Moreover, beliefs such as Rowling’s, LGBT+ groups say, have caused “significant damage” to the UK, prompting it to plummet in global equality indexes.
Today FM chiefs sought to stress that the story came up while the panel discussed tweets by Jedward – the pop duo who have made their opposition to Rowling perfectly clear.
Moreover, they added, the segment is a “lively miscellany in which opinions are encouraged” as hosts and guests discuss key headlines and topics.
The station said that the panelists believed that that JK Rowling’s opinions fall under the definition of transphobia: “The irrational aversion, anxiety, discomfort or hatred of people because they are or are perceived to be transgender.”
Calling J.K. Rowling a Transphobic Bigot is Not Fair, Irish Broadcast Authority Says
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling a transphobic bigot, last year was not fair.
The BAI s ruling came after a complaint was filed against the
Last Word with Matt Cooper on September 18, 2020.
The complaint alleged that during the segment, a panelist on the show stated that Rowling was transphobic without providing context or evidence to back up the claim, according to the BAI ruling. The complainant claims this statement was not challenged by the presenter or any of the other panelists. The complainant believes that this is a very serious accusation, and considers that the segment lacked balance, impartiality or objectivity, the BAI filing states.
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The complainant said that during the weekly discussion, a pannelist stated that J.K. Rowling was transphobic, without providing evidence to back this up.
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has upheld a complaint about a remark made on a radio show that claimed that the novelist JK Rowling was transphobic.