J.K. Rowling Is Stirring Up Twitter Yet Again

J.K. Rowling is stirring up controversy on Twitter yet again.

[{"selector":"#anim-896ec5f1-3d9b-4d1d-ad6a-6d49708080af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a0ab746-7e35-488d-8653-c76d565655db","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f7385d1-85e5-4486-92b9-c3ca69da1729","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

One fan shared a photo of his two kids, calling them his “minions.”

[{"selector":"#anim-a105f3b5-1188-4127-a7a5-ab244cacc755","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4bc2446-cf5d-424f-9eb1-2c548021dd4a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4462777-8dca-4007-80ee-aa05579d00b3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

“I’m going to teach them how to stick to their principles even when it’s unpopular, just like you,” he tweeted.

[{"selector":"#anim-57ef6f14-2875-4c98-9423-77d3c12bf6fc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-926d131a-b1dc-4a6e-a3b4-7a545a32f7d9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b75abac-b52c-482c-9754-e3dfe82b5158","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

J.K. Rowling replied to the post, writing, “Beautiful minions!”

[{"selector":"#anim-fe3a5c4c-f32f-4d4a-9e14-56cdd9dbb6e6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2dac2355-66ab-4e11-95b1-ee8c0f2aecac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-924115b6-ef16-43a4-8493-b63e1cc13bf6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

However, in January 2021, he posted a pretty alarming, now-deleted tweet.

[{"selector":"#anim-c34141f7-2a50-463a-b6a8-a59283cba7a8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7229dac3-ba48-4178-a76a-0e62cfbaf298","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3128342e-23c7-45ae-8aa4-c4d53add1b02","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The user tweeted posted a graphic, threatening message to anyone who believes in gender ideology.

[{"selector":"#anim-0d34ad3e-2e12-4f45-8519-4c9fd9658c52","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0c16b5e-b5f2-450c-9a7e-6d5776056c7f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.14195%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-05db5f27-c63a-46e7-9e4c-3060af4bb36b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Many users called on J.K. Rowling to delete her response, given the user’s Twitter history.

[{"selector":"#anim-68e95723-9521-4bbe-929d-bd131ed3813a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c9a3a886-3ea7-405b-a188-2abec9c7a683","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.14195%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4314b066-92a5-43a2-9d3b-49671a493b43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

However, many asked if Rowling was responsible for digging up a tweet that was written in January 2021.

[{"selector":"#anim-d94b9767-86ff-4107-a6bf-ba107ae5f84f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e42ccb31-97af-450e-a41c-5abc67d9cdee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.14195%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f585666-a98a-4325-9fc6-8b79fdb76f88","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

At the time of this writing, J.K. Rowling has not deleted her response.

[{"selector":"#anim-a074b9d9-e2e5-4f94-a396-5c96af5ab6a7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-21b03964-6496-459c-8214-6359cb888ff8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.14195%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8844b150-1c51-4367-9fa8-47d4879b5a37","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more