HBO supports J.K. Rowling's involvement with the new "Harry Potter" show as the core fanbase grapples with Rowling’s controversial views on trans identity.
If you want to avoid every movie or show where a bigoted or otherwise very critical person or company is heavily involved in the production, the range of movies or shows would shrink drastically. So instead of not watching I pirate. The bigots don’t make a profit off of me and we’re all good.
Well, the show might benefit from me pirating that thing. I do have a right to
flip the bird towards TERFSexpress my personal view ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Why do you want to watch or promote something created by an outspoken bigot, especially where her active involvement is touted as a selling point?
If you want to avoid every movie or show where a bigoted or otherwise very critical person or company is heavily involved in the production, the range of movies or shows would shrink drastically. So instead of not watching I pirate. The bigots don’t make a profit off of me and we’re all good.
In this case she is a figurehead of bigotry. Any engagement is seen as endorsemenr