Edinburgh Harry Potter Tour

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Ah terrific, they've denounced JK Rowling (to whom they owe their existence) and are donating part of their takings to Scottish Trans Alliance:
"Many of you may be aware of JK Rowling's recent tweets concerning transgender issues. We have been very saddened and dismayed by these and do not condone the views she expressed in any way.
It’s a difficult time to be a Harry Potter fan for many but we sincerely wish JK Rowling’s views not to diminish our appreciation of the books and their messages of inclusion and tolerance."

I'm very saddened and dismayed that if they feel so strongly they don't shut up shop and stop making money off the back of a woman they despise.

I don’t see why they need to stop running the tour. A donation to a suitable charity seems like a sensible way to support a cause they believe in. Difficult to see what’s wrong with that.

I don’t know which Waterstones this is but I like Stickerwoman’s style….

twitter.com/helpfullalique/status/1421146720545787908?s=21

Oh ffs it's just such posturing. Who give a flying f what the harry potter tour's stance is on trans issues. It's a tour company.

Where did they make this cringeworthy statement?

What will it be like?

'In this cafe, the witch sat thinking evil thoughts...'

That's so messed up :-(

Really feel sorry for Jo

Sometimes unpleasant people come up with great works.

Spacey is another example. You might not like the person or share their views but you can still enjoy their work.

our appreciation of the books and their messages of inclusion and tolerance."

They know she WROTE those messages right??

Pure virtue signalling because of their target market.

The solution should surely be to cease all tours immediately.

@Cheshirewife

Sometimes unpleasant people come up with great works.

Spacey is another example. You might not like the person or share their views but you can still enjoy their work.

Unpleasant people? You're likening JKR with Spacey? Words fail me.

Spacey?

I'm not aware of JKR touching people up backstage or propositioning youngsters she's old enough to have given birth to.

Possibly Mel Gibson might, just, be a better analogy.

@Whatsnewpussyhat

Pure virtue signalling because of their target market.

The solution should surely be to cease all tours immediately.

Or to say nothing at all and carry on, given that lots of people who like Harry Potter(and their mothers, who might take them on a tour) agree with Joanne Rowling, or have no idea this is occurring.

I was annoyed to see Block magazine ( Lego) write a similar statement.
It was in an old issue, so I didn't write to ask exactly what she had said that they were so upset about.

@Cheshirewife

Sometimes unpleasant people come up with great works.

Spacey is another example. You might not like the person or share their views but you can still enjoy their work.

Spacey's views are that it's ok to sexually harass people. Rowling's view is that biological sex exists. Are you saying they are similar?

@Cheshirewife

Sometimes unpleasant people come up with great works.

Spacey is another example. You might not like the person or share their views but you can still enjoy their work.

Really.

You're comparing JKR to Spacey?

I guess I should thank you, because it's posts like this that cast so much sunlight on the mindset of people who vilify a woman who used her platform to state biological sex matters and compare her to a man who used his power by abusing people to obtain sexual gratification.

Please note spelling. Chikenyhead is not the regular and informed poster, that would be @Chickenyhead. Who does not need this kind of shit.

Reported

Nooo it is me, I was referring to the spacey shite. And I misread the OP as being TRA aaarrrggghhh it was the terrific

Fixed it.

Soz OP

I've reported it too soz

Good pick up weevils.

And how hypocritical of that business. If you can’t see the hypocrisy, that says much about you.

A difficult time to be a Harry Potter fan? Nowhere near as difficult as it is to be a woman right now. I can't believe this shite.