@jalefkowit I get what you're saying, I really do. Despite this being a big part of my childhood, I have boycotted her works.

However... I cannot bring myself to hate my friends for not boycotting the things I dislike. A weakness of mine

@sounddrill but they recognize rowling being a transphobe is awful at least, right?

@jalefkowit

@xyhhx @jalefkowit oh yeah they do.

I don't have any friends that love JK Rowling after that, I think. It was a general statement after some self introspection

@sounddrill @xyhhx @jalefkowit

The artist is not the art is not the fandom. You can like horrible peoples' work without condoning the author. (Or, as someone on here put, Rowling is a horrible person who did one good thing.)

In any case, I don't think it's a moral failing to like HP, as long as you're not *paying* for it.

@agturcz @suetanvil

even if you aren't buying the books or related merchandise, you normalize this kind of behaviour, advertise the franchise (which will probably lead to continued/increased sales), and frankly are just telling everyone where your values lie: that actual people being erased isn't important to you.

i've been doing this song and dance with black metal nazi bands for a long time: if you think "the art isn't the artist" you're supporting nazis (or in rowling's case, transphobia)

to continue the nazi analogy: hitler did some water painting too, do you think thats pretty cool or nah?

@sounddrill @jalefkowit