Niléane13h ago

I've been critical of the way the @verge has been covering the development of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter reboot. But it looks like it wasn't in vain.

If you're going to cover it, *this* is how the series should be described every time it's mentioned.

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/900819/hbo-harry-potter-trailer-release-date

Show threadNiléane
Media coverage aside, looks like this Christmas is gonna suck for trans people who will have to deal — on top of everything — with their entire social circles of cis people gasping and gushing over the new Harry Potter series that's actively funding the policies that are torturing and killing them.
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Show threadNiléane13h ago

Cis people reading this, if you intend to watch the new HP series when it comes out, here’s two pieces of advice that you're not allowed to ignore:

• Have the decency to keep it and your reactions to yourself. This trans people-killing piece of media doesn't need any of your free publicity.

• Pirate the shit out of it.

Show threadBenjaminK12h ago
@nileane it's possible this is a massive flop, people are still so attached to the previous actors. I thought it was a strange they decided to make this, for so many reasons.
Show threadSar8h ago

@BenjaminKlein @nileane

Not really. She wants to erase the performances of the 3 film leads because they're not supporting her TERF politics, and actively speaking up against her because of them.

To me though they'll always be the best.

Show threadgeolaw6h ago
@sar @BenjaminKlein @nileane Does this mean that the new leads are under pressure to publicly support JK Rowling?
Show thread🔥 Mireille Sillander 🔥6h ago
@geolaw @sar @BenjaminKlein @nileane Well, they're kids. And like with the previous lot, JKR has been hovering over the set sometimes personally.
Show threadSar2h ago

@geolaw @BenjaminKlein @nileane

I would LAUGH my ass off if they took exactly the same stances as the OGs in a few years when they're a bit older. That would be hilarious 😂

Show threadDavidM_yeg6h ago

@nileane @BenjaminKlein @sar

I’ve been really impressed by the way they’ve charted their courses since HP, the choices they’ve made and things they’ve said must stick so in her craw

Show threadzbrown11h ago
@nileane you missed point three:
• The rest of us can and will judge you for it, and I for one fully reserve the right to assume you are a danger until proven otherwise.
Show threadMyView10h ago

@zbrown @nileane

From my view one of the dangers is HBO ...

Show threadElon Muksis 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇪🇺11h ago
@nileane I noticed that there's a lot of pirated movies and shows in https://www.hyphanet.org/ It's safer than torrent.
Hyphanet

Show threadBård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴)10h ago

@nileane

I'll make sure to disable the seeding limit on this one 😇

Show threadEmber is so tired of people. ​5h ago
@baardhaveland @nileane No. if you must pirate nazi media, don't reshare it
Show threadCavyherd9h ago

@nileane

Just saw an announcement earlier today.

Enjoyed HP back in the day.

Before JKR revealed herself to be a TERF.

Hard pass....

Show threadDean R. T.7h ago
Man I’m cis and I don’t even think I’m gonna *watch* it
Show threadgeolaw6h ago
@nileane We could also promote an alternative creative work? For example "The Worst Witch" available as both a book series & tv series. Maybe time for a revival?
Show threadRed3h ago
@geolaw You mean another revival? Well, I guess it's been ten years since the last one
Show threadRobot Diver 🌊🌬️🍃🌿🌸🌱🌱🌱6h ago

@nileane

I actually really wanna know so I know who to cut social ties with forever. So chat away about it. Please.

Show threadFranceska Mann3h ago

@nileane

I'll boycott it. It's a big world & there are other things to watch/read.

Show threadHiisikoloart3h ago

@nileane
I wish I had like a friend who could burn shows and such for me on dvd and send them to me because I am not good with tech. :P

(Also not likely gonna watch that. I used to be HP fan, and loved the books as a kid who literally lived in a cupboard under the stairs for a while...but I am also a trans person so, yeah. Queen Terf really abandoned a big portion of her own fandom with this hate campaign.)

Show threadGnoufou22m ago
@nileane I second the pirating thing.
Show threadmespique11m ago

@nileane

About point number 2:

https://fmhy.net

Welcome

The largest collection of free stuff on the internet!

Show threadAndy Carolan 13h ago
@nileane Yeah, nobody could pay me enough to watch that. Disappointed in the actors taking part knowing now what we do about the author tbh.
Show threadSimon Rolfmore12h ago
@nileane I have zero intention of watching it. I will carefully avoid it while watching more Starfleet Academy
Show threadPaco Hope10h ago
@nileane My best friend is a huge HP fan, but he also wants to do the right thing. I had no trouble turning my back on it when she started her anti-trans bullshit. He’s taking it slower. I’m trying. He already knows what I’m going to say if he says something positive about HP, so he rarely brings it up. But it’s tough to strike the right balance. I’m not giving an inch on JKR is bad and trans people are good. But I can’t yell at him every time we talk. Doing the best I can.
Show threadSirana8h ago
@paco If you're not doing this anyway already, maybe try to reroute his attention to other works from less problematic creators? The Discworld universe for example when it comes to books, or Owl House in terms of TV shows? (Or anything similar that wasn't discontinued, I'm sure there are many other recommendations online.) It's easier to give a thing up when you have another thing to look forward to.