Because there’s nothing wrong with enjoying the franchise as long as you aren’t supporting it.
Books are available secondhand. Games and movies can be pirated. It doesn’t cost anything to talk about a shared interest with friends.
Just don’t give them money. Don’t go to their theme parks. Don’t buy the merchandise.
You can like a thing and still make a conscious effort not to support the creator. You just have to be clear about the why if anyone asks you about it.
Books are available secondhand. Games and movies can be pirated. It doesn’t cost anything to talk about a shared interest with friends.
Except it keeps this franchise alive, which in turn causes other people to buy the books, the games. If you want the franchise to die off, so no one buys their shit anymore you have to stop participating in it.
Why is “stop platforming fascists” such a controversial take?
Because you’re taking an authoritarian approach over policing other people’s hobbies and interests, many of who are trans and queer themselves. The franchise is regarded as a “comfort series” for many people who grew up with it, especially kids in abusive households as those demographics tend to gravitate towards fantasy series like Harry Potter and LOTR the most.
Why is having empathy for people different from you such a controversial concept?
Amazing how you people can’t even read a full post before having your aneurysm about trans allys not being pure enough for you
Why wouldn’t you purge the franchise that funds trans genocide from your life?
Because there’s nothing wrong with enjoying the franchise as long as you aren’t supporting it.
Books are available secondhand. Games and movies can be pirated. It doesn’t cost anything to talk about a shared interest with friends.
Just don’t give them money. Don’t go to their theme parks. Don’t buy the merchandise.
You can like a thing and still make a conscious effort not to support the creator. You just have to be clear about the why if anyone asks you about it.
Except it keeps this franchise alive, which in turn causes other people to buy the books, the games. If you want the franchise to die off, so no one buys their shit anymore you have to stop participating in it.
Why is “stop platforming fascists” such a controversial take?
Blahaj people sure are weird.
Because you’re taking an authoritarian approach over policing other people’s hobbies and interests, many of who are trans and queer themselves. The franchise is regarded as a “comfort series” for many people who grew up with it, especially kids in abusive households as those demographics tend to gravitate towards fantasy series like Harry Potter and LOTR the most.
Why is having empathy for people different from you such a controversial concept?