Jinkx Monsoon vs JK Rowling: Oh, Gurrrrlllll!

Jinkx Monsoon vs JK Rowling: Oh, Gurrrrlllll!

Oh, gurl! You don't want to get in Jinkx Monsoon's way because she is sassy, she is outspoken, and she's smart. Don't get in the ring if you don't want to get knocked out. This week's Moment of Shade comes from statements made by Jinx Monsoon about JK Rowling. We know how problematic JK Rowling has been towards the trans community, aggressively so. There is so much anti-trans rhetoric from the Harry Potter writer that we don't even need to list it all here; why waste the editorial space? We get it, Rowling, you don't support or believe in the trans experience.

Here's the thing. When JK Rowling first released the Potter books, she went by just JK rather than her full name, Joanne Kathleen. Her reasoning? She wanted to disguise her gender so that the books would appeal to both boys and girls, thinking that being a female writer would limit her audience. That's not all. She continues to write the Cormoran Strike crime series under the pseudonym “Robert Galbraith." She stated that she uses the name Robert to take the series as far away from the Potter series as possible. So, in essence, she is choosing her gender to fit her career needs? Huh? And recently, Rowling suggested that UK police start taking pictures of people using the women's bathrooms in order to ensure the right gender was using them. How did this crazy pants create such a great series?

Jinkx Monsoon, being the smarty pants that she is, knows all this and is always ready to share a moment of shade with some biting truth. Jinkx is the media's current sweetheart. This two-time Drag Race winner (marking the first time a queen won twice in the franchise) has definitely taken her appearance on the show as an opportunity to propel her solo career, and she's knocked it out of the park. She made a highly profiled appearance in Doctor Who, and she's been on Broadway - Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors, Oh, Mary!, and Pirates! The Penzance Musical - she's done her critically acclaimed cabarets all over, and she's put out studio albums. She also came out as trans. Yassss, Queen!

She was recently interviewed by comedian Ziwe and was asked about JK Rowling. Jinx responded, using Rowling's wrong pronouns on purpose, "Who is Jake? Who is he? Jake Hay Rowling?" She then went out to say that JK doesn't sound very feminine. She brings her point home by saying Rowling must not have liked how the world saw her as a female writer, so she changed her gender to fit the narrative. Touche, Jinkx! This Moment of Shade is SO SO delicious.

@ziwe tonight at 8 eastern, jinkx monsoon is an iconic guest…. and jk rowling is not #ziwe #jinkxmonsoon #comedy #fyp #jkrowling ♬ original sound - ziwe

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