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ok im going to #seriouspost for a second here. I don't think Harry Potter is a manifesto. I think it was a flawed passion project that millennials latched onto because of the fantasy of sticking it to their mean teachers and arbitrarily categorizing themselves (hogwarts houses; it's the thinking millennial's astrology). I think the fact that the series got popular when and how it did was very much a product of its time.

I don't think Harry Potter is the biggest symbol of JKR's bigotry. I think the most flagrant sign of that was how she responded to critics. I watched her become radicalized in real time. I watched how she doubled down on her racism when she was called out for the ways she promoted her tragically mid fantastic beasts movies. I watched her chase marginalized teenagers with a double digit follower count off of twitter for daring to criticize her thought process, and no one with any kind of power standing against her because she was the one who was paying them. This isn't to say Harry Potter is without flaws. This is to say she really didn't give a shit about that. Getting rich and powerful is a hell of a drug, and she had enough sycophants that she had no reason to care about what her critics were saying.

She was convinced that she was a martyr; a voice for the unheard; a leader for the ages, so of course her detractors were the bad guys. And I think we should take this to heart. We should see this as an example of how easy it is to get radicalized; if you think of yourself as a paragon of virtue, you are going to think that whatever you see as good and right is an objective fact. Most people don't know this, but the majority of terfs start out as trans allies. You are not immune to propaganda! You are not immune to falling into dangerous ideologies!!!

This is why the most important thing you can do as an activist is to listen. Do NOT think you're above being wrong; do NOT develop a god complex; do NOT form an identity out of being right all the time. Involve yourselves in the groups you claim to speak for. Listen to trans women; share resources that help trans women; familiarize yourself with the diversity of experiences that trans people have and the struggles they face.

No, none of you are as bad as JKR because you don't have her money or her power. You will likely never have the capacity for harm she does. But check yourselves. Do not affirm yourselves into thinking you always have the moral high ground. Watch yourselves; humble yourselves; check yourselves for signs of cult behavior and internalized prejudice. You are always learning. You will always be learning. Do not allow yourselves to get a power trip from brushing off marginalized voices.

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kill the imposter syndrome in your head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they’re also using chat gpt to do it

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i need to draw <- guy who has many things they need to do besides drawing

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Contrary to popular belief the biggest beginner's roadblock to art isn't even technical skill it's frustration tolerance, especially in the age of social media. It hurts and the frustration is endless but you must build the frustration tolerance equivalent to a roach's capacity to survive a nuclear explosion. That's how you build on the technical skill. Throw that "won't even start because I'm afraid it won't be perfect" shit out the window. Just do it. Just start. Good luck.

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i'm curious, what's everyone's Default Outfit? like what would you be always drawn wearing in a cartoon? mine is concert tee + mid length skirt

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ended up in thaleia with a couple of moby dick RPers

unfortunately, the fight with llymlaen did not contain any whales

unbeknownst to captain ahab, between battles i quickly edited my usual party greeting macro to work for alliance chat

videogames are good actually im going to be giggling about this all night

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guys dont let me on twitter ok ive been having to dodge canto 8 spoilers left and right. ive only barely avoided multiple spoiler posts. please keep me in your prayers i cant have this spoiled for me like i did with canto 7

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WHOA!!!!! i love my friends' ocs

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do me a favor and reblog this and put in the tags what time it is for you and what you're currently doing/thinking about

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Dropping a brick on the post below

hee hee

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friend creature @beatbybaseballs

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Wearing 1 white and 1black sock to represent my dual nature and also represent how all my clothes are in a big pile right now and i haven't felt like sorting it

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hyun has never experienced being high before bc every time hes tried he just passes the fuck out for like 9 hours as soon as it kicks in and wakes up completely sober

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donald trump will die on july 20th 2025 at 1pm pacific standard time

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making aus for ocs are so funny cause like. theyre already in a situation… but what if they were in a DIFFERENT situation

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the 49 states of america