Tom Burke on JK Rowling: "I do wrestle with all these things."

[theoverlymean]

‘I did a lot of yelling’: Tom Burke on socks, controversy and Mad Max https://t.co/w9ogRUrdWk
- Guardian culture (@guardianculture) May 17, 2024

When asked about what he would say to someone who might not watch Strike because of their feelings for JKR: "If you want to watch it, watch it. If you don't then don't... I feel complicated about the idea

Comments

[komnene]

Hmmm...

Edit: Also whoever wrote the line in the article that he has rarely been funny on screen obviously never watched "I can't BelIEvE you slept with the Queen" in the Musketeers.

[steffi_333]

Omg I bloody LOVED the Musketeers. That was a brilliant show

[komnene]

This has definitely sent me down an Anne/Aramis spiral on YT.

[sarahvma]

We didn’t deserve that goofy-ass show. I miss it so much.

[emerald_soul]

People die over stances like JK Rowling. You can be neutral because your life and existence aren't being called into question.

[breakingreality]

Considering trans people is all JKR ever tweets about, I wonder what this friendship with her consists of. She's completely obsessed, how can you be friendly with a person like that? He simply is another yes-man who doesn't care about the paradox of tolerance when he says that he refuses to pick a side and wants everyone to just get along/'want this to mend'.

[sarahvma]

Tbh I can see her being able to keep a mask on at work. I think on some level she probably does compartmentalize her online activities but that doesn’t give people around her the license to pretend it isn’t happening.

[soul_amazinn]

I lot of people will rage in social media and the internet but be completely silent on issues amongst friends and family. I think her in twitter is just her being overly emotional on a big platform because she feels like she’s getting her message across because the entire world can see it

[breakingreality]

She's been so extreme with it all that I can't imagine her not constantly going off the rails tbh. But I suppose it'd be harder to find people willing to contradict your stances on these things when you're filthy rich and probably only surround yourself with people who nod their heads at whatever you say. I don't think she'd stay silent if anyone in her direct surroundings talked about these issues but then again I haven't seen her in interviews or know what she's like beyond twitter.

[war_machine_rox]

[stuffedpanda]

noir such nostalgia

[xdecadentx]

I really like the show, but the books get worse (I get them from the library, refuse to give her money), so I imagine the show will too.

[mwffj]

So basically "I don't give a fuck, I got my money."

[sarahvma]

I love him onscreen but it’s what I expected from a posh nepo baby.

[sillycucumber2]

It sounded more like, "I have an opinion I could say, but I like my job more."