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December 11, 2025

IT HAD to happen: the University of Glasgow has slapped a trigger warning on the Harry Potter books, saying they contain “outdated attitudes and abuse”.

- VIRGINIA BLACKBURN

Eh? Before all this trans nonsense started and JK Rowling became a hate figure for some (not me), she went out of her way to be inclusive. This included outing Dumbledore as gay, while many different races appear in the books.

And the ultimate message of the books is a fight between good and evil, with Harry and his cohorts being required to show courage and bravery to fight the forces of darkness: so what trigger warning is needed?

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