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[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 207 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Pascal has been a vocal ally of the transgender community, frequently using his platform to advocate for trans rights. At the UK premiere of “Thunderbolts,” he wore a shirt reading "Protect the Dolls," a term of endearment for transgenderism.

I wonder if the author of the article realizes "transgenderism" is a right-wing, anti-trans term?

EDIT: ah, it looks like the author of that blog is probably anti-trans and holds other right-wing views: https://old.reddit.com/r/blankies/comments/rcczql/can_someone_give_me_context_for_the_film_blog/

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good spot! Trans+ would have been better

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 82 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

Considering dolls is a term applied only to trans women, he should have just said "a term of endearment for trans women". The only reason he didn't is because he's anti-trans, and maybe he doesn't even understand that "dolls" is a term specific to trans women, or that trans men even exist, a lot of anti-trans bigots are obsessed with trans women and think the only trans people are trans women; there are estimated to be equal numbers of trans men as trans women, they just don't get the same attention.

The bathroom debate shows this mindset, anti-trans activist want trans women to use men's restrooms, but they aren't thinking about the fact that those same laws and policies force trans men into women's restrooms, leading to this kind of situation:

So the anti-trans movement claims they are keeping men out of women's restrooms, while doing exactly the opposite.

I think the anti-trans movement wants to claim that the entire idea of trans people is ideologically driven, but they have it in reverse - the gender binary and anti-trans movement is ideologically driven, while the position that trans people exists and should have gender-affirming care is based on actual empirical evidence. The science shows reality is much more complicated than the gender binary, and that being trans is biologically determined, genetically inherited, and part of natural human variation throughout our history as a species.

So it seems acknowledging the reality and gender of trans people is not so much ideologically driven as much as it is more aligned with reality than the status quo of assigning gender according to a model of binary sex based an a quick inspection of genitals at birth, which we know is ideologically driven. The only reason to reject the undisputed science is for religious and political reasons, there is no actual debate or ambiguity about the science. Every single major medical and scientific association endorses gender affirming care for minors and adults, there is a firm consensus on this. These organizations are typically conservative, not "woke", and they only support those treatments because they are the only known effective treatments of gender dysphoria.

The anti-trans movement has more in common with young earth creationism, the anti-vaxx movement, and other anti-science movements, which are often politically motivated and intersect with conservative forms of Christianity. These are truly ideologically based movements, and they support views of reality based not on what is empirically demonstrated but rather based on a dogmatic interpretation of religious texts.

For example, Matt Walsh's anti-trans film What is a Woman was compared to antivax films like VAXXED or the anti-evolution film Expelled!.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 week ago

I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge #occupotty

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[–] casmael@lemm.ee 126 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This pedro pascal guy seems like kind of a good dude man

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 94 points 1 week ago (10 children)

I mean… all her bullshit aside anyway; It’s too soon for a Harry Potter remake.

[–] wuzzlewoggle@feddit.org 65 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I still can't wrap my head around who this is meant to be for. Fans that are old enough to have grown up with the original series are never going to like this and fans that are younger will still have seen the old series. It's not like it's so old it's unwatchable.

I don't understand how anybody in an executive position thought this was a good idea, especially because there is loads of stuff you could make a show about in the wizarding world universe (cough marauders cough).

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s meant for the people hoping to make money off of it. Just like the LOTR series.

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[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 1 week ago (17 children)

Joanne’s really milking this cash cow for all it’s worth, and then some. Guess that’s your only option when you’re a one-hit wonder, though. Must not have stumbled across any new content she’s interested in plagiarizing.

[–] PangurBan@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You say that like anyone else wouldn't. If life gives you a golden cow, milk the shit out of it. Lol

Let's focus on her being a terrible person instead of making up nonsense reasons to further dislike her. There's no need.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, I think most people wouldn't. Most people would be happy with literally becoming a fucking billionaire, and would be satisfied at that point.

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I don't know any billionaires myself, but judging from what I read and see online that is not what people do when they literally become a billionaire.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, you could tell the point in book 4 where they said "Fuck it, bring in the ghost writers".

I doubt she's probably written anything in 30 years that wasn't drunkenly pounded out on Twitter

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 60 points 1 week ago (5 children)

i've been a harry potter fan since 2000. i went to multiple leakycons and pottercast tapings. i posted on leaky. i went to midnight shows. i discovered starkid bc of it. i used to pay international shippings for the uk books. hp saved my life before i was out of the closet.

i would have been so excited for this if it happened 15 years ago. now? i just don't care. i want it to go away. i'm much more interested in the twilight anniversary. hp is just go away heat now.

also anyone who is looking for an alternative; chris colfer's land of stories series is AMAZING.

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[–] Carcharodonna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)

more like Bae-dro Pascal amirite trans, heart

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Papi Pascal

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 55 points 1 week ago

I love Pedro Pascal.

So many queers grew up on Harry Potter. If you still cherish the series from before the author apparently had a stroke, and can't give it up, you can at least do society a favour by sailing the high seas (pirate it).

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 50 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wasn't gonna watch it anyways but if Pedro says don't, I sure as heck ain't!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

I'm gonna not watch it even harder!

[–] VampirePenguin@midwest.social 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Harry Potter is already dead to me. Fuck JKR.

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[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm kind of the opinion that Harry Potter should have just ended with the deathly hallows book and 2 movies.

you drag out and milk an IP for too long and you just become star wars. and that isnt a compliment.

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Well, if I watch it I guarantee I won't pay for it.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Be better. Don't watch at all.

[–] The_Helmet_Stays_On@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nothing worse then when people don’t even want to pirate your shit.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

EXACTLY! Pirating let's them know you're interested.

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[–] TheCelticPirate@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (7 children)

The Last of Us spoilersWhat are they gonna do? Kill him off?

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I support this man, and his ideas.

[–] Jenpocalypse@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (18 children)

This sucks. I mean, I read Harry Potter as an adult, and still loved the stories, even if some parts were problematic (Cho Chang? The Irish kid blows stuff up? REALLY?). But I refuse to give that woman any of my money to do more evil with.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Harry Potter is one of the few IP’s that I 100% pirate guilt-free. In many cases, I use piracy to “try out” things before I buy them. For instance, I have the *arr stack running on my Jellyfin server, but most of the media on it is from my old DVD/Blu-ray collection. I have a few pirated games, but end up buying most of them if I enjoy them.

But not with Harry Potter. That shit gets pirated and stays pirated. I have the e-books and movies torrented, and will never spend a dime on them. I’ll never buy anything with a Hogwarts house on it. I’ll never stream any of the movies on Max. As far as capitalism is concerned, I have a full Harry Potter blackout.

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Remember family guys skits of jk Rowling, they kinda predicted her current behavior, one of them was Peter "reminiscing "now problematic jk Rowling writing, and the other

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[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Arent you guys sick of the same 4 franchises? Marvel, Star wars, Lord of the rings, Harry Potter.

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[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I want to see it... But imagine if pirates made it so accessible it was easier to view without buying it. Saturated to the point YouTube recommends the full episodes.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Watching/playing/acquiring media without paying for it only sends the message that the demand is there; it's just that the anti-piracy enforcement schemes haven't been perfected yet.

If 100 million people watch this show on day one, but only 1 million paid to do so, the question is going to be "How can we force those other 99 million people to pay for this?" But if zero people watch this show, the immediate red flag will be "People used to love Harry Potter? Why aren't they watching it now?"

You want to show that Joanne Rowling's bigotry isn't to be tolerated? You don't show her that her content is still wanted; you shut her out completely.

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