J.K. Rowling Responds to Murdoch’s Thoughts on Muslim ‘Responsibility’

Accio some ice for that burn!

Okay, that’s the customary lame Harry Potter joke out of the way.

Recently, media mogul Rupert Murdoch shared some thoughts on moderate Muslims being responsible for the actions of violent extremists unless they do more to fight the “jihadist cancer” within:

Maybe most Moslems peaceful, but until they recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer they must be held responsible.

— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) January 10, 2015

Big jihadist danger looming everywhere from Philippines to Africa to Europe to US. Political correctness makes for denial and hypocrisy.

— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) January 10, 2015

Well, no less than Potter author J.K. Rowling herself responded today by extending Murdoch’s logic:

I was born Christian. If that makes Rupert Murdoch my responsibility, I'll auto-excommunicate. http://t.co/Atw1wNk8UX

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2015

.@dom209 The Spanish Inquisition was my fault, as is all Christian fundamentalist violence. Oh, and Jim Bakker.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2015

.@peeyushmalhotra Eight times more Muslims have been killed by so-called Islamic terrorists than non-Muslims. http://t.co/JXLfZOmcKl

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2015

Oh, and something something Murdoch-looks-like-Voldemort joke.

[h/t Gawker]
[image via landmarkmedia/Shutterstock]

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