Oxfam has apologised over a Pride month “Terf” cartoon following a furious backlash on social media.
The anti-poverty charity was forced to remove a tweet—which included the colourful image—and deny it based one evil-looking animated character on author JK Rowling.
In the original animated clip, which appeared on the organisation’s website on Tuesday, three villains are seen pointing and sneering at a collection of rainbow-coloured figures.
The brunette female character is wearing a green dress and “Terf” badge—an acronym of “Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist”—a view the Harry Potter writer has consistently denied having.
Critics said the depiction was strikingly similar to a well-known picture of Rowling at the 2018 world premiere of “Fantastic Beasts.”…