r/countwithchickenlady • u/OnlySpeaksEliksni Streak: 1 • 7h ago

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I can't tell if the trend is to rage bait us or JK, but its certainly working on me.

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u/Rodya_gambler 6h ago

I got lost on why trans people hate girl Malfoy; isn't it the best way to annoy JKR?

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u/Cadunkus 6h ago

Unpopular as FUCK opinion here but the hate is completely irrational and I assume only exists because some people find it cringe and- rather than outwardly saying "this is cringe" because that can easily be ignored on account of preference- will write entire essays about how a fan-made AU is somehow bending the laws of reality to support J.K. Rowling throwing trans people into a wood chipper.

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u/Rodya_gambler 6h ago

I mean, I hated Harry potter even before knowing JKR was a bigot cuz after reading all of it, I started realising it was kinda lacking in worldbuilding. However, the hate to versions of Harry Potter is kinda weird. I do get that (if, in this case, its admittedly paying the copyright), it's harmful, but projects like this usually brush it off as "loose inspiration", or "easter eggs", or whatever.

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u/Cadunkus 6h ago

Even if it's referencing the original work, Rowling gets nothing out of it. "But what if people see girl Malfoy and decide to watch the new critically-panned remakes that everyone already hates??" Is the usual response I hear but that is really scraping the bottom of the barrel.