J.K. Rowling slams homophobic comments about Tom Daley in 1 tweet
J.K. Rowling has no problem putting trolls in their place.
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LONDON -- J.K. Rowling has shut down a "UK-based prayer and lobby group" on Twitter after they published a homophobic tweet aimed at Olympic diver Tom Daley.
On Saturday evening, Daley was knocked out of the 10m platform dive in the semi-final round. A short while later, Christian Voice posted the following tweet.
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The vast majority of responses followed a similar pattern.
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J.K. Rowling was among the many people who slammed the tweet.
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Her comment was shared thousands of times, but it did drum up another side of the debate about whether it's a good idea to call out trolls on Twitter.
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Rowling, however, was undeterred.
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Topics JK Rowling Olympics X/Twitter