Them being dead and not actively profiting from their works while they spew hate is a good start. Yes, HP Lovecraft was a piece of shit, but he’s dead, so enjoying a work derivative of his is easy to do. Rowling says every bit of money she makes from her work makes her right, so I can’t abide by that at all.
Edit- To answer one of your questions, I don’t expect you to feel bad for enjoying Harry Potter. My approach is more that people, despite claiming to be staunch allies, can’t fathom NOT giving JKR all of their money because they can’t let go. These people don’t pirate the media, they go to Harry Potter Land or whatever, and pretend that it isn’t directly funding JKR’s ego.
Sorry, I keep editing as I’m able to put my thoughts into words. Personally, there is no real line to cross for dropping a thing I enjoy because of what the creator did. It depends on a lot of factors, like how bad the thing they did was, their response to being called out for it, and how they operate afterwords. I have no problem giving someone the benefit of the doubt if they seem truly sorry for what they did, but they have to prove that with their actions too. JKR isn’t sorry and continues to double down.
I’ve wanted to get Legacy since it was announced, and I’ve window shopped on steam many times, but every time I do I see her smug smile and remember that whole “my money means I’m right” shit. It also doesn’t help that I can’t find a good copy on the high seas. Like i said in another comment, I just wish there was work in that universe that she is entirely uninvolved in. I would consider giving money to that, if only to prove that making her irrelevant is not only right but profitable. Imagine if the most successful work in that franchise was the only work that she never touched or profited from. I can only imagine that would steam her beans.
And that’s what I hope for her, as quick as this society will allow. The one thing egotists dread more than anything else: true irrelevance. When she goes, I’d like it to be a footnote. I want people to read the headline and say, “Who?”
It won’t happen, but a guy can dream. And if I do see an opportunity to help it along, I’ll take it
Them being dead and not actively profiting from their works while they spew hate is a good start. Yes, HP Lovecraft was a piece of shit, but he’s dead, so enjoying a work derivative of his is easy to do. Rowling says every bit of money she makes from her work makes her right, so I can’t abide by that at all.
Edit- To answer one of your questions, I don’t expect you to feel bad for enjoying Harry Potter. My approach is more that people, despite claiming to be staunch allies, can’t fathom NOT giving JKR all of their money because they can’t let go. These people don’t pirate the media, they go to Harry Potter Land or whatever, and pretend that it isn’t directly funding JKR’s ego.
Sorry, I keep editing as I’m able to put my thoughts into words. Personally, there is no real line to cross for dropping a thing I enjoy because of what the creator did. It depends on a lot of factors, like how bad the thing they did was, their response to being called out for it, and how they operate afterwords. I have no problem giving someone the benefit of the doubt if they seem truly sorry for what they did, but they have to prove that with their actions too. JKR isn’t sorry and continues to double down.
I’ve wanted to get Legacy since it was announced, and I’ve window shopped on steam many times, but every time I do I see her smug smile and remember that whole “my money means I’m right” shit. It also doesn’t help that I can’t find a good copy on the high seas. Like i said in another comment, I just wish there was work in that universe that she is entirely uninvolved in. I would consider giving money to that, if only to prove that making her irrelevant is not only right but profitable. Imagine if the most successful work in that franchise was the only work that she never touched or profited from. I can only imagine that would steam her beans.
And that’s what I hope for her, as quick as this society will allow. The one thing egotists dread more than anything else: true irrelevance. When she goes, I’d like it to be a footnote. I want people to read the headline and say, “Who?”
It won’t happen, but a guy can dream. And if I do see an opportunity to help it along, I’ll take it