The target age group for “Harry Potter” in the year it was written (probably 1995—publishing a book takes a couple of years) would have been born around 1988, so are now 32-33 ish. “People who grew up with Harry Potter” includes parents now introducing their kids to the books. /1
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Also: trans-* people are vulnerable to violence and bigotry, and under perpetual attack by the far right. JKR is wealthy and privileged, and punching down on a minority here while aligning herself with the religious right. J. K. Rowling has gone full Voldemort. /5
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Insofar as there are any overarching themes in Harry Potter, integrity and standing up against bullies are in there. JKR is positioning herself as a bully, and expecting support from a fan base she taught to hate bullying? That’s not going to fly. /6
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TERFdom is supported by the American religious right. (To them, it’s a wedge with which to split the LGBT+.) It’s no surprise that it operates like a religious cult, when religious cults are providing tactical advice and support.
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It's occurred to me that there's got to be a crisis management team trying to keep her in check, especially given that she's got another book coming out this year, if memory serves. Whoops.
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given that shooting on Fantastic Beasts 3 hasn't started two and a half years since the second one wrapped (and then flopped), it *may* be that her worth is sufficientlly reduced in her studio/publisher's eyes that they've stopped caring about holding the lid on
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Ouch, that's a bit grim to think about.
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I work in the publishing industry. Not with anyone at JKR level, but still, this resonates.
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oh yeah sorry about that me and my buds personally ordered it from our position in the Shadow Trans Cabal that runs the world and all us transes held a big vote and unanimously agreed on sending that guy to get iran'd
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