Despite becoming a Cybernat target during the Scottish referendum after she donated £1 million to the Better Together campaign, J.K. Rowling has not been deterred from putting Scottish Nationalists in their place.
Such an opportunity arose today, after a Yes voter came up with a rather tenuous reason as to why they would continue the fight for Scottish independence: liberating Scotland from ‘corrupt Norman rule’.
According to the Scottish Nationalists, not only are the English to blame for their reduced oil supplies — as well as causing austerity — they also have the audacity to be related to the French. A point which the Harry Potter author poked fun at online:
"Corrupt norman rule."
The English aren't just bastards, they're French bastards. #CivicNationalism pic.twitter.com/OB4Aj9bMcS
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 25, 2015
Alas as is often the case, the joke failed to translate to many. She has since issued a statement making clear the joke was aimed at the Nationalists. Writing in French, she tells confused readers that she is proud of her French and Norman ancestors:
Lecteurs confuses: je suis fière de mes ancêtres français et normans! Le tweet précédent est une blague à propos du nationalisme écossais.
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