'Total bulls***': Legendary author responds after she is accused of being a 'TERF' for supporting JK Rowling

Legendary author Judy Blume was forced to issue a clarifying statement on Sunday after she offered public support for J.K. Rowling.

In an interview with the Sunday Times, Blume — whose books have reportedly sold more than 90 million copies — explained that she "100%" stands behind Rowling, who is repeatedly targeted for believing that the trans agenda erodes women's rights.

"I love her," Blume told the news outlet. "I am behind her 100% as I watch from afar."

Blume later characterized Rowling as "a victim of Twitter, because people believe what they read on Twitter, whatever you actually said."

The comments led to online outrage and accusations that she is a "TERF," which stands for "trans-exclusionary radical feminist." Trans activists use the term in a derogatory manner to describe women who do not support the trans agenda.

But what is Blume saying now?

The 85-year-old author released a statement that declared unequivocal support for the trans community and claimed the Sunday Times took her comments out of context.

"I wholly support the trans community," Blume said.

"My point, which was taken out of context, is that I can empathize with a writer — or person — who has been harassed online," she added. "I stand with the trans community and vehemently disagree with anyone who does not fully support equality and acceptance for LGBTQIA+ people. Anything to the contrary is total bulls**t."

It's not clear, however, exactly how Blume's comments were taken out of context.

The article, in fact, contextualized her remarks, explaining that Blume was "referring to the abuse Rowling has received for speaking up in defence of women's sex-based rights, and given that Blume has faced repeated attacks since the 1980s, for her books' descriptions of adolescent sexuality and puberty, she knows what it’s like to be pilloried as an author."

The only way that Blume's remarks could be out of context, then, is if the writer was being dishonest about the context provided.

The article, moreover, does not suggest that Blume agrees with Rowling about everything.

The article's headline — "Judy Blume: ‘I’m behind JK Rowling 100 per cent’" — may suggest more similitude with Rowling's beliefs than Blume was trying to communicate, but that would only be an assumption by online critics ready to pounce on anyone who supports Rowling. Blume did say she supports Rowling, and later contextualized that to mean she supports her insofar as she believes Rowling is a victim of online harassment, which her statement reiterated.

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