It didn’t have to be black and white.

https://www.glamour.com/story/a-complete-breakdown-of-the-jk-rowling-transgender-comments-controversy

Can someone tell me why they and drag queens are so obsessed with our children?

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. All of which are threatened by anti-trans laws in multiple US states. Read a fucking newspaper.

For some reason, people really struggle to understand that.

We’re not talking about bans, though, we’re talking about boycotts. They can crank out all the Harry Potter shit they want, but that doesn’t mean we have to buy it.

As for the cis-het white dude POV, speaking only for myself, I’m trying to leverage my privilege to be a vocal ally. There’s certainly plenty of us…

that’s exactly my point. you have the freedom to choose. i hope that we choose not to support rowling.

If I learned anything from the ...gate.... never underestimate the ability for online bigots to organize.

no journalist is completely unbiased. i do my best to be as unbiased as possible when writing news and investigations.

It’s not either or. Whatever happens to Rowling, they should film Charlie Jane’s books.

“No I’m not a phobe of any kind I just don’t see it the way most do. I’ve also seen this group bully people into it or just straight bullies people I’ve lost respect for the cause.”

“The shot at Rowling’s detective novels was beneath you, Linda. They have received mostly positive reviews.”

I’ll be extremely interested to see if HBO actually completes this “ten year long series”. Somehow I think not. The videogame succeeded largely through latent demand, which had been unmet. Any sequel to it will sell significantly more poorly, because it wasn’t a good game as a game, and there’s not a lot you could add.

Anyway. Somebody strike a deal with Rhianna Pratchett so we can get a solid Tiffany Aching adaptation.

You know, even if we do the ‘separate the art from the artist’ thing here, who other than WB accountants are actually clamoring for a Harry Potter reboot? The last film was released just a dozen years ago, and the series’ influence is still going strong. The Wizarding World theme park at Universal Studios feels like a…

You have some ideas about trans people, and you’re sure that those ideas are more legitimate than anyone’s lived experience. Check.

It should have been a TV show from the beginning and I thought so even as a kid. Third movie was the only decent one, and I have no idea if it holds up nor do I plan to find out. The books definitely needed an editor, especially the last four, but even an utterly ruthless editor couldn’t have condensed them down to a…

Yep.

All the very important dialogue over Rowling’s disgusting beliefs really let another point slide which is: the story’s been told, the movies were pretty solid, it’s time for everyone to grow up and move on.

She had her chance. Find someone else to read. There are hundreds waiting to take her place. Selling her books is not a god given right.