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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/gay@lemmy.world

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[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

I'm very satisfied how easy it has been to not consume any of that transphobes garbage.

I read the books, even looked forward to the last two releases,, and taken just a bit of pride every time I see the new stuff pitched at me, because I'm their market and I'm not buying anything that supports hate for those I love.

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

I thought I replied but I don't see it... Hope this isn't a double.

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik is a fantastic series that very much scratches this itch. In my opinion it's a better series in every way, but I like hard magic systems and think soft magic systems must be earned and I don't think Homophobic Potter earns it.

[–] LostWanderer@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yep, the only ethical thing is to ignore, unsubscribe, and tell HBO why! Make it unprofitable for them, cause hosts of media to not platform the works associated with transphobes. Make those bigots sweat! A further step, if you read and reviewed the books in the past. Change your review, call out JK Rowlings and tell her the seething bigotry she nurses is nasty. Tell her to move the fuck on from it and stop punching down at trans women and men!

[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Some stories are worth retelling. The Odyssey and The Seven Samurai come to mind.

This one is not that good.

[–] Humanius@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yarr 🏴‍☠️

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Still not ethical.

[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

not because piracy bad but because you would still talk about it and promote it or something? I guess I get that

[+] minorkeys@lemmy.world -25 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

The left has long lost any authority over defining the ethics and morals of society, as far as I'm concerned.

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So that just leaves you as the sole arbiter of ethics? Congrats on the self-promotion!

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Didn't know I was the only non-lefty in existence! Damn. Now I feel special. (I am a lefty though so ..figure that out.)

[–] Fedegenerate@fedinsfw.app 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The left has long lost any authority over defining the ethics and morals of society, as far as I'm concerned.

I am a lefty though so .. figure that out

You have long lost any authority over defining the ethics and morals of society, as far you are concerned. Figured it out.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep, and I'm self aware of it.

[–] Fedegenerate@fedinsfw.app 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, but I fail to see the reasoning behind your comment then.

Agree or not whether there's an ethical way to consume HP, you believe your opinion on the matter is not authoritative.

I don't think anyone would have suggested otherwise... There isn't a comment here saying "but what does minorkeys think.

Ok. You believe your opinion isn't ethically or morally authoritive, but could still have merit.

[–] Fedegenerate@fedinsfw.app 10 points 2 weeks ago

Let's get you to bed

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm guessing the people that you consider to be the "left" are who people on the left consider to be the "right". This isn't a left/right ideological issue. People should be allowed opinions and we should each be allowed to agree or disagree, in whole or in part, with the opinions of others. Through those opinions, agreements, and disagreements we should each form our own morals.

We lose our ethics and our society when we stop listening to each other's opinions and morals and instead dismiss each other because they are not from "our side".

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Guess we're losing our society then because the left and right definitely refuse to listen to each other.

[–] Jaybird@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, one side has been trying to explain 1+1 equals 2. The other keeps shouting about the DOW being at 50.000 and aliens are demons.

They are not equal. Like.. At all.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The left doesn't listen, it dictates.

[–] Jaybird@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because you do not want to hear, does not mean the left is wrong.

And yes in that case, telling you the facts sounds like dictation.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because the left claims something is a fact, does not make it a fact.

[–] Jaybird@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah! but that's the fun part: Facts don't care about your politics... That's why they are facts. But you are correct if you feel facts seem to always side with the left..

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are facts because they don't care? That makes just as much sense as them not caring about feelings. Facts don't have cares.

[–] Jaybird@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What is not to understand? Facts don't care about all kinds of things, you or my politics, our feelings, etc, etc. They have always existed just waiting until we understood them.

And again, the left tends to base their politics on them. Which is why it seems to rightwingers that facts always seem to "lean to the left" (It's part of why they never seem to like experts, they also always "lean left"). But it's just because progressive politics tend to base their reasoning on logics, facts and therefore: truth.

Basing your world view, morals and laws on a religion or your feelings (Maga) usually leads to nonsensical outcomes. Just like we are seeing now in the US, Israel, Iran, etc...

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you actually arguing the left doesn't feel their way to their beleifs? You have an odd perception of how the left politics.

[–] Jaybird@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

No no, merely that most educated (fact based) people tend to lean left because of what they know to be true.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah the right might just be raping a few children here and there, but the left has the audacity to tell me that paying transphobes is bad.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The right has no real concept of morality.