There is no ethical consumption of her media. People may argue that you could pirate. Yes, you won't be contributing directly to her funds, but you're still giving her the clout.

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[–] 25 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Thank you Lemmy for introducing me to:

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    This make me grin!

    Is this for real? Real-real?

    Gotta take a look at it if I cross paths with this book some day!

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  • This got me thinking: How is this any different from the ending of the books?

    Harry becomes a magic-cop and goes on to uphold the draconian institutions that enforce goblin slavery and Muggle oppression/classism.

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  • [–] 60 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    Making fun of a stranger's appearance by taking a photo of them without their consent is fucking shitty.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Making fun of a strangers appearance while lecturing people on ethics. Ironic.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    Neither you or the people upvoting your comment know what irony means.

    Edit: I misinterpreted the comment I was responding to. They were referring to OP talking about the ethics of reading Harry Potter while bullying a stranger. That is absolutely ironic.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Hmm. If your intention is not to mock someone - not trying to hurt their feelings, I don't see a problem with that.

    Humour is a challenging skill. There's always someone who gets offended, even with the smallest hint that may or many not be there.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Yes but this doesn't mean make taking stealth pictures of strangers and posting them on the Internet cool. Maybe the person being taken a picture of just doesnt like being taken pictures of. I feel like the userbase of lemmy should understand this.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Is he working at Wandsworth prison?

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I'll go back to liking them when she's dead and can't do more harm.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    Harry Potter and the Burnt Out Wage Slave

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    What if I pirate that game that was artificially propped up by transphobe supporters of her and don't tell anyone? That wouldn't give her any clout

    Even better: what if I pirate it, hate it, and tell everyone how much it sucks? Surely, that would count as negative clout?

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    😭 Why is this titled like a cringetok 😭😭

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    In 'The Left hand of Darkness' there is a part about the road to Rome. If you are on the road to Rome and walk away from Rome you are still on the road to Rome. Rather then the Potter books more people should read the left hand of Darkness.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I agree, but that's kinda like saying that too many people read Doctor Seuss and that they should read Ulysses instead. Le Guin is far superior to Rowling, not just in ethics, but in literary ability, and thus also difficulty. But I do think everyone should read everything she's written. In particular The Dispossessed, given that this is lemmy.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (6 children)

    She's basically Hitler to you guys. Which is fine, and i get why you hate her. But to me, the part I struggle with is why you all loved her stuff in the first place.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    The point is not interacting with her media, so that she does not generate more money, which she uses to make trans lives worse.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    What do you mean by "her media"? If you mean HP stuff, then just torrent it or whatever. Plenty of ways to circumvent her getting royalties.

    If someone desperately needs to have branded HP merch, despite the key person behind it all being anathema to their values, then maybe they should pause for thought.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    Torrenting her work keeps it in the zeitgeist, and implicitly encourages others to purchase her media. If we truly want to stop J.K. Rowling from amassing any more wealth, we have to stop consuming her media.

    Edit: I'm not sure why the one downvoter downvoted, but if it's because you think it's too hard to just stop consuming Harry Potter media and products, I promise you, it's not

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    She's a billionaire. I doubt she even cares, but who knows. I think there's more a psychological thing at play here. It's clear a lot of people loved her work and feel hurt and betrayed that she became who she is. If she was just some other billionaire that was vocally anti-trans it wouldn't be so painful. As a 'cis male' who was never into her books I can't really relate, but there' a clearly a large community of former fans who it has affected.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    I will pirate it, I will watch it and I will probably discuss it with others who have watched it. And simultaneously problematise her views on trans people. 🀷

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I'm not aware of any boycott of her work that had any meaningful effect. Howard's Legacy sold like fresh cookies.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago

    There is no ethical consumption of her media. People may argue that you could pirate. Yes, you won’t be contributing directly to her funds, but you’re still giving her the clout.

    Thank you. Yes. Precisely.

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