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[-] Tedesche@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure she'd still have those views, even if she was poor. I understand and respect people who decide to boycott certain creators for their political views and statements--I stopped buying Orson Scott Card's books after finding out things he'd said about homosexuality among other things--but I don't think people who oppose a creator's views, but still choose to pay for their work should be shamed for it. When you pay for a product, you're paying for that product and are thus supporting only what went into that product. I think there's more of an issue of hypocrisy in people who have problems with Apple's labor practices in China or their anti-consumer practices, but still buy their products, as those issues are directly linked to said products and therefore their money is inherently rewarding them (but, full disclosure: I'm one of those people, as I own an iPhone). If the Harry Potter books had some anti-trans message in them, that'd be one thing, but I don't think that's the case, is it (I honestly don't know, as I haven't read them)? I think people can still enjoy and financially support the HP IP without tacitly supporting JK Rowling's politics, just as Tesla owners can enjoy their cars without supporting Elon's whacky political views.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

--I stopped buying Orson Scott Card's books after finding out things he'd said

I stopped buying new copies of his stuff.

But to my mind, buying used doesn't add support to him nor add to his wealth.

On the other hand, I stopped reading Dilbert because it became unfunny, not because Adams turned out to be a shitty person.

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I am reminded of people in my parents generation who stopped listening to certain musicians because they were rumored to be gay...

(I honestly don’t know, as I haven’t read them)

No anti-LGBTIQ content in those books whatsoever. If they did have such a message, then I could understand people hating the author and the books, but as it is, the books do not reflect the world view of the author about this particular topic.

...and on the topic of supporting the author by buying the books (from a different comment); you can buy them secondhand. That way Rowling makes one less sale as secondhand shops, private sellers etc. don't have to pay royalties to her.

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