance rules. The Daily Mash, for example, is another popular UK satire news website.

General Instance Rules:

  • No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia or xenophobia.
  • No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
  • No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users.
  • Do not share intentionally false or misleading information.
  • Do not spam or abuse network features.

Community Specific Rules:

  • Please refrain from posting satire news which is not relevant to the UK (e.g. American politics).
  • Keep comments in English so that they can be appropriately moderated.
  • Posts do NOT have to be from NewsThump. Any satirical news can be posted here.

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NewsThump has a Fediverse presence. Check them out on Mastodon: mastodon.online/@newsthump

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