Overfixation on sexual identity issues is bad for trans people. Slow and steady progress is better than letting radicals steal the microphone. If you don’t believe me, take a look at what Alberta and Saskatchewan are doing to trans rights. The only reason they are persecuting trans people is to spite the previous federal government whose performance was so lackluster that they resorted to identity politics slogans in order to appear “progressive”. Trans people already have it tough. Using them as a banner instead of actually supporting them is going to make things even more difficult for them.
Not really down with burning the books, just that Rowling is using money from the series to fund a campaign against trans people.
I’m not going to spend money that someone is going to use to turn around and attack my rights with.
Like, if I was in the UK - it would be illegal for me to piss basically anywhere. Trans women are supposed to use the men’s, but because trans men are autistic self hating lesbians (the kind of shitty propaganda that bitch funds) we don’t exist and can’t piss in the men’s or the women’s.
I’m not very opposed to the mediocre children’s book series for their content - it’s just typical “the status quo is good actually.” I’m not going to give money to people who are using their money to hurt me.
I wouldn’t want to give any money to her but I also wouldn’t be opposed to purchasing HP books from a thrift store that donates funds to charity and then burning them just for the sake of removing just a little bit of her legacy from the world.
Can we please avoid “autistic” as an insult.
Edit: I get that this was hyperbole/satire but it still can hurt people’s feelings.
I didn’t read it as an insult. If it was, then “lesbians” was an insult, too. It sounds like OP’s just using the hate-mongers’ own words.
That’s literally what they call trans men. That is the argument. We are all supposedly autistic, which means that we can’t be trusted to make decisions over our own bodies. That is constantly used to infantilize us, and will eventually be used to take away our ability to access transition.
everyone’s pretty much on board with burning Harry Potter books.
No they aren’t.
The displays at pretty much every bookstore I have been to recently are pretty massive. And kids still like the stories. It is hard to argue against a small child who is begging to read a massive book, as opposed to a kid wanting to stare at a screen all day.
I kinda feel vindicated now. after the whole “dumbledore is gay” thing, I complained that it was bullshit and made absolutely zero sense.
the whole journey none of it came up once, nor did it progress his character arch at all. it was a bit of fluff that sold books.
it cheapened the struggles of being gay IMO and honestly makes more sense now than it did then considering what kind of a vile troll she is.
I thought it was fine in a “it didn’t come up because it didn’t and shouldn’t have mattered” way.
I don’t want to burn the books, just strip Rowling of ownership so she doesn’t profit off of them any further is all. Maybe put them in the public domain early
The problem with this is that if presumably the government had such power it wouldn’t just be used to silence hateful voices but also those who proclaim liberty and tolerance. The pendulum can only be given so much power when it swings both ways.
This is why we should just wholesale abandon the concept of intellectual property, which is simply an extension of the exploitative private property system.
How do artists get paid then?
If wishes were horses, beggers would ride.
One of this things is within your power; the other, isn’t.
That said, burning her books only benefits her. If you want you hurt her, find someone who wants to buy and read them, and give them yours.
I got threatened with a ban on Blahaj because I pointed out basically this when somebody posted a picture of a burning Harry Potter book. It wasn’t even a criticism, it was just pointing out how funny life is that, for completely opposing reasons, trans people (and allies) and crazy Fundamentalists would both support what was happening in the picture.
The author (who was apparently a mod) made some comment about “hurr durr, mah both sides” and deleted my comment. It was very confusing, as my comment showed I clearly supported one of those sides (since I even referred to the Fundamentalists as crazy).
Not surprised; Blahaj mods are pretty known for being ptb. Say one tiny thing they don’t like and suddenly you’re an [something]phobic bigot.
Megan Phelps-Roper did a great podcast exploring the reasons behind the backlashes against Rowling. The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling
The setting is fun. The author is garbage. Also don’t think too hard about the characters or the way different magical races are portrayed.
When you pay the game you realize how few women and non-white characters there were.
Which game lol
Hogwarts legacy
When I played it, I felt like they kinda bent over backwards for representation. An Indian spells teacher, an African fortune telling teacher, a Japanese broom coach, etc… Plus not to mention all the classmates that are straight up from other countries, and that mention other countries in their conversations.
There’s also the married interracial lesbian witch couple, the trans witch who runs the Three Broomsticks and the letter you can find that implies she and Garlick were a thing back when they were younger.
A lot of the NPCs felt like specific middle fingers right to JK imo
Yup, the month has only begun but I’ve already bought a 2nd Order of the Phoenix to burn. Poetic, really.
I’ve already bought a 2nd Order of the Phoenix to burn
Weird, you should be able to burn the same copy over and over again. Just wait for the first one to reform from the ashes.
You bought it used right? Don’t give her sales.
Pay her to burn her books. I’d guess she’s fine with that deal.
In order to burn her books, you first have to purchase them, and at that point you’ve defeated your own purpose.
Yep - I think the best strategy is what Richard Stallman suggested in 2005 - don’t give her money under any circumstances.
I’d suggest not giving the works any form of oxygen; definitely don’t buy the books or watch the movies for money, including on a streaming site that pays royalties, or buy branded merchandise. But also don’t borrow them from a library (libraries use that as a signal to buy more), promote them by talking about them in any kind of positive light, don’t encourage your kids dress up as a character (builds hype and creates demand), use analogies drawn from the books, or otherwise support them.
As far as books about wizards and educational institutions, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series is way better anyway - they have more realistic character interactions and social dynamics (despite being a comic fantasy), and it makes for a much better read.
why does that 2005 article reference events from 2009?
I think it is probably a living document that has been updated since.
People burning books usually burn other people’s books, not their own.
:shrug: Someone bought them.
Not enough people. You still see people talking about it, citing their Hogwarts houses, playing the games, squeeing about news of the TV show snd so on as if nothing was amiss, and dismissing any concerns about the profits going to persecute trans people as some kind of weird Peta-tier puritanism. It’s still considered acceptable in the mainstream to be into HP and be accepted as a good person.
Yeah seriously, I’m not sure I’ve seen any anti HP sentiment in years except from people directly affected. And references just keep cropping up everywhere
