Coalitions can be messy things. That principle was on full display in a recent argument on Twitter between author J. K. Rowling and the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh over whether they can unite on the subject of transgender ideology. It began with Walsh calling out “women who publicly renounce the definition of ‘woman’ for fear of mean comments.” Rowling responded directly to him by detailing the kind of harassment women online get from radicals, including doxing, loss of livelihood, and death and rape threats. These, she said, go far beyond “mean comments.”
Conservative sports writer Jason Whitlock then admonished Rowling for attacking Walsh, who has been a leader in the movement against transgenderism, with efforts such as his recent documentary What Is a Woman? Rowling told Whitlock that, while she admires Walsh’s efforts, “a shared belief that women exist as a biological class . . . does not an ally make.” Rowling denounced Walsh for his opposition to her brand of feminism.
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