The Witch Trials of JK Rowling

Last year I agreed to be a guest on a podcast about JK Rowling, hosted by Meghan Phelps-Roper. One of the things that really stuck out to me was this line where she said she was talking about the famous homophobe, Anita Bryant. Did Anita Bryant really deserve that pie to the face? Well, yes, obviously. But the point I'm trying to make here is that it's possible to take genuine virtues like nuance, empathy, and impartiality, and twist them into fucked up apologia for horrible oppressive behavior. If you play this game long enough, you can essentially explain away the entire concept of bigotry and conclude that, in reality, there are no