Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-08-01 22:45:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0BB76339B55AE10F6EE4E5BAB221D5642D975B855736FCCD6CCAB97359A50AE0
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J.K. Rowling chose her pen name using initials, because her publishers thought readers would be less likely to read a book written by a woman. In this she follows a long tradition, the Bronte sisters, George Elliot, the list is long. Sexism is nothing new. https://www.quora.com/Why-does-JK-Rowling-go-by-JK-rather-than-her-full-name
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