Rowlinghad a heated discussion on social media over how much of a f theHarry Potterwritergives.
The verbal scuffle erupted over a tweet that Rowling shared.
She said in the tweet that she wasnt scared about people criticizing her for her opinion on transgender women.
Whatever the square root of not giving a f is, thats where I am, she added.
Her mathematical way of conveying her feelings did not go unnoticed.
Whatever the square root of not giving a f is, thats where I am.
And yet here you are.
He re-shared the tweet and said it sounded like she meant she was not giving a f squared.
I think you may mean not giving a fuck squared.
I could be wrong, he cautiously added.
Rowling, not one to back down, sparked more banter by joining the debate.
But I was going for a fraction of a fuck.
I barely give a tenth of a f, she responded.
So I stand by my square root.
She also said they might need a so-called expert on the matter to settle the debate.
What we really need here is a certified fologist, she added.
Isnt it like, I couldnt care less?
I think she had it right the first time, one explained.
If she were to not give a fuck squared, that would result in her giving more fs.
Based on intended meaning, square root was correct.
Some disagreed, with one saying: As a mathematician, I agree with you, @StephenKing.
In this context, square root is a term that contradicts the (presumed) intention of the statement.
Squared would be correct.
I did not have Rowling and King engaging in syntactical usage debates on my 2024 bingo card.
Best thread on X at the moment.
Good job King, some of your beat writing, another wrote.
In the past,Kingsaid Rowling had canceled him for saying: Trans women are women.
Heres the thing: She is welcome to her opinion, he continued.
Thats the way that the world works.
And then someone tweeted at me, Do you think trans women are women?
and I said, Yes, I do, he went on to say.
And thats what she got angry aboutmy opinion.
So, nobody has canceled J.K. Rowling.
I just felt that her belief was, in my opinion, wrong.
We have differing opinions, but thats life.
King has praised his fellow authors works in the past and said he fell in love with theHarry Potterseries.
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