Transphobic Christmas lights

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Can't believe more people aren't up in arms about the transphobic Harry Potter Oxford Street lights.

Apparently a mere 10,000 people have sent emails to London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan demanding that he ‘pull the plug on transphobia’ and cancel the themed lights.

The Good Law Project, who are always at the forefront of good sense and well-rounded thinking are quite rightly outraged that trans folk can't possibly feel Christmassy when inanimate twinkly Christmas lights are mocking their right to feel festive.

Down with this sort of thing.

Why not both?

Threatening the safety of children is always such a good optic

Still, anything goes in the good fight against perceived transphobia and hurty feelz, eh lads?

I love them both thanks.

The article says that the lights are for marketing for JK Rowling who says that she uses funds from HP to fund anti trans causes which is pretty distasteful

No, the article says that the Good Law Project have said she will fund anti trans causes. Which is bloody nonsense. Where is the quote from a reputable news source of JKR saying she funds anti trans causes? (Newsflash: you won't find one.)

She funds a women's rape crisis centre. Some men think that this is transphobic because JKR is against letting males into a safe space for women that have suffered sexual abuse. If some people can't understand why women that have been raped need a women only safe space then that is really concerning and I have to question their motives.

Not only has she written brilliant books (Casual Vacancy and Strike as well as HP) but she’s a bloody hero for her support of women’s rights.

What’s not to love?

...has it?

Really?

Suspect the franchise is making them $billions. Tens of millions of people go to their theme parks each year, around 8 million copies of the Harry Potter games were sold last year...

I think it's fine....

The vocal minority are making it out to be a much bigger issue than it is.

If it was a real issue, they'd be doing an Alton Towers, (they've removed all the David Walliams stuff because of the impending court case and naming of him as the "well-known man")

Which is fine. People can choose whether to love both, one or none!

There’s no question of stopping as, unlike David Walliams land, it generates billions and billions in revenue. Warner just has to manage the underlying issues which they’re doing adeptly. The gist of it seems to be emphasising their respect for free speech, whilst distancing themselves from JKR’s views and emphasising inclusivity.

The HP hate is just ridiculous.
I work at a university in teacher training and we have a display of student work which we get out for recruitment events. One colleague asked me to remove the Harry Potter themed bit of work. I refused as it’s a brilliant example of an assessment. She told me she wouldn’t touch it - I lost a whole load of respect for her at that point.
What was interesting was she assumed I’d have the same opinions as her. It was presented as ‘ obviously we’ll be removing that’. It’s pathetic.

Is that the special “inclusivity” @BermudaRhombus where “we’ll be inclusive as long as you do what we tell you and you say everything else is transphobia”?

Jesus H Christ has everyone on this thread had their sarcasm detectors surgically removed??

I don't think the handful of protesters at the shop worked... Lol, people flying in to get there, they had to do virtual queues.

www.mylondon.news/whats-on/harry-potter-fans-fly-europe-34862105.amp

It has become very polarising.

Protestors chanted through a megaphone "trans rights are human rights" and were actively telling people not to support JK Rowling while shouting "shame on you for what you do."

Imagine shouting 'shame on you' at children.

Someone on another thread was piously claiming that these protestors were teaching children a valuable lesson.

It was an awful post, but perhaps they have a point. It isn't always easy to stand up for what you believe in. There will always be strange and difficult people in the world trying to attack you just for who you are. Much of it is just noise, and it's a good thing to learn not to let the bastards grind you down.

Definitely.

Agree with the hateful ‘shame on you’ chants. I found that a bit desperate on the part of the protestors but not what children should be hearing. Sadly this cult of trans is so inward looking it is blinded by its ignorance of the dark side of trans.

It is not all pastel coloured flags and hair.

Genius.

Or a handful of men, pretending to be 10,000 women.

I agree that this issue has certainly taught us that “There will always be strange and difficult people in the world trying to attack you just for who you are. Much of it is just noise, and it's a good thing to learn not to let the bastards grind you down”

Disney has always been like that in my lifetime. And it all started with that 🐭

If that's really the only thing they have to worry about, they deserve to be ignored.

We are in a CoL crisis, people are struggling to keep their jobs, feed their dcs and stay warm. The lights are a welcome boost to tourism, xmas trade and general feelgood.

What a bunch of miserable, tedious, self-obsessed muppets.

It’s basically just the trans community not getting the attention that they feel they deserve and finding something to have a problem with.

If they didn’t have a problem with something, they would probably spontaneously combust.

as I have said 1 billion times. You are not trans you need to see a psychiatrist….

Disney was certainly at the forefront of all of this. It’s always best not to look behind the curtain.

They’re as unhinged as the notorious Baby Shouter in Brighton.

You can get a spell for that! "Sarcasmagone!" It's all in the wrist action. Round, up, down, twiddle.