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[+] -22 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Kinda like posting a harry potter meme in a community full of trans folk...

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  • [–] 52 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

    We see where you're coming from, and also it is unhealthy to be extremely sensitive to every single hint of bigotry, from malicious or innocent sources, from your instance or others'. Take it from me - it destroys you to focus on the negative so much that you start to miss the positive.

    I know you put so much effort into taking care of others, particularly transfolk (who don't get themselves kicked out, like I did πŸ˜‰) on blΓ₯haj.zone. Remember to care for yourself also!

    Edited the Β° πŸ˜…

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  • [–] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

    You put the Β° on the wrong "a" πŸ˜…

    Lonely Lovely (πŸ˜…) sentiment and message though. ❀️ Very true.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Typo. Unless you're trying to emphasise how sadly uncommon it is to see such a lovely sentiment.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago* (2 children)

    Lonely sentiment and message though

    What?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I think they might mean "Lovely" rather than "lonely".

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  • [–] [S] 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I'm trans myself... but yea I guess you're right. Didn't really see this as problematic... but yea fair enough

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  • [–] 31 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    It's not. It's just a scene from a movie. Aim your artillery at that cβ€”nt Rowling, instead.

    I liked the meme, keep em coming!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    This is what aiming at her looks like.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    As in pushing back and making noise when people post stuff that helps keep her relevant.

    If I have a tool for decreasing the amount of harm she does, this is it.

    Will it make much difference? No, but if a single person hesitates before posting potter stuff in the future, then it helped a little

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I, like many folk, just want to see less of Rowling, not more. That's all

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I get where you're coming from and it's hard to tell the difference, but actually that's Robbie Coltrane, not J.K Rowling

    Jokes aside, that's a beloved character played by a beloved actor who unfortunately won't be appearing in any more movies. Personally I haven't sent a single cent Rowling's way since watching Deathly Hallows part 2 in the movies and never will again, but the bitch can't take away the fond memories I have of reading the books and seeing the movies, especially the first one where this is from.

    I think most people here on the fediverse know enough not to support her financially, but when it comes to memes, the movies aren't just her art, they were made by a ton of people who don't necessarily share her views (I suspect that in the 00s, nobody knew about them). And it'd be a shame to lose good memes that evoke such nostalgia

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Keeping her relevant in popular culture is supporting her financially, politically and socially, because her relevance influences both her wealth and her political clout.

    And I'm going to pushback against that. In this case, it was a single line snarky comment that referenced the meme in question. In response, I got 5 or so responses from people, each of them multi paragraph long, insisting on telling me just how it's actually ok to post Rowling stuff.

    And from my perspective, if you're ok enough with Rowling to not say anything when a Rowling meme is posted, you should also be ok enough with someone posting a snarky one liner in pushback against it.

    But if folk are ok with a meme that entrenches the relevance of a virulent transphobe, but a snarky response to that meme warrants a multi paragraph response, then it might be time to re-evaluate priorities...

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    Same here. I would never willingly watch harry potter or support her on purpose. I just thought this was a good meme template and honestly, I love Hagrid. Hagrid is fictional and his actor is dead. I don't care about JK, she can die. I still love Hagrid.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 day ago* (3 children)

    Had to check the community rules, but couldn't find them calling this place a trans community. In fact, they explicitly call it a "meme community" and this is a very common meme format. If you're inclined to check the rules yourself, I'd like to point you to number 3

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  • [–] [M] 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 child)

    This is absolutely a trans-inclusive community, it just isn't spelled out (e: it is now) because inclusion should be natural. I don't like making assumptions about a person's identity or beliefs (unless they scream it to the heavens, at which point it isn't an assumption anymore), and I can't determine whether a person is welcome here based on what they are. When a person's behaviour becomes problematic, that is when I step in. In particular, if someone reports a homophobic, transphobic, or racist comment, you won't see me argue with them: those comments get immediately deleted and the user permanently banned. Fortunately, nearly all community members I've seen are friendly, or at least polite, with LGBTQ+ folk.

    Regarding the meme in question. There is an argument to be made that just using the media as a meme, even of an unrelated topic, gives the author unwanted exposure. I don't think this applies in this community, or most of the fediverse (excepting places like Grad or Hexbear). We all know that JK is morally inferior to what came out of my dog this morning. Seeing this meme won't change that position, nor does it try to glorify her morals or justify her views. It is the essential meme: a well-known scene from popular culture, removed from its environment, to express an idea or sentiment that is common within this demographic.

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