They keep willfully misunderstanding the issue to confuse good people. Trans people don’t think this series will be loaded with JKR’s bigotry. We KNOW the money from this series will be funneled by JKR directly into attacking the trans community in the media and courts. - ThreadSky

amazonchique.bsky.social • 2 days ago

They keep willfully misunderstanding the issue to confuse good people.

Trans people don’t think this series will be loaded with JKR’s bigotry. We KNOW the money from this series will be funneled by JKR directly into attacking the trans community in the media and courts.

Reposted from Rolling Stone

An HBO executive has promised fans of the Harry Potter franchise that the upcoming reboot television series will not be “infused” with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans beliefs.

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danifroom.bsky.social•2 days ago

thetrin.bsky.social•2 days ago

They could just black ball her, but they won't, because they love money more than people.

scotsdragon.bsky.social•2 days ago

It does show they’re worried about the PR problems, though. Which is interesting.

kingsley02.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not to mention, even if they're making active attempts to not have her harmful ideas in the show, they're already baked into the loaf. The series has a lot of weird things in it that are misogynistic or racist. It'd take a lot of time and money to truly comb those sort of things out fully.

rowyourbot.bsky.social•2 days ago

What I mean is- I agree with you (in case that wasn’t clear).

rowyourbot.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’m sure they misunderstand by design.

firstdegreecam.bsky.social•2 days ago

A lot of people just don't understand that separating the art from the artist only works when the artist is dead and didn't leave their massive fortunes to harmful causes.

dottiedino.bsky.social•2 days ago

they can’t say “she won’t benefit” so they say what they can say “it won’t be full of secret bigotry” (cuz jkr is full of bigotry)

hamfist.bsky.social•2 days ago

No secret bigotry, just the open, original bigotry from the books.

dottiedino.bsky.social•2 days ago

exact.

emagray.bsky.social•2 days ago

Extra layer of personal annoyance comes from them holding the option to Naoki Urasawa's Monster but doing this instead.

strkllr.bsky.social•2 days ago

How do they even misconstrue that?! 🫠

datasolidarity.bsky.social•2 days ago

You would think show business execs would understand the basics of capitalism and how profits go to copyright holders.

strixobscuro.bsky.social•2 days ago

To be fair, Warner's business model for decades has been to fuck creators out of royalties. I'm sure they would do it to Rowling, too, if she hadn't had the foresight to lock down the rights to Harry Potter and everything related to it for centuries.

itsgoodtobehome.bsky.social•2 days ago

I don't support projects affilliated with hateful creatives.

My rule: once I learn a creative is a TERF, racist, homophobic, mysogynistic, basically hateful on any level, no support. I don't make execuses for people. I vote with my wallet and attention. Being human is fine, being a jerk is not.

jmtravels1122.bsky.social•2 days ago

I refuse to put one penny in her pocket. F**k her. I do wonder why she feels so strongly about an issue that is none of her business & only affects her negatively. Perhaps the closet door is stuck?

protonis01.bsky.social•1 hour ago

In the year 2000 people boycotted her for being too woke, and in 2020, people boycotting her for being too conservative.

bouncycat.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'd laugh if she got blown apart by a blunderbuss packed with marbles

birdsjuicy.bsky.social•2 days ago

only way to "not be infused with jkr's politics" is to have none of the money to to jkr to begin with

tidinzeo.bsky.social•1 day ago

Plus it’s already loaded with rowlings bigotry. To remove it you uave to rewrite it and at that point you might as well actually make something original for a change.

robmiracle.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hey Max! Is she making money from this show? Then we don’t want it.

j-k.games•2 days ago

It refers to her "political beliefs" like it's some abstract preference of hers, as if "expressing her beliefs" is some mere statement of taste. But it's not, right? She has a massive platform to express bigotry and millions upon millions of dollars to put it into action. She is an active oppressor.

kassette.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yup, that's why I'm done with Potter. Till the day the funds don't go to hate.

freetahfox.bsky.social•2 days ago

Her income must be zero. She must return to working a low paid job. She had abused her money.

leinglo.bsky.social•2 days ago

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what the media JKR is attached to is actually about, or what message it has, hidden or otherwise. It could be a show about puppies and it would still need to boycotted because we know damn well that every pound sterling she makes goes towards hurting people.

leinglo.bsky.social•2 days ago

And the hard truth that people need to face is that if so much as a penny of your money goes to her as royalties, whether it's for a Harry Potter book, movie, video game, lego set, or a fucking pez dispenser, ANYTHING tied to her IP, you are funding her hateful and harmful agenda.

gwpattie.bsky.social•2 days ago

I have knowingly encountered only 3 trans people in my life. One was a child that transitioned years later but seemed different. I am sure I encountered more and never realized it because they mostly seem to want to be left alone and not harassed, like most humans. JKR is a billionaire monster.

sophieleicht.bsky.social•2 days ago

liberals. they don't understand that this isn't just about sending a message about some abstract concept but about actual people getting harmed.

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