• mathemachristian [he/him]
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    -529 days ago

    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?

    • @FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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      129 days ago

      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?