#647 - Megan Phelps-Roper - How Did Harry Potter Enter The Trans Debate?

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Megan Phelps-Roper is a social activist, public speaker and author known for her insights into religious extremism. Harry Potter is the most banned book of the 21st century. Firstly frowned upon by far Right Christian groups for its promotion of witchcraft, the controversy has recently pivoted to the far Left who have concerns that JK Rowling is promoting transphobia. The obvious question is, how did one of the most beloved children's authors of all time end up here? Expect to learn the reason behind the widespread backlash and cancellation of JK Rowling, whether Rowling is worried about ruining her legacy, how the platforms like 4chan and Tumblr were so pivotal in this movement, just how similar the trans rights movement is to the gay rights movement, Megan’s perspective on the “What Is A Woman” documentary, how Megan's upbringing in the Westboro Baptist Church gives her a unique insight on this story and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://craftd.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Extra Stuff: Listen to The Witch Trials Of JK Rowling - https://open.spotify.com/show/2K186zrvRgeE2w0wQjbaw7 Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Megan Phelps-Ropa. She's a social
0:05.4	activist, public speaker and author known for her insights into religious extremism. Harry Potter
0:11.3	is the most band book of the 21st century. Firstly, frowned upon by far-right Christian groups
0:16.4	for its promotion of witchcraft, the controversy has recently pivoted to the far left, who have
0:21.1	concerned that JK Rowling is promoting transphobia. The obvious question is, how did one of the
0:26.2	most beloved children's authors of all time end up here? Expect to learn the reason behind the
0:31.4	widespread backlash and cancellation of JK Rowling, whether Rowling is worried about ruining her legacy,
0:36.7	how the platforms like 4chan and tumbler were so pivotal in this movement, just how similar
0:41.8	the trans rights movement is to the gay rights movement, Megan's perspective on the what is a
0:46.6	woman documentary, how Megan's upbringing in the Westboro Baptist Church gives her a unique insight
0:51.5	on this story and much more. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Jim Shark. Today at
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