“But adequately stigmatizing Rowling’s weaponization of childhood not only requires personal withdrawal for most people, it necessitates something much more difficult: being a giant fucking killjoy. You should tell people discussing the show that you’re not watching it, and why, and you should let yourself openly cringe at your sister-in-law’s Harry Potter tote bag, and you should bring up unprompted that the onslaught of legislation against trans people makes you sad and angry, presuming it does, and you should do this because, not despite, the fact that it will make you look annoying as hell and may make everyone present uncomfortable.”

https://defector.com/its-time-to-grow-up-hbo-harry-potter

It’s Time To Grow Up | Defector

HBO’s new Harry Potter TV series is premiering this Christmas Day. Under current plans, it will last at least a decade. The trailer looks like the original films were run through an AI generator, but quality isn’t the point. The show is a transparent attempt to induct a new generation—and market—into the lucrative fantasy world…

"Most trans people, everywhere they go, have to be the outnumbered loser who cares about the anti-trans movement, and who notices how that movement lodges itself in “safe” territory, in order to make calling it out look crazy and unreasonable."

@harris "it will make you look annoying as hell and may make everyone present uncomfortable"

(Extremely vegan voice) "While you were partying, I studied the blade"

@harris Hand them some Pratchett. Tiffany Aching is a better female role model anyway.
@harris I am pleased to say that neither I nor anyone I care for gives a crap about stupid H Potter.
@harris For once, do as the racist uncle does!

@harris
The four faces in the article image look like they were photoshopped into place, ignoring lighting and perspective.

Uncanny.

@reinderdijkhuis