My Trans Twitter Spat With JK Rowling - Caolan Robertson (Video)

In this 3 April 2024 video from TRIGGERnometry, the hosts sit down with Caolan Robertson to learn firsthand what happened to cause him to start an Internet  spat with JK Rowling.

Caolan Robertson is a filmmaker and journalist who co-founded Byline TV and directed films such as ‘Betrayed: The Truth About Brexit’ and ‘Under Deadly Skies: Ukraine’s Eastern Front’. He was very recently embroiled in a heavily-publicized fracas involving trans activist India Willoughby and author JK Rowling.

https://youtu.be/mnrCsdOe1c4

Contents

00:00 Introduction
00:39 Why Caolan Platformed India
01:43 India’s Accusation of JK Rowling
03:16 JK Rowling’s Response
05:04 Caolan Insulting JK
06:27 Caolan’s Apology and JK’s Response 
09:53 Taking a Break From Media
16:06 The Delusion of Pronouns
19:34 Sponsor Message: Monetary Metals
21:28 Politics Has Become Toxic
26:19 Shouldn’t We Just Be Polite?
30:19 Why Caolan Left Byline TV
35:01 The Left’s Double Standards 
38:09 Who Is Propagating This?
40:46 Caolan’s Move to the Left
44:25 Sponsor Message: Shopify
46:38 Strengths & Pitfalls of the Right
50:12 We Need Investigative Journalism
58:09 The Power of Genuine Apology
1:00:30 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About?

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