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[Meta] The elephant in the room
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this post was submitted on 31 May 2025
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All of Lemmy doesn't need to constantly hear about JK Rowling and her evil. People who are supporting her directly need to know.
It sounds like you feel you're the victim because you're concerned you won't be able to enjoy Harry Potter on Lemmy without being reminded that your enjoyment is ruining the lives of others. Would you say that's accurate?
What is the actual focus of the community? I've already suggested creating another community that explicitly acknowledges how bad JK Rowling is, and posting memes there. So it sounds like you're saying the actual focus of the community is enjoying Harry Potter along with people who explicitly support JK Rowling's ongoing campaign to harm trans people, while censoring people who support human rights. Why can't you enjoy Harry Potter memes in an alternate community called !jkisabigot or something similar?
You came in here claiming that this community does not acknowledge how bad JK Rowling is or censors it. That is a claim you made without any evidence to back it up.
I'm not a mod here, I'm just subscribed to this community and post every now and then. It is not my decision how the mod(s) should handle this. All I want is not having to say literally every time I post anything "yes Rowling is bad". I know she is bad. It goes without saying. constantly asking people to distance themselves from evil is absolutely unnecessary when that has already happened over and over again.
Maybe the community should display this better. But it is not my responsibility. That is what the mods need to decide.
My so-called "enjoyment" of so-called "Harry Potter" is not ruining anyone's life. Or would you say that suggesting this just shows that you are a hateful person, is that accurate?
Hello,
Mod here. We are looking for community feedback on this topic, so feel free to suggest ideas.
We're mods, but we also don't want to take decisions alone, hence this post.
Likewise.
It seems like there are multiple community members who are interested in discussing Harry Potter in a space separate from the views of the author.
Thoughts on trialling a community split of Harry Potter and JK Rowling posts? We could try it for a few weeks/month, and reassess at a later date.
Community fragmentation is always a risk in the fediverse, but I think this may be a case where separate communities are warranted.
Just sent you a DM to switch to Matrix, it might be easier to discuss this topic