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.
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
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.
When you reveal yourself to be a bigoted, hateful person, most evolved and compassionate people tend to dislike you.
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Megan Phelps-Roper did a great podcast exploring the reasons behind the backlashes against Rowling. The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling
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.
The crazy fundamentalists support her now. It’s all over Facebook.
There’s a difference between burning a book as a political statement because the author is actively harming you, and having a meltdown because the book has magic in it.
It also makes me uncomfortable that you characterize this as “sides.” As a trans person, my “side” is that I deserve to live, have access to medical care, and be treated equitably. Treating this like it’s an issue with “sides” is fucked up - one “side” thinks that all trans people should be forced back into the closet or detransitioned against our will, the other “side” just wants to be fucking alive.
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“It’s the work of the devil!”
Maybe they were right all along. 🤔
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As a psychotherapist, let me tell you, it would be a good idea if more adults read some children’s books sometimes.
A kids book owned by someone who is using the money and fame to campaign to destroy the lives of a bunch of my friends and millions of others.
You can like the book at whatever age idc, but please understand the sentiment that the author should not be getting revenue from those books because they are trying to legally define people out of existence. I’m not a fan of erasing media and, not having read the books, I have no way to be offended by their content, but I do not want Rowling profiting from their sale. Spread pirated digital copies in place of print until it ends up in public domain.
I used to be of that opinion, but after a series of conversations about it I came around to the idea that any engagement, even non-commercial, has the effect of promoting the brand.
I’m just waiting for her to die so we can do like Lovecraft and enjoy the books while hating the author.
Public domain is 70 years after the author’s death. None of us will be around for that, and it won’t matter a long time before public domain.
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.
Dumbledore is gay but celibate. He fell in love with a guy and it blew up in his face and led to the death of his sister, after which he decided not to fall in love again. That makes me suspect Rowling is one of those people that thinks it’s okay to be gay but not okay to act on it.
Yup, the month has only begun but I’ve already bought a 2nd Order of the Phoenix to burn. Poetic, really.
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.
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.
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.
And it’s not like the books changed. Just the people reading them.
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Persecuting infidels has always been a universally popular occupation. The Christianity etc is only a justification.
The left wing is gonna boycott the Harry Potter tv series cause of Rowling’s transphobia, and the right wing is gonna boycott because Snape is black
Snape is black? That’s insane, everyone knows that Sirius is Black.
