"I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's.this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists," he wrote in a tweet. After backlash from the public, Hart stepped down as host. When it was announced that Hart was going to be the host of the Oscars in 2018, his past jokes resurfaced. "I think we love to make big deals out of things that aren't necessarily big deals, because we can. "I wouldn't tell that joke today, because when I said it, the times weren't as sensitive as they are now," Hart later told Rolling Stone. In his 2010 special, "Seriously Funny," he reiterated the point that he would act abusively if his son was gay. For example, in one tweet, the comedian said he would break a dollhouse over his son's head if it turned out he was gay. That is the simple truth."īetween 20, Kevin Hart made insensitive jokes on Twitter and in his standup specials. "When you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he's a woman – and, as I've said, gender confirmation certificates may now be granted without any need for surgery or hormones – then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside. At the same time, I do not want to make natal girls and women less safe," Rowling wrote in the essay. She later published an essay, defending her beliefs. I do not believe it's hateful to say so."ĭespite the continued criticism, Rowling did not back down from the debate.
At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female. I'd march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans. Rowling backed up her statement by tweeting, "I respect every trans person's right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?" Fans on social media quickly told the writer she was not being inclusive to the transgender community. The "Harry Potter" author called out a headline that used the words "people who menstruate." Rowling tweeted, "'People who menstruate.' I'm sure there used to be a word for those people.