Transgender World"Giving money to J.K.Rowling is the same as giving money to eradicate transgender people. I'm sorry, but it's true."
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Michael T Babcock@transworld its not, this is oversimplification, and its a fallacy.
You can *try* to avoid spending money places that support things you don't support, but you'll fail.
Example, Coca Cola has this many executives: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/leadership
Do you know what every one of them supports? Do you know how every one of them votes? Can you drink any of their products as a result?
Now do this with EVERY corporation.
People have to live their lives. You can support art and artists you don't agree with.
You can *try* to avoid spending money places that support things you don't support, but you'll fail.
Example, Coca Cola has this many executives: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/leadership
Do you know what every one of them supports? Do you know how every one of them votes? Can you drink any of their products as a result?
Now do this with EVERY corporation.
People have to live their lives. You can support art and artists you don't agree with.
Noa@mikebabcock @transworld this isn't a fallacy though. "No ethical consumption under capitalism" doesn't mean "it's ok to spend money with this person actively funding the eradication of human of a certain category". The dog analogy is literally 1:1.
(Not talking to the transphobe but to anyone else reading; of course I blocked this asshole rather than attempt "discourse" with someone who's already made up they're mind that it's ok for people to die for their consumerism)
Mich@vex @mikebabcock @transworld 1/4
jk rowling’s words and actions against trans people are truly awful. but the art/artist argument is real and complicated.
art becomes so much more than the artist. and yet the originator of something is paid the primary royalties.
if i enjoy the art, how do i reconcile that with the originator’s current actions?
i used to love hp. rn there’s so much other (better) fantasy i have discovered and fallen into. is complex
@vex @mikebabcock @transworld 2/4
the moment a work of art is taken into the hands of readers, it begins a journey where the art could cross contexts and cultures the originator could never have imagined. it takes on its own meanings.
the early potter fandom with all of its attendant webshows, wattpad pieces, and all the hp cosplay is an example. excited fans took a thing and ran with it.
@vex @mikebabcock @transworld 3/4
looking at it now, i’m not attracted to the new hp stuff.
part of it is that it doesn’t feel like it has the craft and joy that the original releases had and built.
but maybe part of my disinterest comes from just knowing the weight of supporting a living artist who funds the eradication of certain people.
@theatremaker to this point separately, I loved the first five books. Six, meh. Seven? Rushed. The rest? Haven't spent any time with them. I can't love or hate something I haven't bothered reading.
Do I however love that the original books made a whole generation of kids literate? Yes. Its a more complex situation than a Disney movie.
Do I however love that the original books made a whole generation of kids literate? Yes. Its a more complex situation than a Disney movie.