Emma Watson on JK Rowling: “I can love her. I can know she loved me. I can be grateful to her. I can know the things she said are true and there can be this whole other thing and my job feels like to just hold all of it”
‘Shall we go?’ said Grace. ‘I want to see her, and I’m afraid to see her, and how can both be true?’ ‘You can’t expect only to feel one thing at a time,’ said Thomas, ‘though certainly it would be convenient. You can want to see her, and want not to see her, and neither cancels the other out: you are a woman, not an algebraic equation.’ ‘I can’t
... See moreSarah Perry • Enlightenment
Taylor of using allyship as an aesthetic… and they get mad at her for not doing what they want… but she’s a capitalist to her core. Most of her security team is ex–Special Forces, ex-FBI, or other former law enforcement officers. I’m not sure why fans expect her to be all, ‘Defund the police! Tear down the system that made my dream come true.’…
... See moreAmanda Montell • The Age of Magical Overthinking
Rowling’s perspective (which she shares with many gender critical folks) is deeply dehumanizing to both the trans and Autistic communities.