Judy Blume clarifies statement on J.K. Rowling: 'I stand with the trans community'
on Sunday evening. “My point, which was taken out of context, is that I can empathize with a writer—or person—who has been harassed online.”
That point was referenced later in the interview when Freeman brought up Rowling yet again, commenting that Blume faced “attacks”, while Rowling faced the same from the left. “You would probably know better than me, and I’m not up on every word that’s been said,” the 85-year-old replied. “But it can also be said that [Rowling’s] a victim of Twitter, because people believe what they read on Twitter, whatever you actually said.
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