Is there any other problematic author, like Scott Card (materially contributes to homophobic political legislation) or Gaiman (perpetrator of sex crimes) or any other of the myriad of authors and creators who are creating harm to the public (numerous types of issues), for whom you see a similar level of interpersonal pressure to denounce so thoroughly and continuously?
If not, why do you think that is?
I also do not think that supporting those peopleās careers is a great thing to do while theyāre still hurting people.
The difference is though that neither of those people are literal billionaires that are so thoroughly engrained in the public consciousness that every bookstore in existence seems to have a section exclusively dedicated to their merchandise for decades on end.
The scale of JK Rowlingās power is an anomaly in all of the history of professional writers.
Neil Gaiman is an exceptionally rich outlier by writer standards because of his work in tv and film and he has an estimated net worth of $10 million
Stephen King is even more of an outlier with an estimated net worth of $500 million
Rowling currently as Iām writing this has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. Billion with a B.
She is the wealthiest author in all of history. Not just currently. Of all time. And she uses that power to fuck over trans people. She actively funds anti-trans court cases. She uses her considerable influence to donate money to and champion anti-trans legislation. She doesnāt stop tweeting.
This woman is a political force. She is heavily influential even outside of her own country. Neil Gaiman is a piece of shit but after his douchebaggery came to light he stopped tweeting. He doesnāt have the political power to do what sheās doing. Very, very few people do.
