JK Rowling’s transphobia casts and inescapable shadow over the new Harry Potter adaptation.

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    20 days ago

    Reductio ad absurdum (Latin for “reduction to absurdity”) is a form of argumentation that disproves a statement by showing that its logical conclusion is absurd, contradictory, or untenable. It works by assuming a premise is true, following its logic to a ridiculous result, and thus proving the original premise false.

    Yeah they’re two different things, that’s why I’m comparing them. That’s how comparing things works.

    The similarity is: they are both biggoted pieces of fiction, and there is no ethical consumption of biggotry. Even if you pirated it.

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        Both round sweet fruits. There are a lot of things you could say similarly about the two of them.

        They’re as classic as unoriginal thought, cliches, and a stubborn refusal to be responsible for supporting racism, classism, and transphobia.