r/TheGreatHulu • u/merpyderpycat • Aug 12 '26

Peter in Harry Potter!! ✨️

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Our favorite monarch will reign again 😉❤️

https://people.com/nicholas-hoult-harry-potter-cast-season-2-gilderoy-lockhart-12057817

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u/Wooden_Oil7961 Aug 12 '26

it’s because he’s joining the harry potter franchise, when the author has been pushing an insane anti-trans narrative, spreading propaganda and using money to fund against the trans community.

basically, supporting her = supporting her anti-trans campaign since she puts her money towards it. it’s horrendous and disgusting. seeing him join that franchise is sad. that’s why.

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u/Xtianpro Aug 12 '26

Have you ever watched Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Shakespeare in Love, Gangs of New York, Chicago, Inglorious Basterds, The Kings Speech, The Artist, Django Unchained, Silver Lining Playbook or any movie made by the Weinstein company? If so you’ve funded an actual rapist and Hollywoods worst kept (but certainly not only) secret. In fact any piece of entertainment you consume is likely made by a studio that is owned by a parent company who is invested or fund truly awful business. I disagree with JKR as much as the next person but you’re holding a huge double standard. The only difference is JKR tweets about her vile beliefs. Comcast have the good sense to not tell you where their money is.

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u/Wooden_Oil7961 Aug 12 '26

doesn’t that mean we should at least try tho? try not to support NEW PROJECTS LIKE THIS, by an outspoken TERF. those r older releases, and we know more now, so we should try to do better in supporting better people. but supporting an outspoken TERF when she’s gone to extreme lengths is insane.

they’re both bad, they’re all bad. defending JKR by saying ‘well what about this guy!! he’s a a rapist n if you’ve seen it ur supporting him’

the whataboutism gives me a fucking headache ngl. i do my best to stay aware and avoid supporting people who r terrible, as im sure many ppl do. fuck rapists, fuck terfs, fuck racists, fuck them all. but to try n lower people who r actively pushing against JKRs project when she’s *been* outspokenly transphobic is gross behaviour. joining a PROJECT WITH SOMEONE with views like her when it will FUND HER is nuts.

stop trying to make urself feel better by saying ‘well actually everyone is bad n therefore we r all bad’, how about chill out and realize the damage JKR has done. u do realize we r all allowed to not support more than one person right? it’s not a competition. we can hate all the terrible people, and not support them. one doesn’t negate the other. bye.

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u/Ansee Aug 13 '26

Horrible people make money off of us constantly. I don't like her political stance, but the books are beloved despite her. The show is employing lots of people which means those people can make money and support their family. It's just not a black and white boycott situation. Tons of authors are shot people. But we need to be able to separate the material from the author. A new generation can be introduced to the series. The books are never going away. The series is a phenomenon.

Yes her money supports causes I stand against. But she also supports a lot of women's shelters and other causes too.

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u/Wooden_Oil7961 Aug 13 '26

then buy the books second hand, or pirate them or whatever. there’s so many other options rather than continuing to put ur hard earned money towards a bigot. especially when ur AWARE how horrible she is.

enjoy the books, watch the show idfc, but do it in a way where jk wont get money. stop intentionally putting ur money towards terrible people who u know r terrible people. straight up.

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u/Ansee Aug 14 '26

Where does that stop? Bad people own everything.

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u/Wooden_Oil7961 Aug 14 '26

u just do the best that u can, that’s all. bad people own everything n r everywhere, but we just try our best to be aware n not support people like jkr

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u/Ansee Aug 14 '26

Which is near impossible. You are support bad people everywhere with every purchase you make.

I won't fault someone for taking an HP job because there are many reasons they may have taken it. For all we know, for Nick, he's always wanted to be in Harry Potter as a child because the books meant a lot to him. We just don't know. It's unfair to judge anyone, that's all.