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Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as un-Canadian, anti-trans (CBC) (www.cbc.ca)

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Swift backlash from 2SLGBTQ+ community over series author J.K. Rowling

Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Jul 28, 2026 1:10 PM EDT

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[-] vinceman 25 points 3 days ago

Lmao JK Rowling actively funds queer hate groups and this directly puts money in her wallet. Maybe save separating the art from the artist when their dead and their families aren't using the money to put fascists all over the world in power.

[-] Abyssian@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

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[-] Akuchimoya@startrek.website 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You're just telling on yourself that you just don't care where your money goes. And, you know what, that's your call to make. But what I don't understand is why bother attacking people who choose differently than you? Why do you care what random internet people you don't even know think of you? Who would even know how you choose to spend your dollars if you didn't say anything?

If you don't care where your dollars go, just own it. "I've got too many other more immediate things in my life to worry about." Okay, then. Fine. Just own it, and stop being so insecure about it. If you're right, then you're right.

"You're not perfect, so don't even try" is an incredibly childish and immature stance to take. That's like saying no one should ever try or learn anything new because they're not masters of it immediately. I mean, if that's the attitude you have, why should you even bother anything ever? What is the point of your life if you're not the best or perfect at everything? You may as well just go and die already.

[-] vinceman 12 points 3 days ago

Like what? Since you know so much about me after all, you must be able to name one thing I would support. Unlike you, who is actually defending a known pos. But nah, you know everything, right?

[-] Abyssian@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Of course I'm not some crazed stalker of you in particular. But as a human being who consumes books, music, TV shows, and movies, given the current large cultural rift and your deep, genuine values I'm sure your detailed research into everyone involved with all media you consume has led to you finding loads of people with awful personal beliefs who aren't often featured in big flashy news articles.

If you're not simply virtue signaling I'm sure it would be very simple for you to whip out a few dozen of those names to help everyone know more awful people who we should be sure to ensure we're not financially supporting with our media consumption habits.

Also... no, dear. I never said anything good about JK Rowling. She's a sack of shit. Loads of artists are horrible people. It's nothing new. If you watch a thing and enjoy it and then find out one of it's creators is a sack of shit do you instantly hate that thing you'd just been enjoying? Retroactively change your opinion on the art itself? It's performative. That's all it is. And it's becoming tiresome as hell.

[-] athatet@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah. I do change my opinion of the piece. Same when I find out something is ai.

[-] howrar@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

It's either all or nothing. Anyone who imperfectly tries to make the world a better place is just virtue signaling.

[-] Foxer@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

Exactly. You can love harry potter without liking JK in the slightest, there are two different things. And you don't get to ruin other people's enjoyment of a franchise just because you're having a fight with the author. The whole thing is kind of silly

[-] vinceman 17 points 3 days ago

The second you are promoting it is where the problem lies, like how can you not see that? And how the fuck is it ruining if I simply point out she's a huge hateful piece of shit? If that makes it tough to enjoy, boo fucking hoo, you have morals at odds with your wants, find a way to deal with it.

[-] Foxer@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

I hate to break it to you but it's stunning number of authors and directors and actors are huge pieces of shit. They're not promoting her they're promoting the work.

By most accounts Martin Luther King was a terrible person but you can still appreciate the message he had with regards to race and still think his speech was incredible

[-] Abyssian@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I find it ironic that the people supposedly doing good by hating her are the ones in here spitting bile at others. Not even others who say a single good word about the woman. I'd say you're acting like awful people, but I don't think you're acting. That's likely why you need to virtue signal so hard.