transmechanicus:

a-rebellious-waffle:

justsomeantifas:

justsomeantifas:

justsomeantifas:

tbh at this point it is really difficult to ignore that harry potter exists as a dog whistle to signal disdain for trans people. whether or not it always was doesn’t detract from how it functions today.

i go into a store see one employee with a pronouns button and one employee with a harry potter button … guess which one repeatedly misgendered my girlfriend, i’m telling you its usage is blatant.

I don’t personally care if you like the series or not, but you do have to acknowledge how it is being used so you can spot it yourself,

you also have to understand how the rest of us may view you as well if youre particularly vocal about your interest in harry potter, because it has been inextricably tied to the transmisogyny of jk. rowling

so if that is how you want to represent yourself, as a transphobe, for better or worse, it is your decision but this is how you will be viewed whether or not you are.

Because I’m interested, can you explain fully how it’s a transphobic series? I’m not entirely sure I understand. Is it just because J.K. Rowling is… well, viewed in the most forgiving possible light, a bit ignorant (and at worst just a played-straight TERF)?

Because JKR is a straight up TERF, she’s incredibly outspoken about it and has been for years, and is personally pouring a metric ton of money into the UK’s TERF movement which in turn is impacting government policy. Additionally she has said on record that she takes ANY support of or interaction with her works as endorsement of her transphobic ass views. Not a single fragment of her books or the setting is worth keeping in the public consciousness when doing so supports and encourages such a vile human being.