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[folkfaerie]

JK Rowling just posted about a woman reading The Philosopher’s Stone to their child - and I have some thoughts

I grew up in the Harry Potter generation. My best friend and I used to queue outside Waterstones to buy the latest Harry Potter book and devour them within a couple of days. I got engaged to my ex-partner in front of Tim Riddle’s parent’s grave at Harry Potter World in London. I always thought that Harry Potter would be something that I could read to my daughter, connect with her over, talk to her about. I read her the first two books when she was a newborn - before I was aware of JK’s views.

Harry Potter played a huge part in my life as someone who grew up in the late 90’s/early 2000’s. I devoured it all. The films, the books, the fanfiction, the beautiful art people made. I owned multiple pieces of merch, and wore them often.

But I can’t stay silent.

The new series would’ve made teenage me scream in excitement. Like Hogwarts Legacy, it was everything I’ve ever wanted as a child. I wanted more of this world that I had placed on a pedestal and let define a chunk of my life.

As I got older, Harry Potter became something I wanted wasn’t hugely into but could still look back on fondly. “Remember when we went to the cinema to see Half Blood Prince?” “Remember when we dressed as dementors for Halloween?”

But then JK Rowling began to make her heinous opinions known.

I have friends who are trans. I have friends who are non-binary. I have friends who are gender fluid. I value them more than words can express, and certainly more than Harry Potter.

JK Rowling uses her wealth to directly harm trans people in the UK on a political level. She uses people consuming her work as an endorsement of her views.

I can’t stand by while she actively stands against the mere existence of people I love dearly.

As someone who grew up on Harry Potter, as someone who was so ingrained in the fandom and wanted this series so badly at one point - it is in no way worth it.

People who starred in the film series have publicly disavowed her for her views - this new series is merely an attempt by her to stay relevant and keep making money so she can funnel it into cruel anti-trans legislation and vile hatred.

Trans lives matter more than anything JK Rowling has ever written, and trans people will continue to exist long after she is gone.

Transgender people have a right to exist, and they have a right to feel safe in public spaces. This is not debatable, this is a fact.

Support your transgender community. Don’t watch the new Harry Potter series. Trans lives are more important than a tv show about wizards. And they always will be.

If you’re in the UK and want to make a difference, here are some charities you can donate to that actively help transgender people:

Helping gender-diverse kids, young people and their families since 1995

At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there

https://transactual.org.uk

[folkfaerie]

You know what, I’m gonna say it

Season 4 of the Witcher is the best they’ve done so far and Geralt should’ve been played by Hemsworth from the beginning

[tattoosandlavander]

It scares me that people like this exist. Don't have kids.

[paintmeadarkpicture]

the cavill shaggers are so weird

[folkfaerie]

Join me tonight @ 9pm GMT for some Baldur’s Gate 3 chaos!

I’m embracing the Dark Urge and venturing into act 3✨

If you’re interested in following a weird, left wing, British, sarcastic, cheese loving, feminist cat lady - head on over to my twitch! It means a lot🥰

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[folkfaerie]

Come and watch me play an embrace Durge run on Baldurs Gate 3!

Streaming live on Twitch at 9pm GMT!

Time to kick the shit out of Ketheric Thorm and move on to act 3!

(And if you feel like following a small twitch streamer or sharing this post that would be lovely too🥹)

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[folkfaerie]

Come and watch my weird self stream Baldurs Gate 3, Gwent, The Witcher 3, Fable, Hearthstone, The Sims and more on Twitch! Every Sunday and Wednesday at 9pm GMT✨

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[paintmeadarkpicture]

Looking for the perfect playlist to go with your fantasy story? The ideal music choice to have in the background while you bake bread or tend your garden?

I got you❤️🪴

Featuring Hozier, The Oh Hellos, Joel Sunny, Lord Huron, The Amazing Devil and many more

[socialistexan]

I've rarely seen a more validating sentence in my entire life.

[punished-venom-solitair-e]

reblog to disturb jk rowling

[mother-i-crave-rwrb]

i will always take the chance to disturb jk rowling

[samlikesbooks]

disturb jk rowling

[evil-gay-person-inactive]

currently disturbing jk rowling

[paintmeadarkpicture]

hope jk rowling is very disturbed

[scramratz]

Definite banners and possible bumper stickers for the shop

[ice-block]

It’s so fucked up how tiktok culture has made clout-poisoned people turn the public into content, every day I see people minding their business have their entire faces put online for thousands of likes, a couple kissing on the train, a lady dancing across a cross walk, a guy nodding his head to the music at a club, a lady buying a banana at the store, ring camera footage of the neighbors kids being stupid. Just let people live jfc

[ice-block]

I think I may have made it seem like this is about wholesome content (which my sentiment towards that is the same) but most of the time when I see this stuff people are being ridiculed for being completely normal. And I didn’t make up any of these examples btw, I couldn’t find the dance one but only because there are too many videos of people being recorded at cross walks

(Faces censored and additional text added by me)

[eroticcannibal]

Im gonna add this to every post about this i see im never gonna shut up about it. This will get people killed. This will ruin lives. More people live in hiding than you think. So many people are one post away from having to abandon their whole lives. Dont ever post anything of anyone without their consent, stranger or not.

[libraford]

I am a photographer. It is my job to go into schools and take candid photos for the yearbook.

The number of kids that are on a 'do not photograph' list isn't large, but it is a non-zero number. If that kid is even out of focus in the background, we do not use that photo.

If a child shows even the tiniest bit upset that there's a person in the room with a camera, I do not take their photo.

At pop culture conventions, I ask people if I can take their photo. Or if I take a candid of them, I track them down and give them my info and get th3ir consent before posting.

At events like parties, concerts, performances, consent is generally implied because these are photographed events, but if an attendee approaches me and tells me to crop them out then I crop them out.

This makes street photography tedious, but I learned in my very first job as a camp counselor that people have very good reasons for not wanting their photo publicized. There are kids in the foster system with abusive parents. There are adults with stalkers. There are people who might be a witness to a crime.

Even outside of this- I've seen how private persons become memes against their will just by going out in public. Some people are super not normal about meme fame.

Leave people alone. The world is complicated. Make your own content.

[vc-allthetime]

if you’re on tumblr and over the age of 24 it means the mental illness won

[andjablogge]

[kumboochies]

[paintmeadarkpicture]

happy birthday fellow emos

[melomancy]

kate bush appearing on top pop (1978)

[verwackeln-berlin-blog]

[paintmeadarkpicture]

We are no longer using “deadname” instead we are using “necronym”

[britomart]

i would like to learn more about the cure’s fourth studio album let me look up its title on the internet

[britomart]

good lord

[amaskdescribingamask-deactivate]

This is more punk than the whole of punk history.

[soundsof71]

I’ll tell you what’s ferocious. Freddie’s comeback to Sid calling him “Freddie Platinum” when they were recording down the hall from each other at London’s Wessex Studios (Queen for News of the World, Pistols for Bollocks).

Sid Vicious made the mistake one day of bursting into Queen’s control room and antagonizing their frontman. “Have you succeeded in bringing ballet to the masses, then?” he sneered. “Oh, yes, Simon Ferocious,” Mercury replied. “We’re trying our best, dear.” 

Then, according to Queen biographer Daniel Nester, Freddie rose from his chair and began to playfully flick the safety pins displayed on the front of Sid’s leather jacket. “Tell me,” he asked, “did you arrange these pins just so?” When Sid stepped forward in an attempt to intimidate Freddie, the singer simply pushed him backwards and inquired, “What are you going to do about it?” Sid immediately backed down. [x]

Freddie Mercury may very well have had the biggest dick energy of anyone who ever lived

[criticallyacclaimedstranger]

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[sickthing]