She says “Dress however you please” and “Call yourself whatever you like” At first glance it sounds supportive, but it isn’t It’s disengaging
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She is taking a very real and concrete issue (the acceptance of trans people as humans with full rights and respect in society), minimizing it to some surface level features (appearance and names), and then abdicating any responsibility
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She is purposefully mischaracterizing trans people as adults playing dress-up and then claiming to be fine with that...at a distance
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The language she uses is similar to language used to minimize gay people “You can kiss whoever you want behind closed doors!”
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It’s also similar to the old favorite “I don’t care if you’re black, white, or purple!” Purple people don’t exist, but now they’ve minimized the issue of racism and swept it away while claiming to be supportive
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All of these phrases add up to the same message: “I support you, as long as you don’t change my experiences or inconvenience me in any way.” And that’s not actual support
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These phrases are said by people who don’t know any trans, gay, or Black people. They say them because they know their communities won’t be impacted and their lives won’t change. As soon as their lives *are* impacted, their support becomes conditional.
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Beware people who offer blanket support at a distance. As soon as that distance decreases, they will feel threatened. They will push back.
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Look for people who engage with systemic issues, who dig into the nuances, who question their own beliefs, who have empathy when they don’t have to.
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This, btw, is how she deals with all major ‘representation’ in her books. Stating LGBT+/racial inclusion after the fact is nothing if there’s no canonical text or even subtext addressing it. She frames it as “it’s bc Dumbledore being gay doesn’t matter!” But it should.
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I feel this deeply considering gay teachers are still being run out of schools by groups of "concerned parents" in my state. Dumbledore being gay wouldn't change that reality but it would be a depiction in the media and that starts something.
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