J.K.Rowling's anti-Trump messages have incited a mass burning of Harry Potter books stateside. Yes, really.
So, we all know that J.K. Rowling is pretty much lit when it comes to Twitter. Girl has got some mean skills when it comes to shutting down trolls, and now it seems, her anti-Trump social media sentiments have stirred some fans up into a frenzy. A book burning frenzy. Yes, really. What times we live in.
J.K. Rowling has made her feelings about Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees (from predominantly Muslim countries) entering the US very clear via Twitter — she’s been posting and retweeting messages openly criticising the president for the last little while — and now it seems some pro-Trump fans are now taking action against her by (yes) burning Harry Potter books.
Now, while we can’t get our head around just how angry you would have to be to burn your well-thumbed copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it is in fact J.K. Rowling’s AMAZING responses to this slew of Twitter hatred that has gotten folks talking.
And because J.K. Rowling is the bomb, she certainly isn’t going to take people threatening to burn her books lying down. Here are our favourite book burning/anti-Trump shut-downs thus far, and yes, they’ve gone viral.
1. DVDS…
When one fan tweeted about burning her books and DVDs, J.K. shut it down in style.
Well, the fumes from the DVDs might be toxic and I've still got your money, so by all means borrow my lighter. pic.twitter.com/kVoi8VGEoK
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 31, 2017
2. Getting the facts straight…
Come on haters. Get your Harry Potter facts right before you start attacking THE AUTHOR!
Nicolas Flamel doesn't die in the Potter books. Seriously, read before you burn, it'll make attacking me so much easier. pic.twitter.com/cU8AOMS21F
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 2, 2017
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3. Mass burning #ThankYouFor17Years…
Wow, this fan is more than a little irritated.
Guess it's true what they say: you can lead a girl to books about the rise and fall of an autocrat, but you still can't make her think. pic.twitter.com/oB7Aq6Xz8M
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 1, 2017
4. The ‘hooded chihuahua’…
We actually guffawed into our tea when reading this.
Unless you're actually a hooded chihuahua, I'm pretty sure I win on the 'not hiding' front. I quite like 'old whore', though. #Shakespearean pic.twitter.com/0pIEVfrGn7
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 30, 2017
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5. Don’t try and tell her to back out of politics…
Oh Mr America, what were you thinking.
In – Free – Countries – Anyone – Can – Talk – About – Politics.
Try sounding out the syllables aloud, or ask a fluent reader to help. pic.twitter.com/K1j19EIU5f
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
Followed closely by this. Feels.
I love you people. Half my timeline right now is pointing out that Harry Potter never turned anyone into a frog & that Hermione was the nerd
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
This isn’t the first time people have burned, or threatened to burn J.K. Rowling’s books. Some religious groups following the ’90s Harry Potter book phenomenon denounced the stories as being ‘anti-biblical’, and there were reported burnings across the globe.
Fast forward to 2017, and believe it or not, book burning is still actually a thing. Err, have we just woken up in the Middle Ages?! So today, we salute the gloriousness that is J.K.Rowling, and her witty Twitter take-downs.
Book burning? Actual lols.
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