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[–] DropThePot@lemy.lol 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I saw this getting upvotes in a conservative comm. Makes me sick.

In this comm it feels like actual news, being notified of things that happen in the world. Upvoting it feels like a "more people should know that this is happening" kinda thing.

But in a comm dedicated to the GQP? There it feels like an upvote is a sign of approval or agreement.

[–] muusemuuse@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

Fucking god, she’s still doing this shit? She’s going to turn her franchise into another Tesla.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I heard a YouTuber refer to her as Jeepers Kreepers Rowling recently, and it makes me giggle. What an awful woman.

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[–] goodboyjojo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

the thing i don't get is why people are focused on the transgender community so much?

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ugh. What a despicable person. I was thinking about pirating her shitty TV show, but i don't think i will. They probably base popularity, among other things, on torrents. I don't want her to have any popularity. She's a really gross person :/

[–] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Aside from hurting Trans people, these things hurt women both those afab or not, and given the numbers of each group they end up hurting way, way, way more cisgender women. So every opportunity, every interview with Rowling, every comment on a tweet to her should be "What happened that made you hate women this much?".

I mean it's sad that she can't love the trans, but if that was just a prrsonal dislike, ok everyone has barely rational likes and dislikes, can't be helped. But to make that public, and then to go to these lengths, to sacrifice the safety of all women on the altar of that hate and fear, that is truly sick and sickening.

So the question is "JO, WHY DO YOU HATE WOMEN???"

Because because of her hate mongering, women are getting in trouble and often beat up for going to the bathroom, get humiliated by having to "prove" they're "real" women to pushy agressive bigots. I fully expect one day to lose my job and end up in jail for beating up some such asshole who thinks they should humiliate my wife or daughters that way.

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[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It's this actually new? Wasn't it already known that she did that?

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

rowling also wants to retcon the og cast members of the films, because they dont like to be associated with her transphobia.

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[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Wouldn't it be a shame if the website got DDOS'd, the email account (JKRWF@turcanconnell.com) got spammed to shit and the morally bankrupt legal firm facilitating this also got something coming to their website (see email)

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

I don't know what happened to her, but all this bs began after she finished the books. For years she was desperate to not fade into obscurity and first tried to cater to the pc crowd and then it slowly turned to hate and harassment against people who weren't pc enough. Then the trans bs started and while I have not kept up with her since she called pewdiepie a fascist, I can tell that she's sticking to her MO of doubling down on something even when people try and tell her to let it go. I don't think she started out as a bad person, but I think all the wealth and attention kinda fucked her up. It's almost like witnessing an addict going from recreational usage of drugs, to becoming a meth addict on a street corner who is willing to do anything to remain relevant in any way.

But wtf do I know. All I can say is that it's kinda nice to finally be able to say that the writing in the Harry Potter books was mid af. Ten years ago ppl told me to kill myself, lol. I still think it's a fun world and the worldbuilding is great as long as you don't start asking questions, but the actual writing and storytelling? Pretty amateur in my humble opinion. I have felt this way since I lost interest in the series around 2006 and I still feel this way. Still haven't managed to finish the books because I hate the fifth one with a passion. The editor was on vacation when she wrote that drivel.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (5 children)

There's no need to play apologist for a cunty billionaire. More likely, this is who she's always been, and now she just has enough money that she no longer needs to hide it.

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