Trans Paralympian Has Perfect Response After JK Rowling Accuses Her Of Being A ‘Cheat’
Italian Paralympic sprinter Valentina Petrillo, who is transgender, opened up to reporters about the ‘Harry Potter’ author’s demeaning comments.
Harry Potter author and virulent transphobe JK Rowling apparently was not swayed by the cyberbullying lawsuit filed against her by Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif after she baselessly accused Khelif of being trans.
Now Rowling has once again resumed her favorite pastime of attacking trans people for no reason, this time she set her sights on Italian Paralympic sprinter Valentina Petrillo, who is transgender and visually impaired.Petrillo recently opened up to the press about enduring Rowling’s branding of her as an “out and proud cheat,” and her response is frankly a master class in shade.
In an interview with UK newspaper The Times, Petrillo openly celebrated the fact that she’s attracted so much of Rowling’s attention despite not really knowing much about the writer.Stay ahead of the curve with the latest news and viral moments from Comic Sands!
In a follow-up post, Rowling went on to play her favorite game in which she pretends to have no problem with MOST transgender people, just the ones she deems to be supposedly fraudulent women using their gender to cheat her and other women out of, in this case, *checks notes* Paralympic titles she didn’t even win.
On social media, many people applauded Petrillo for speaking out against Rowling.
Petrillo also noted to The Times that, contrary to Rowling’s seeming obsession with her gender, her fellow Paralympians have welcomed her with open arms and she’s never felt so accepted as she has in the Olympic Village.