TW: MENTIONS OF SELF HARM
Listen. Listen for the love of everything nice and good. STOP FUCKING TALKING ABOUT JKR. just stop it. I'm pretty sure that she knows that 99% of the responses to her 'views' are negative everytime her name trends. She doesn't give a fuck.
Stop giving her relevance. Wash out her existence like the annoying bitch she is. Erase her like the Twilight Fandom did with SMeyer.
Nostalgia is a strong elixir and it's simply unnatural to expect everyone to quit talking about their childhood series altogether one day. If you can stop engaging with HP, good for you. I'm proud you have taken that decision.
However, if you cannot let go of the series the please for the fucking love of God stop blaming yourself. I'm a queer woc. JKR breaks my heart everyday yet her creation is the one place I find solace. Her creation matters more to me than her words and views.
Quitting Harry Potter is redundant as it is most definitely one of the biggest franchise in the world and the author being a dick doesn't throw enough of a negative light on it.
I loved HP as a child but honestly, my affection for the characters actually deepened when I joined the fandom and interacted with the THOUSANDS of fanfics, fanart, headcanons created by fans of every race, sexuality, gender identity.
i decide to engage with HP because to me the world the fandom created is more real and beautiful than the one JKR did. The works being created by Trans creators everyday matters as it forced me to rethink about gender. Being a person who grew up in a bigoted family I'm so grateful for this fandom as it is the reason that I have been able to become an ally and it has given me confidence to explore my sexuality and come to terms with it. I decide to stick with HP as I want to actively be a part of the queer and inclusive world creators of this fandom have created. The creators have nourished and polished JKR's characters to the point that the only thing they have in common is the name and THAT IS IMPORTANT TO MANY PEOPLE AS IT GIVES THEM A SENSE OF COMFORT.
so stop fuckin talking about JKR. stop responding to her bigoted statements as she's never gonna change. Instead, spread a bit more love around, especially for the trans creators because they exist and you cannot take that away from them.
I would suggest that instead of giving money to JKR, buy HP merch from small businesses. Buy the books second-hand. Donate to help trans individuals afford houses(I know you have seen the posts of a Trans sibling's plea for money to be able to afford their own apartment on various social media)
However, please do not ask people to kill themselves over liking and engaging with something that brings them comfort. I saw someone post "all people who engage with Harry Potter should slit their wrists and bleed out in a bathtub". Do you guys fucking understand that kids, YES LITERAL KIDS watch the movies and often times move onto the books? You're asking actual kids to slit their wrists?? What the absolute fuck is wrong with you?
Take some pointers from the Twilight Fandom who still engage with the creation yet not the creator effectively. Stop giving JK relevance even with posts disagreeing with her. It gives her ego boosts as she will make your logical arguments her banner of victimhood.
