Harry Potter fans tend to argue for the seperation of art from the artist.
That's a maybe.
But unlike, say, Lovecraft, your money is going to an alive person that is trying to eradicate my people *using* that money.
I wouldn't be able to look myself in the mirror if I did that to any minority.
I've seen many arguments for/against the franchise based solely on subjectives: that the stories are good or bad, nostalgic or unfamiliar...
Objectively, whether you like it or not, it's a massive franchise that directly funds transphobic politics.
No argument can really make me ignore that fact.
I get the nostalgia.
Harry Potter was a big part of my childhood. Gaiman's works were a big part of my teenage years.
I put my books and things away, and away they will stay. And I will never give either another penny.
Because they're just things, and things are never more important than people.
@thejessiekirk I would doubt of the core values of a person who wrote a series of books about children going to a private school in a castle like privileged aristocrats. Even if you can use magic you can't go there without money to pay the fees. 2nd class aristocrat to be used by others.
The whole series is based on the premise of good and bad aristocrats. Those who respect the plebs and those who don't and go full berserker against all of them (aristocrats included) for the sake of power.
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