Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna Lovegood in “Harry Potter,” commented on the criticism directed at J.K. Rowling by saying, “Give Her Some Grace…”

In a series of tweets that she sent in June of 2020, Rowling, who is 57 years old, gave the impression that she supported anti-transgender attitudes. She first disputed that her ideas on feminism are transphobic; yet, in a long article published on her website a few days later, she doubled down on her problematic standpoints and expanded upon them.

Around that time, Lynch issued a statement and said, in tweets that have since been removed, that “As a friend and fan of Rowling, I can’t forget what a kind and caring person she is…she is still advocating for those who are marginalized in society.

Her viewpoint that cis-women are the most vulnerable minority in this circumstance is one with which I strongly disagree, and I believe that she is taking the incorrect position in this discussion. But, this does not imply that she has fully abandoned all traces of humanity.”

The former contestant on Dancing with the Stars, who is now 31 years old, said in an interview that she “was really foolish when I was pulled into that argument” last week.

“I was completely unaware that there were competing viewpoints. My perspective was something along the lines of “good and terrible.” I am able to empathize with people who hold both of these viewpoints. I remember being a teenager when I despised my body so much that I wanted to crawl out of my skin.

Because of this, I have a lot of sympathy for transgender individuals, and I don’t want to contribute to their suffering in any way “explained Lynch.

She said, “Simply put, I had the impression that her nature has always been one of supporting those people of society who are the most defenseless. The difficulty is that there is a lack of consensus over who is in the most precarious position.

I really hope that people would simply show her some grace and pay attention to what she has to say.”

Lynch became pen pals with Rowling after writing a letter to the author explaining how the Potter books helped her while she struggled with an eating disorder as a child. This led to Lynch landing the part of Luna in the 2007 film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix after an open casting call.

“Once I began writing to J.K. Rowling, she responded to my letters, and as a result, we became pen pals, I would be in and out of the hospital, and throughout that time I would receive these letters ”

Lynch continued by saying that Rowling’s “books and her generosity truly helped me want to live again,” in reference to the difficult time in her life that she had just experienced.

“Being in Harry Potter changed my life because it proved to me that I could do something, that I had something to offer the world,” Lynch continued.

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