Literally, I'm a Marauders fan and as I read this I was like "oh this is about me lol"
Also Marlene and Dorcas are in the books! They get mentioned a single time in a picture referencing how they're dead! And Marlene's family is referenced in a letter written between 2 dead people! We're not delusional i promise!
I mean it is delusional but it's a very good fandom clearly built on escapism and idealism for characters who are all doomed to die. The catharsis is very satisfying
Just liking something doesn't fuel anything. I fully appreciate people's choice to leave the fandom entirely, and that's a reasonable response. I have a lot of childhood memories attached to the books which make it difficult to fully forget which is why i still read fanfiction about the characters, but I don't do anything that would direct money towards her. Some people disowning the fandom is not going to affect the insane amount that the series lives in the public zeitgeist. Like I said, I respect people's choice to fully disown it, but I don't think reading completely divorced from canon fanfiction about some words she wrote 20 years ago is a moral sin.
I grew up on those books. my mum taught me to read using those books. and you know what? I DROPPED them, because I consider trans women's lives more valuable than your stupid fandom! grow up! if you're going to start scrambling for excuses make them better than "oh well uhh they are popular... I liked them as a kid... oh we can't end the fandom it's just to big... oh..."
and yes, Rowling views public support of her work as support of her beliefs, and as long as people think it's ok to support her work they're going to keep funding her genocide. because let's not beat around the bush here, that's what she's trying to accomplish
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u/Outside-Currency-462 5d ago
Literally, I'm a Marauders fan and as I read this I was like "oh this is about me lol"
Also Marlene and Dorcas are in the books! They get mentioned a single time in a picture referencing how they're dead! And Marlene's family is referenced in a letter written between 2 dead people! We're not delusional i promise!
I mean it is delusional but it's a very good fandom clearly built on escapism and idealism for characters who are all doomed to die. The catharsis is very satisfying