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
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2025
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Snape is black? That's insane, everyone knows that Sirius is Black.
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.
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.
I thought it was fine in a "it didn't come up because it didn't and shouldn't have mattered" way.
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.
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 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?
I feel this when someone from the left asks for licenses to have kids. Like you know, that swings the other way more often than not.
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.
Persecuting infidels has always been a universally popular occupation. The Christianity etc is only a justification.
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