Loving Harry Potter Is Not Equal To Agreeing With JK And Her Beliefs.

Loving Harry Potter is not equal to agreeing with JK and her beliefs.

Look, I understand it is difficult to separate Harry Potter from JK, and to some extent you shouldn’t, because it’s important to acknowledge the racism and homophobia in there and the connection to an actively anti-trans person. However telling people that engaging in the Harry Potter fandom is being actively anti-trans and a red flag is just wrong. Should we do everything in our power to keep money away from her, absolutely, but to stop engaging with her works altogether is not a solution, villainizing those who do care about her works really isn’t one either. Especially because this approach is actively stripping people of sometimes their entire body of interest and childhood, which is incredibly hurtful, and should not be necessary. I understand it’s different because JK is alive and speaking these opinions now, but if this was the case with everything, there is almost nothing older than 5 years old that we could ever engage with. If you need to step away from the fandom and anything related to it that is your choice, but do not expect other people to do that same thing just because you consider it necessary. My life would not have been what it is if not for Harry Potter, and that doesn’t mean I’m not doing my best to approach and deal with it carefully, but I will not let JK’s bullshit opinions completely ruin something so important to me, and I should not have to. I also will not be told it means that I share those opinions for doing so.