Glyph1d ago

I guess moderation is the theme of the day, so, here goes another one: denying resources to JK Rowling is unequivocally a good thing. Being personally vicious to people who like Harry Potter—particularly if they are already mourning its destruction and AREN'T giving JKR any money—is performative bullshit.

Personally I never liked the series much; I fell off entirely around book 4. But I know *several* trans people that the story still resonates with. They don't need you to tell them JKR sucks.

Show threadcassie1d ago
@glyph I think those people should stop publicly engaging with it. Even people who aren’t giving any money are giving cultural power that helps her earn money too.
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@porglezomp The specific examples I'm thinking of have long since stopped publicly engaging with it, and are more affected by the splash damage of general abusiveness towards the source material. I think "hey you shouldn't publicly engage with this, because it is potentially doing sales for her" is fair feedback. I've given that feedback, privately, and often uncomfortably, several times myself.
Mar 26 at 9:09pmWeb