#Jk Rowling is also shit

[dude-the-ancient-dragon]

Hey guys, is this thing on? Harry Potter is shit. That's all. Thank you

[endusviolence]

Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?

I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?

In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".

Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.

This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.

Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.

The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]

There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.

This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]

As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.

But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?

Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.

[disast3rtransp0rt]

rip to the people who grew up enjoying Harry Potter and then decided the safety-blanket of nostalgia is worth more than actual human lives but I’m different.

[saturnniidae]

I will never understand how people will agknowledge just how jk rowling is as a human being, and still like Harry potter. You can't fucking "separate the art from the artist" when the 'art' is filled with antisemitism, racism transphobia and more! You can't even think about doing that when the 'artist' herself is a fucking HOLOCAUST DENIER.

(Also it's even more pathetic considering jk rowling is actually a shit writer. Like let's be honest, everything people love about Harry potter is from the movies. Every bit of personality Harry had was from his actors portrayal of him)

These people don't care that they're clinging onto the mediocre work of a holocaust denier that wishes death to trans people because they're too wrapped up in nostalgia or whatever. It's pathetic and honestly disgusting.

And it speaks volumes how pretty much all the people I see behaving this was are white

[papirouge]

the same idiots who a few months ago didn't shut up about how poorly treated LGBTQI+ people were in Muslim countries to own pro Palestians Liberals (gay marriage banned/gender conversion therapy forbidden etc.) and said they'd literally be killed if they stepped one foot out there, now want to make us believe that one of them sent a trans athlete to participate in the most coveited sport championship in the world

Yup, checks out

The TRA were right about the lots of you : the anti trans brain damage is in full effect

[aj-lenoire]

i do not enjoy harry potter anymore and even when i did, snape was not a character i ever liked, but for some reason my ‘for you’ page is just full of dedicated snape stan accounts and i hate it

[simptasia]

LOST reading list

a list of books read by characters in lost for you to enjoy (or not). this isn't every book referenced in lost. for all that and more, see the "literary works" page on lostpedia, where im getting my info

no, my criteria for this list is that it's been read by a lost character. i'll tell you who (you'll see sawyers name a lot), and i'll add if it's somebody's fave book. this list will not include things like the bible or the qur'an or historical texts, as that while that can technically be recreational reading (it seems to be for ben), i'd rather not

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (read by Jack)

Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume (read by Sawyer)

A Brief History of Time by Stephan Hawking (read by Ben)

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (read by Ben)

Caravan of Dreams by Idries Shah (read by Ben)

Carrie by Stephen King (Read by Juliet, Ben and various other Others. This is Juliet's favourite book)

The Chosen by Chaim Potok (read by Sawyer)

Dark Horse by Tami Hoag (read by Jack)

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger by Stephen King (read by Ben)

Dirty Work by Stuart Woods (read by Jack)

Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor (read by Jacob)

Evil Under The Sun by Agatha Christie (read by Sawyer)

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (read by Ben)

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (read by Ben)

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (read by Sawyer)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling (read by Jack)

Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salmon Rushdie (read by Desmond)

Hotel by Arthur Hailey (read by Ben)

The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares (read by Sawyer)

Lancelot by Walker Percy (read by Sawyer)

Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov (read by Hurley)

Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky (read by Ilana)

The Oath by John Lescroart (read by Ben)

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (read by Sawyer. This is Sawyer's favourite book and author)

Roots by Alex Haley (read by Ben)

A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda (read by Ben)

The Sheltering Shy by Paul Bowles (read by Ben)

Ulysses by James Joyce (read by Ben)

Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler (read by Ben and Jack)

VALIS by Philip K. Dick (read by Ben)

Watership Down by Richard Adams (read by Boone and Sawyer)

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle (read by Sawyer)

Every work by Charles Dickens other than Our Mutual Friend (read by Desmond. This is his favourite author)

I encourage you to speculate on the character implications put forth by these reading choices. This can raise such questions as: Jack is a Harry Potter fan? What is Desmond's favourite book by Charles Dickens? Boone can read??

Thank you for your time

[themoonking]

it’s not actually that weird that people are saying “harry potter was never good, actually” after joanne went full mask off, and no it doesn’t mean that we all secretly think harry potter is amazing but don’t want to admit it. it’s pretty simple actually: most people read harry potter when they were children, when they hadn’t read a lot of other books and therefore didn’t have a lot to compare it to. then every time you reread it as an adult, you’re looking through pretty hefty nostalgia goggles. then, after you’ve realized that joanne is a violent bigot that wants you and / or people you love and care for dead, those goggles are broken and when you attempt to look at hp again you’re more likely to see it’s flaws. it’s not rocket science.

[chaos-in-one]

Jk Rowling fans /derogatory

"She stands up for people's rights!!!"

Oh like who?

Gay people?

Yeah I'm sure that's why her pen name/ pseudonym is the name of a gay conversion therapist

People of color?

Yeah I'm sure that's why there's racial stereotypes all over her damn books, like how Asian people are portrayed in the books (link is to a PDF)

Not to mention how eurocentric and un-diverse human society is written as in Harry Potter

(Also goes to a PDF)

Jewish people?

Oh yeah because her portrayal of goblins in her books definitely isn't antisemitic at all. Not like Jewish people have been saying how goblins are portrayed and linked to antisemitism hurts them, not at all.

This is the only source I could find on how the portrayal of goblins are connected to antisemitism, but if anyone has any other sources please do tell me

Disabled people?

Oh yeah that's why one of the main antagonist of her recent book (The Ink Black Heart), which is portrayed as a bad person and in the end quite literally a pedophile, is a disabled person calling out a YouTuber for ableism in their cartoon. Not to mention said YouTuber also being called out for Racism and transphobia (personally I hate how much media has focused on the last part and almost completely ignored the racism and ableism parts as if they are less important in the book, although it is also important of course), and despite these things being portrayed universally as a victim, and all the people against them being portrayed as bad.

And intersex people?

Honestly, I don't even want to try to delve in to how much her beliefs is ignorant of our very existence, our bodies, and our struggles. (Not to mention, as mentioned in the previous article linked, the person portrayed as an innocent victim wrote a character as a hermaphrodite... which is also an intersexist stereotype of intersex people, not just transphobic.)

The only people she actually has ever really supported as an oppressed group, is (primarily upper class) abled, cishet, perisex white women who are non Jewish.

Her activism for the rest of us is preformative at best when the things she has written in her literally world famous books depict things that actively hurt us, and she continues to show she has no intention of bettering herself.

[youreonyourown-kid]

Transphobic weirdos: PROTECT WOMENS SPORTS

Women: *being really strong and good at sports* yeah great please support us and respect our-

Transphobic weirdos: NO NOT LIKE THAT BOO YOURE TOO BIG AND STRONG BOO BOO PROTECT TINY DELICATE WOMEN ONLY BOOOOOO

[origami-butterfly]

Ok but sometimes the most infuriating political stance a person can have is point blank refusing to discuss social issues with you when you bring it up because they "don't want to get political". Don't open the tags unless you want to read a rant

[cuppertys]

Isn't it crazy that she who shall not be named (jkr) unconsciously self inserted herself TWICE into the Harry Potter books

[gizurrr]

also terfs/swerfs pls meet gay and trans ppl irl there's no one who's trans/enby who says "being gay is gross and wrong" 😭

[hoodienchaos]

Oh no something mildly political, the horror,

But I am so tired of cis people (especially cishet) who like, buy things that are actively harmful to trans people and that isn’t a necessity and then when trans people obviously get fucking upset go “well the vitriol makes me wanna do this thing EVEN HARDER lmao!”

No! You’re part of the fucking problem! You don’t get to tone police trans people, my god! Cannot even imagine how the Pakistan people fuckin feel with their shit being 1000x

[riddle-me-grits]

I gotta say, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of This Queer Dude Trying to Prevent the Holocaust is making more and more sense by the day, fam

[t4t-pathogen]

I don't give a shit about your callout post if you still buy Harry Potter merch and Chick-fil-A. Y'all talk big about boycotting when it means creating a parasocial hatred for some online fuck who said the f slur when they were twelve and then turn a blind eye when big companies ACTUALLY hurt queer people. Conservatives suck ass but at least they can fucking boycott instead of being like "this is my emotional support transphobic book series"