![]() This is why it’s so pathetically hilarious to see people bemoan ‘cancel culture’ when they criticize Rowling’s bigotry: Shock horror, it’s basically impossible for the obscenely wealthy to truly face any sort of consequences. ![]() She is richer than rich, and she is empowered in the way that only people who have made literally billions of dollars can be. We label ourselves by our Hogwarts house, compare Kamala Harris to Hermione Granger, then Rowling pockets the profits.Īnd profit is the power that Rowling has. So, we have a couple of generations of people who were taught to be themselves and how to see the world through Rowling’s creation, and then guided into laying their money on the table to cement that status. Unfortunately, the great power of capitalism lies in how it can instantly commodify everything. This is deliberate and it permeates every part of pop culture, even those bits that insist they eschew capitalism’s thrall. Capitalism encourages us to wholeheartedly invest our very selves into intellectual properties, irrevocably intertwining our values with a brand. Separating your rose-tinted memories from the harsh light of reality is often easier said than done. If you truly want to condemn Rowling for her abhorrent transphobia and the abuse she is spreading under the guise of ‘critical thinking’ then you need to leave Hogwarts behind for good. Death of the Author does not work for her. Rowling cannot be separated from Harry Potter and vice versa. Just condemn Rowling and move on, right? Sure, you don’t have to buy her books anymore, but you can still celebrate them online, yes? Besides, it’s not like she’s directly involved with that video game, so I can still pre-order it, surely? Bafflingly, there are still some viewers excited for a third Fantastic Beasts movie, despite the damning reviews and decreased box office of the previous film. Tumblr is still full of people who proudly proclaim that Hogwarts is theirs, not Rowling’s, and she’ll never take that away from them. There’s a new open world Hogwarts video game coming out, for instance, and I’ve seen tons of YouTubers giddily promote it, either without mentioning Rowling’s bigotry or side-stepping it by claiming they’re separating the art from the artist. For others, it’s been a more prolonged process, and frankly, one that many fans don’t seem keen to make. Cutting Potter out of my life has been pretty easy since I stepped away from the series a few years ago, around the time that Rowling’s ‘red pen in the margins’ approach to shoehorning diversity into her books became tiresome. It was for me, as it was for millions of readers, a pivotal text in my personal development and a major influence in the kind of person I became. If I were a decade younger, this would have devastated me because the HP series truly redefined my childhood. I’ve seen how hard this has been for many Harry Potter fans. Rowling, the woman who created one of the most beloved children’s series of all time, is transphobic. ![]() There’s no way to side-step or deny what is unfolding right in front of our eyes. She has fully revealed herself to the world. Indeed, it feels like I write something every week updating you, our dear readers, on Rowling’s latest descent into mouth-frothing transphobia. Remember when Rowling insisted that she truly loved trans women? Not that any of us believed that, but it’s nice to get some confirmation that she’s a liar as well as a bigot (and a lover of terrible graphic design.) There is, of course, an #IStandWithJKRowling pin too, for those who want something to go with their ‘Queer Politics Erases Women’ and ‘Transactivism is Misogyny’ grandstanding. Wild Women Workshop, which she celebrated as a ‘women-run business’, features a variety of pins for sale with slogans such as ‘TransWomen are Men’, ‘Transmen are my Sisters’, ‘Sorry about your dick bro,’ and ‘F*ck your pronouns.’ This is only the beginning of the vile abuse on sale. As noted by LGBTQ Nation, Rowling showed off a ‘This Witch Doesn’t Burn’ design to her 14 million followers then promoted the website she purchased it from. The author, who nowadays seems to spend more time ranting about trans women on Twitter than writing books, reminded us once more of her nastiness when she revealed a t-shirt she’d purchased.
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