Note to cis people:
If you watch and support Harry Potter series, you are funding the anti-trans crusade that is killing people like me and stripping away our rights. Experts have warned that in the US and UK the steps toward genocide against trans people are accelerating.
I ask:
Do you care more about nostalgia of fictional people?
or
Do you care about actual people like myself and our right to exist in society like you?
This isn't a trick question. Do the right thing please. #trans
Comrade, I get trying to get them to listen, but I promise that it ain't worth it. Save your energy for those who care. Anyone still supporting anything of this sort is doing it out of malicious intent or apathy so severe that they think we matter less than what is honestly the most boring ass work of fiction ever written. Their favorite writer is garbage and so are her fans. Let them be garbage and point your attention the fuck away from them.
When it is cathartic, cuz let's be honest it is sometimes, let them have it. Tell them how shitty they are and let them know that the world sees them, we see them, and we won't forget. But please, do yourself a favor and don't give them the grace of trying to help them grow. They don't deserve it, and they'll throw it away anyways.
Sure, if your aunt Harietta Potterson McFanny who has been off of social media for the last 5 years decides to suddenly question what's been happening in the world, give her the rundown. I'd argue that blindfolding yourself while us trans folks get systematically erased is peak privilege, but whatever.
That's not even who we are talking about though. The topic is on folks who refuse to give up their boring old wizard novels despite JK Rowling being one of the biggest spreaders of trans hate. These people don't deserve our grace, they deserve a boot to the teeth like the fascists they worship.
And frankly, the continued discussion is becoming harmful to those of us who just want to forget that piece of shit exists. Every time she creates something new suddenly our feeds are full of talks about someone who literally wants us dead. I'm tired of it.
I was a MASSIVE Neil Gaiman fan. I owned every book he wrote, followed his blog, listened to his speeches, pirated his masterclass (yarr!). When it came out that he was a predator, I threw all that shit in the trash because I support victims, and I don't support sick fuck men who deserve nothing better than to die slowly in a basement...sorry I've got some resentments there, he put on a real good "I'm one of the good one's" act. Fuck that man in every way possible.
You know what I didn't do? I didn't post about it on social media just to add my 2 cents into the pile of decommissioned change that is our opinions to each other. And if I had, it would have just been another post for a victim to see for no reason other than to make myself feel like I'm doing something. Personally, I prefer doing actual something's but whatever.
Anyways, I'm just sick of having to discuss these monsters. Eat the fucking rich, and start with your heroes because they're going to dissapoint you eventually.
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One last point, another effect of discussing these topics is that it brings their supporters into our spaces to defend them. I hang out in queer spaces to avoid shitheads, so it kinda sucks to see these asshole suddenly appear in places I frequent to defend their favorite Nazi.
Thanks for coming to my ded talk, and make sure to give all my hate to aunt Harietta for me.
@daarin I posted it as a reminder and to discuss tactics. Boycotting and divesting is a necessary tactic. I always forget how vicious transphobes can be since I tend to think the best of people.
I know many need to grieve HP, and I get that. I just don't want folks to get stuck in the denial stage of their grief, which it seems many are right now.
I've tried all sorts of ways to say the same message, and choose bluntness this time. It reached who it needed to reach.
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