Canadian director refused to work on new Harry Potter show over 'transphobia'
Ally Pankiw posted exchange on social media referencing author J.K. Rowling's controversial views
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JK Rowling used her fortune to make Amnesty International back down on one of their reports. She’s a fucking awful being and we should now pirate HBO too
How dare you imply that we're not already pirating HBO! 🏴☠️
especially after they removed Close Enough
more than that shes funding various Terf related movement, and i belive some right wing ones as well.
TERFs are right wing by definition. If you treat people like things you're right wing as fuck.
You're thinking of transphobes, terfs have mostly disappeared and Rowling of all people has certainly never had a radical bone in her body. She and her pet projects are just transphobic liberal feminists.
Yeah, she dressed it up in feminist language at first but she hasn't bothered with that for awhile.
Good for Pankiw and Herron. I hope more people while rejected roles in any side of the camera speak up.
It's disappointing how many high profile people have signed on to this project. I understand that the story was integral to many people's lives (myself included) and, yes, the career opportunity is huge, I'm sure the pay is good... But there's a very direct line from these jobs to harming innocent people.
I quit my job boss was lying and enriching himself, but at least he wasn't really directly harming people. Without exaggeration, I think nothing would make Rowling happier than if trans ladies were killed or killed themselves because of her influence. How can people support that? It's a moral bankruptcy.