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JK Rowling condemns Lilly Wachowski's claim she's 'funding trans genocide' (www.thepinknews.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [M] to c/fuck_jk@quokk.au
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The Sense8 creator said: “JK Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support Harry Potter, you’re supporting trans genocide.

“The money that goes into you enjoying these products, a portion of that money goes to JK Rowling and that money goes into her funding anti-trans legislation all over the world.”

Wachowski suggested that trans allies should boycott work that benefitted Rowling financially, including HBO’s upcoming TV adaptation of the Harry Potter series.

“In the same way that if you are against Elon Musk, you boycott or don’t buy Tesla; and if you’re against global warming/climate change, you try not to buy as much gas, you try to mitigate your use of these products,” she said.

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[–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Are you 100% sure that every piece of media you enjoy was produced by a saint?

Or do you just not enjoy things? I doubt this.

I think it's more likely that you do enjoy things that were made by rotten people, but you don't think it's the same thing.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago*

    That I currently enjoy? To the best of my knowledge, yes.

    You see, not supporting genocide is a really low bar.

    Not supporting a sex pest is a really low bar.

    Not being a Nazi enabler is a really low bar.

    If you can't find media without resorting to supporting genocide, what the fuck does that say about you?

    That an ongoing genocide isn't worth the tiniest inconvenience to your enjoyment.

    When people say most wouldn't have hidden the Jews in their basements, they're talking about you. You, who can't be fucked to walk away from a media franchise. Much less put your life on the line to help others.

    There are many words for people like you. But simply put.

    You are a coward.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    When people do fucked up shit and my consumption gives them the means to continue doing fucked up shit, I stop consuming. It's not a hard concept.

    Woody Allen is a predator? Guess I'll wait until he's dead before I re-watch Annie Hall. Bill Cosby is a rapist? I don't need to buy Leonard Part 6 on DVD. Hell, Chipotle got caught union busting? There's other Mexican places that are better anyway. I can choose not to engage once I know it's a bad thing.

    Stop trying to justify your own moral failing by saying, "Well I bet everyone does it and they just don't know it!" No one makes perfect choices, and you're right that some of the stuff I consume is probably made by bad people and I just don't know it yet. The difference seems to be that once I do know, I change my behavior.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    The difference seems to be that once I do know, I change my behavior.

    No, you don't, and you've told us you haven't. You just tell us you do for "points" on the Internet, like anybody's counting.

    I've said at least 2-3 times that I read these books and played these games in the past and that I'm not buying the new audiobooks, I'm not watching the new series, etc. But you still persist.

    If anyone were counting, they'd be able to see that as well.

    Hold yourself to the same moral code you hold others to. Your problem is that your moral and ethical system benefits you and makes everyone else a liability. Alter it a bit so you're held to the same standards. Otherwise, you can't hold the high ground, and anyone you're trying to score points with can see it.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    Are you 100% sure that every piece of media you enjoy was produced by a saint?

    This is a situation where we are 100% sure. Your argument here seems to be, "Well, if I didn't look into it, I wouldn't know, so why can't I just pretend I don't know?"

    You're perfectly entitled to stick your head in the sand but please don't cope out loud in my direction.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    They don't have to be perfect saints to be better than someone actively pouring millions into a genocide.

    Also, expecting someone not to give money to someone who obviously, and publicly funds genocide is not the same as expecting someone to do rigorous, indepth research on every person involved in every piece of media they consume.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Ok there's a difference here, and the difference is effect.

    I like HP Lovecraft's work and he was a racist piece of shit.

    I liked Harry Potter and JK is a transphobic piece of shit.

    But HP is dead and his stuff is public domain so none of my money goes to racist organizations.

    If I bought any Harry Potter stuff, some of that money would go to JK who uses that money to fuck over trans people.

    No one is saying you can't enjoy Harry Potter, and it's wild to think that you can't imagine enjoying something without buying it.

    If I really wanted to reread the stories, I'd pirate them or borrow them from a library. Same with the games. JK won't get a dime from me and hasn't in a long, long time.

    If people like Harry Potter, I don't judge them poorly, but if they are buying it now, I do judge them.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I am. I'm saying don't engage with the Harry Potter IP in any way. If you support her at all, she views that as support for her fucked up ideas about trans people. If you merely talk about it, even online, you're helping her and showing her support. These are things she has said herself. FUCK JK ROWLING.

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