JK Rowling has doubled down on her comments about the first transgender manager at the top of English women's football, insisting that Lucy Clark is a "straight, white, middle-aged bloke". Appointed as Sutton United Women's manager in January, the move was hailed by a Pride account on social media on Saturday. And Rowling responded acidly: "When I was young all the football managers were straight, white, middle-aged blokes, so it's fantastic to see how much things have changed." The tweet drew a fair amount of criticism, but the Harry Potter and Cormoran Strike author was typically forthright in response a Daily Mail story saying she had been 'accused of cruelty' by comparing Clark to a 'straight, white middle-aged bloke'. What harm does her role as a football manager cause you?

Source: Express May 12, 2024 10:39 UTC