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Ralph Fiennes Says He 'Can't Understand the Vitriol' Over J.K. Rowling's Anti-Transgender Comments

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Actor Ralph Fiennes, who played Voldemort in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series, said he supported the author after she faced backlash for remarks criticizing transgender people.In a Wednesday interview with The Telegraph promoting his new touring theatrical adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s “,” Fiennes commented on the backlash Rowling has faced in the last year after sharing controversial and sometimes thoughts about , , and under the guise of&nbsp;.“I can’t understand the vitriol directed at her,” Fiennes . “I can understand the heat of an argument, but I find this age of accusation and the need to condemn irrational. I find the level of hatred that people express about views that differ from theirs, and the violence of language towards others, disturbing.”Also Read:Fiennes isn’t the only “Harry Potter” cast member to back J.K. Rowling — Hagrid actor Robbie Coltrane , “I don’t think what she said was offensive really.” Coltrane added,&nbsp;“I don’t know why, but there’s a whole Twitter generation of people who hang around waiting to be offended. They wouldn’t have won the war, would they?”and his co-stars and have openly condemned her views. Warner Bros. also spoke out against her comments and said , “we recognize our responsibility to foster empathy and advocate understanding of all communities and all people.”In a letter he published on LGBTQ health organization The Trevor Project’s website, Radcliffe rebuked all of Rowling’s comments, which included the assertion that transgender women weren’t women, and that anyone who menstruated&nbsp;is a woman, which invalidates the validity of any trans-masculine person who might still get their period.Also Read:“Transgender women are women,” . “Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I.”“Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are,” “I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.”YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT.WANT TO KEEP READING?SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER, FIRST TAKETHANK YOUFOR SIGNING UP!Loyal readership ofWant to keep reading?Continue Here* You have also unlocked a free 7-day Trial Membership to WrapPROWANT TO GO DEEPER?FOR YOUR

Actor Ralph Fiennes, who played Voldemort in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series, said he supported the author after she faced backlash for remarks criticizing transgender people.In a Wednesday interview with The Telegraph promoting his new touring theatrical adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s “,” Fiennes commented on the backlash Rowling has faced in the last year after sharing controversial and sometimes thoughts about , , and under the guise of&nbsp;.“I can’t understand the vitriol directed at her,” Fiennes . “I can understand the heat of an argument, but I find this age...

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Ralph Fiennes Says He 'Can't Understand the Vitriol' Over J.K. Rowling's Anti-Transgender Comments

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