I Think I'll Just Rant About This So Tw For Transphobia And Some Swearing Ahead

I think I'll just rant about this so tw for transphobia and some swearing ahead

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I'm SO damn sick of people defending JKR. From the "It wasn't that bad" to the cis(!) people saying "What she said wasn't transphobic", fuck all of that.

And fuck cis people making it all about themselves when trans people talk about how harmful JKR is.

The first person I ever came out to as non binary was my best friend at the time. Not even a week later she talked to me about how much she loved Harry Potter and all. Which was fine by me, she's allowed to like whatever the hell she wants, I can't police her.

However, personally, it makes me uncomfortable to talk about JKR's stuff cuz her views just bother me. So, I just said "Sorry, but I personally try to stay away from Harry Potter and JKR in general because she's a terf".

Cue: Cis person making it about themselves.

"Oh so you say I'm transphobic?" "Harry Potter meant a lot to many people when they were younger, do you just want to take that away from them?" "Stop calling me a TERF, I'm not." "You're really overreacting here."

Mind you, I never once said that the people who like Harry Potter hate trans people. I just said I don't like JKR because she's a TERF.

She went on to defend the life out of it like "It's not gonna change that much if I support it anyway" "It means so much to me, I don't wanna just stop consuming it" "Just separate the art from the artist" "Well, I can't control my hyperfixations" all that stuff that you constantly hear from people trying to justify themselves.

There was no "I acknowledge that JKR is bad and while I still want to enjoy the series, I try to do so in a way that doesn't support her" or anything. In the end, I was the one apologizing to my friend because I dared to "imply she's a bad person".

And it's not even just her who acted that way - every time I see someone criticize JKR, the comments are flooded with these people getting defensive and angry at the person speaking up about it.

It's incredibly tiring when I as a non binary person have to constantly apologize for making cis people uncomfortable just because I try to speak up against a TERF - not against them, just against JKR.

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I'd like to also take two points that are constantly being raised because they're starting to get tiring.

"Separate the art from the artist", "death of the author" and "Hatsune Miku wrote Harry Potter":

It isn't that damn easy. Death of the author doesn't work because JKR is still alive and well, and probably will be for at least another 15 or so years. That woman is only 56 years old. She's gonna be around for a while. And for that time, she will continue to profit off every cent you spend on official HP merch, on her books, her movies and games. You keep giving her a platform that she can continue to use for her blatant transphobia.

Additionally to that, you don't need me to tell you that her transphobia isn't the only issue with her and her works, because lots of people from those groups have ready explained the racism and antisemitism in a far better way than I ever could. You can't entirely filter out her harmful views. You can't separate art from artist because that means you'll stop critically consuming her works because "well Hatsune Miku wrote those books so it's nothing bad." No. If you HAVE to consume her stuff you better acknowledge that it's not all sunshine and rainbows and be honest with yourself.

"It's my hyperfixation, I can't control that":

I want to make it clear first that I'm ND myself. I know how hyperfixations work. I know it's not the same for everyone.

That being said, stop using you being ND as an excuse. It's not.

Because unless your hyperfixation is "Giving money to transphobic people", the same applies to you - You don't have to actively give her money. You're allowed to have your hyperfixations, but being ND doesn't mean you can't consume content in a responsible way.

Artists that Taylor Swift has had as Special Guests at HER tours or has collaborated with and whether or not they've spoken up ✅

Kellie Pickler (fearless tour)

Gloriana (fearless tour)

John Mayer (fearless tour)

☑Justin Bieber (fearless tour, speak now tour)

Faith Hill (fearless tour, reputation tour)

Katy Perry (fearless tour, yntcd mv)

Little Big Town (better man, 1989 tour)

✅Hayley Kiyoko (reputation tour, yntcd mv)

B.O.B (speak now tour, both of us single)

Kendrick Lamar (bad blood single)

Imogen Heap (clean)

✅Todrick Hall (yntcd mv)

Troye Sivan (reputation tour)

Brendon Urie (me!)

Ed Sheeran (red tour, everything has changed, end game)

Gary Lightbody (the last time)

Colbie Caillat (breath)

Sam Smith (red tour)

Shawn Mendes (1989 tour, reputation tour, lover remix)

✅Selena Gomez (speak now tour, 1989 tour, reputation tour, bad blood mv)

✅Camila Cabello (reputation tour)

Ellen DeGeneres (speak now tour, 1989 tour, yntcd mv)

Jason Mraz (speak now tour)

Tal Bachman (speak now tour)

Usher (speak now tour)

Flo Rida (speak now tour)

Jim Adkins (speak now tour)

Nicki Minaj (speak now tour)

Fall Out Boy (vsfs)

Andy Grammer (speak now tour, 1989 tour)

Joe Foreman (speak now tour)

Kenny Chesney (speak now tour)

Hot Chelle Rae (speak now tour)

James Taylor (speak now tour)

Johnny Rzeznik (speak now tour)

Darius Rocker (speak now tour)

T.I. (speak now tour)

Shawn Colvin (speak now tour)

Nelly (speak now tour, red tour, 1989 tour)

Hayley Williams (speak now tour, bad blood mv)

Tim McGraw (speak now tour)

Ronnie Dunn (speak now tour)

Carly Simon (red tour)

Jennifer Lopez (red tour)

Hunter Hayes (red tour)

Cher Lloyd (red tour)

Tegan and Sara (red tour)

✅Sara Bareilles (red tour)

Ellie Goulding (red tour, 1989 tour, bad blood mv)

Austin Mahone (red tour)

Brett Eldredge (red tour)

Neon Trees (red tour)

Train (red tour)

Rascal Flatts (red tour)

Luke Bryan (red tour)

Idina Menzel (1989 tour)

Allesia Cara (1989 tour)

Ricky Martin (1989 tour)

Pitbull (1989 tour)

Dwyane Wade (1989 tour)

Tove Lo (1989 tour)

Miranda Lambert (1989 tour)

Charlie XCX (1989 tour, reputation tour)

Keith Urban (1989 tour)

Steven Tyler (1989 tour)

Leona Lewis (1989 tour)

Kelsea Ballerini (1989 tour)

Mick Jagger (1989 tour)

Alison Krauss (1989 tour)

Dierks Bently (1989 tour)

Dixie Chicks (1989 tour, soon you'll get better)

Sydney Sierota (1989 tour)

The Band Perry (1989 tour)

Whiz Khalifa (1989 tour)

Omi (1989 tour)

Avril Lavigne (1989 tour)

Justin Timberlake (1989 tour)

Lisa Kudrow (1989 tour)

St. Vincent (1989 tour, cruel summer)

John Legend (1989 tour)

Alanis Morissette (1989 tour)

Matt LeBlanc (1989 tour)

Chris Rock (1989 tour)

Uzo Aduba (1989 tour)

Mary J. Blige (1989 tour)

Joan Baez (1989 tour)

Julia Roberts (1989 tour)

Little Mix (1989 tour)

Fifth Harmony (1989 tour)

Fetty Wap (1989 tour)

Russell Wilson (1989 tour)

✅Ciara (1989 tour, yntcd mv)

Tim McGraw (reputation tour)

Nico & Vinz (1989 tour)

MKTO (1989 tour)

Walk the Moon (1989 tour)

Sam Hunt (1989 tour)

Andrea Pejic (1989 tour)

Lily Donaldson (1989 tour)

Serayah (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

Jason Derulo (1989 tour)

Lorde (1989 tour)

Nick Jonas (1989 tour)

Hailee Steinfeld (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

Lily Aldridge (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

✅Lena Dunham (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

Heidi Klum (1989 tour)

Haim (1989 tour)

The Weeknd (1989 tour)

✅Martha Hunt (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

Kendall Jenner (1989 tour)

Serena Williams (1989 tour)

Karlie Kloss (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

✅Gigi Hadid (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

✅Cara Delevigne (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

Rachel Platten (1989 tour)

Mariska Hargitay (1989 tour, bad blood mv)

✅Echosmith (1989 tour)

Imagine Dragons (1989 tour)

Niall Horan (reputation tour)

Robbie Williams (reputation tour)

Bryan Adams (reputation tour)

✅Maren Morris (reputation tour)

Sugarland (reputation tour, babe)

Adam Lambert (yntcd mv)

Tan France (yntcd mv)

Ryan Reynolds (yntcd mv)

Idris Elba (london boy)

RuPaul (yntcd mv)

✅Antoni Porowsky (yntcd mv)

Jonathan Van Ness (yntcd mv)

Karamo Brown (yntcd mv)

Laverne Cox (yntcd mv)

Chester Lockhart (yntcd mv)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson (yntcd mv)

Justin Mikita (yntcd mv)

Adam Rippon (yntcd mv)

Dexter Mayfield (yntcd mv)

Hannah Hart (yntcd mv)

Billy Porter (yntcd mv)

Trinity the Tuck (yntcd mv)

Delta Work (yntcd mv)

A'keria C. Davenport (yntcd mv)

Tatianna (yntcd mv)

Trinity K. Bonet (yntcd mv)

✅Jade Jolie (yntcd mv)

Zayn (idwtlf)

✅Bobby Berk (yntcd mv)

Future (end game)

Zendaya (bad blood mv)

Jessica Alba (bad blood mv)

Ellen Pompeo (bad blood mv)

Cindy Crawford (bad blood mv)

Miley Cyrus (yafywbh)

Calvin Harris (tiwycf)

Rihanna (tiwycf)

Tiffany Haddish (reputation tour)

☑Ryan Tedder (I know places) he was vague

Jack Antonoff

✅Joseph Khan

Max Martin

Shellback

✅Joel Little

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