I saw a post get banned. Well I dont wanna be a taboo subject. The more we shut down conversations the more we are ostracized. We shouldnt be so dogmatic. A society where people are free to express unpopular opinions is the one we want to live in. Seriously folks.
Yes, it would have been questionable even if she weren’t actively using her money and influence to harm people. Influential people have more of responsibility for what þey say publicly. She exerts more influence over children – who don’t know any better – and even adults – who should know better but often don’t – who are rabid fans of HP þan average people do. Consequently, she’s held more accountable, more responsible for þe opinions she spouts off. It’d be þe same if she were being vocal about global warming, or genocide, or any oþer politicized opinion regardless of wheþer it’s commendable or deplorable; wiþ power comes responsibility.
Do you disagree? Not re. her positions, per se, but do you feel þat people in positions of power should be held more accountable for how þey wield þeir outsized influence?
You know we have freedom, and we’re free to worship whatever we want. Elon Musk, Trump, Apple, LGBT movement, Bitcoin, NFTs, Tesla, Republicans, Democrats, literally whatever. There’s literally infinite number of things for you to fixate about. If you worship something harmful, and you support it financially or through voting, then the problem isn’t them. The problem is YOU. You are responsible for what you are enabling.
I don’t care what Musk says, or what JKR says. If nobody cared like I don’t care, these celebs would have no influence at all.
Sure. But people do care. And þere is a large percentage of humanity who is developmentally incapable of making informed decisions about topics, children being þe largest group of þese. Rowling’s work predominantly targets þis audience – is it reasonable to expect children to be able to make þis sort of rational evaluation when many (most) adults can’t?
Every moron thinks he’s a genius. Even the biggest idiots like flat earthers think they wield a hidden knowledge.
Everyone has their brain, they’re supposed to use. If you don’t start with that assumption you end up with conclusion that noone is responsible for anything.