#like when i as a trans person expressed discomfort with my 'friends' praising the book series they called me a killjoy | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

devotedlystrangewizard · 2 years ago

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one thing i think that cis fans of harry potter dont understand is that its not just the big things of whether or not you agree with her ideas, its that you deem your mediocre childhood book series more important than the way your trans friends feel.

#obviously also goes for all the other minorities hurt by the rhetoric or the lore of the books #like when i as a trans person expressed discomfort with my 'friends' praising the book series they called me a killjoy #you are essentially telling your friends who belong to minority groups that you deem a book series more important than them #and how they feel #idk how to express why its so harmful #but as someone who is trans and who is very vocal about supporting minorities. i cant trust you if you think this way #there is no place for both true allyship & enjoying these books. you cant have both.#its also sickening to see the game revolve so much around horrible jewish sterotypes & see people go 'well im pirating it so its fine'#this isnt some minor accident or character detail that is antisemitic in a way most people dont know about #its the entire plot of the game. even if youre pirating it. why would you. i cant #anyway #im pissed off. a little #counting down the days until i can escape my rls <3

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