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JK Rowling condemns Lilly Wachowski's claim she's 'funding trans genocide' (www.thepinknews.com)
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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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[–] 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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