They’re hoping that someone can enjoy one single thing in their life without being told they’re a garbage human being for supporting “X”, or who didn’t do “Y”, or who is related to/was roommates with/worked with over the Z years the author(s) were alive.
It’s like 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon except somebody somewhere thinks someone involved is a POS, and now you are too for liking it.
Rowling is alive and very active, though. This isn’t a tenous connection by way of vague association, the author in question is (1) alive, (2) profits from buying their shit and (3) uses that money to make the world worse.
I’m sure there a plenty of people who enjoy Harry Potter, who’ve never heard of the controversy.
And, I hope they never do. Let people enjoy things.
Go ahead and downvote me now.
You’re hoping for people to unknowingly support a transphobic activist? For the sake of enjoying a mediocre book series? Odd priorities.
They’re hoping that someone can enjoy one single thing in their life without being told they’re a garbage human being for supporting “X”, or who didn’t do “Y”, or who is related to/was roommates with/worked with over the Z years the author(s) were alive.
It’s like 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon except somebody somewhere thinks someone involved is a POS, and now you are too for liking it.
Rowling is alive and very active, though. This isn’t a tenous connection by way of vague association, the author in question is (1) alive, (2) profits from buying their shit and (3) uses that money to make the world worse.