Yeah
And to those who say, but second hand books and read them, what about the one who buys a second hand book, reads it, thinks wow how awesome is this i need to find more and starts supporting JK not knowing what an terf asshole she is.
You are still perpetuating the fandom.
It does make me wonder if she was a homophobe, racist, facist etc whether her ‘fans’ would still be like - but you can support the art but not the artist’
She isnt like Lovecraft who everyone knows he was a racist bigot. He is dead, his work is known for it’s time but it’s not affecting current policy, like JK Rowlings work IS.
The UK anti trans bills that came in were also a direct result of HER LOBBYING PARLIMENT.
It does make me wonder if she was a homophobe, racist, facist etc whether her ‘fans’ would still be like - but you can support the art but not the artist’
Actually, ever since the books were published, ppl have been criticizing the ethnic/racial stereotypes in them.
Ever since she brought Dumbledore out of the closet, people have been talking about how it was basically a homophobic way to add a new character.
The fact is that there are a LOT of Potterheads who are going to go to bat for this woman no matter how many people she hurts.
having a lot of fun imagining mel blanc yelling PSYCHIC BEAM ATTACK while bugs' face remains unanimated, actually
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store-brand baking soda packaging: NON-GMO
for sure i stared at the wall for a couple of minutes, trying to construct a scenario in which baking soda--a chemically processed form of the more ancient 'washing soda' aka soda ash, produced commercially in a couple of different ways but all of them based on mining--would ever be derived from a genetically modified organism.
like, i get it, it's free positivity, it's like seizing the opportunity to be like 'gluten free apples! :DDDD' like there's any other kind but. just.
the sci-fi industrial scenarios implied by the assurance that no genetic modification was involved in the production of this mineral from out of the ground. i'm
I work at a calcium carbonate mine and our sales team won’t stop asking what it would take to label our *ground limestone* as non GMO and also
organic?????????????
Like. What do you think we are doing to these rocks?? 🤦
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