I mean, you’re more than welcome to stay politically ignorant. I’m not an arbiter, but I am just describing facts.

Also, what they said was absolutely not 'fuck ethics I’m going to concern myself with my own needs"

Nice bad faith misrepresentation of what they said.

Congratulations on missing the point

I am absolutely celebrating it. Every billionaire deserves a shallow, unmarked grave.

I don’t think you read their comment correctly.

They are saying that being a deranged maniac is part of their pretending to be a cop, not that it disqualifies them from being a cop.

Unfortunately not all of us saw it, and some even still vehemently refuse to accept it

Your scale is off. Religions and cults are the same thing. The only difference is how accepting society is of them. There is no third option.

Holy fuck someone other than me mentioning the GOAT that is the Big O

Yea, a lot of people seem to be blinded by their hate of JK they have completely forgotten how the books portrayed many of the themes.

Like, they weren’t incredibly nuanced depictions; it is literally a children’s/young adult series. They aren’t exactly known for their depth. Yet, they are still good starting points for children to begin thinking about larger concepts and themes, even with their imperfections.

No, it indirectly funds her through a convoluted system of ownership and IP law.

The problem isn’t people consuming media. The problem is the system that funnels wealth into the pockets of bigots.

Except they aren’t giving money to someone who will use it for harm. They are giving it to whatever production company has created the series.

It is only after this, and through a convoluted system of ownership and IP laws, that the production company is forced to give a percentage of its proceeds to the hateful bigot.

If you want to criticize anything, criticize that system. Not individuals for wanting to engage in simple creature comforts that they find enjoyable.

Don’t confuse that mentality for left-wing thinking. It is an entirely liberal, center-right reactionary mentality to be overly concerned about optics and moral purity.

What you have said is actual left-wing thinking. You have essentially described the point of “no ethical consumption under capitalism”. That if people really care about this, then they need to actually do something about it instead of just shaming others for indulging on simple creature comforts.

Guarantee that the people bitching about others enjoying HP media also go home to suck down a bottle of Coke which directly funds militant anti-labor hit squads in South America to prevent their bottling plants from unionizing. Or maybe they are a Pepsi person, where their purchase has helped fund the exploitation of prisoners who are forced for pennies an hour to make their cans. Or any other of the myriad of things under our current economic structure that funnels wealth into the hands of the elite who seek to oppress the working class.

Due to how capitalism works, every purchase you make helps fund oppression. That’s how the system was designed: to ensure those in power who wish to oppress will ensure wealth is funnelled into their pockets through their convoluted system of ownership.

If it isn’t Harry Potter media that tangentially funds Rowling through royalties it is something else that funds another bigoted owner somewhere along the supply chain of the rest of the items you purchase in your life.

You really give a shit about this? Then direct your criticisms at the convoluted system that forces people to give up the things they enjoy because some bigot holds a piece of paper that says they own an idea.

This production has nothing to do with JK except for the fact she has a piece of paper that entitles her to reimbursement. That’s the problem, not the people simply trying to make a living or people indulging in media that they enjoy.

As they fucking should.

You don’t need permission to protest. If they try to stop you, protest harder and escalate accordingly

Don’t project your own flaws onto me. Just because you would be a coward who will allow themselves to be controlled by petty authority doesn’t mean everyone would.

One can only hope.

You’re downvoted but you’re right.

The only thing fascists the like of the American right wing deserve is a shallow mass grave.

Too bad there is no such thing as a good cop

Apples to Oranges.

Just because both are fruit doesn’t mean both are the same.

It’s called having the courage to do it anyway knowing you will face repercussions for doing it, because it is the right thing to do.

Sadly, this basic concept seems to be a forgotten relic of the past. Too many people in this country are just fine with sacrificing others if it saves their own skin.

I needed all those things and was a poor kid growing up, and I still didn’t sacrifice my integrity by signing up to join an oppressive military force.

No excuses to justify the oppression of others just so you can avoid being oppressed yourself.