Emma Watson Praised For Resurfaced Comments About Trans Women Using Public Restrooms

Leave it to the actor who played Hermoine Granger the great liberator of elves to stand up for everyones rights.

A snippet from an interview Emma Watson did with author and activist Paris Lees in 2019 for British Vogue has been making the rounds online, with many people praising the Harry Potter star for her remarks on transgender issues.

In the viral clip, Lees, who is trans, asks Watson if she would feel comfortable with Lees using a public womens restroom.

Oh my god, of course, Watson says with zero hesitation.

Lees then asks the Little Women star what she would say to those who would feel uncomfortable with sharing a public bathroom with Lees.

Thats another human being, Watson says.

\"That's another human being\"

Emma Watson shining a light on how many of us cisgender women feel.

This is true feminism and sisterhood #TransWomenAreWomen #TransRightsAreHumanRights pic.twitter.com/hDBy7tK68t

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"That's another human being"

Emma Watson shining a light on how many of us cisgender women feel.

This is true feminism and sisterhood #TransWomenAreWomen #TransRightsAreHumanRights pic.twitter.com/hDBy7tK68t
Amz (@AnxietySugar_) April 9, 2022

I understand fearing what you dont know, Watson continued. I understand kind of being like, I dont really understand this, Ive never met someone [trans]. But go ... go learn, go speak ... go look into the whites of someones eyes thats had this experience and tell me after youve done that theres any part of you that feels its OK to make that person not feel included.

In a full video of Watsons interview with Lees, Watson elaborates on how she feels that making people feel not included is such a painful, awful thing to do.

It has such big effects, Watson said. I guess what I would ask them is, Have you ever felt that you werent included? Have you ever felt yourself not welcome somewhere?

The short clip of Watson, which was first shared on TikTok before moving to Twitter, has caused the actors name to trend on the social media platform since the weekend.

Watsons 2019 comments may have found renewed resonance online due to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowlings transphobic beliefs, which she has been consistently sharing publicly since 2019 when she expressed support for Maya Forstater a researcher who lost her job over a series of transphobic tweets, which were initially condemned by a court as incompatible with human dignity. (On appeal, a High Court judge ruled that the tribunal erred in law and ordered a new tribunal to take up the matter.)

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Watsons British Vogue interview with Lees was originally published around the same time Rowling initially showed support for Forstater.

Since Rowling initially made her opinions public, many former and present Harry Potter stars have spoken out against her including Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Katie Leung (Cho Chang), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne.