My thoughts on JK Rowling
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as hagrid said, "I am what I am, an' I'm not ashamed. Never be ashamed."
Karim Ghazal hell yeah
I need Hagrid to be my therapist tbh-
The actor sided with Jo
:3
Hnnng the actor sided with jkr and said the trans community is "over sensitive" I wish to Kermit aliven't
“I am what I am and I am not ashamed. Never be ashamed!”
-Rubeus Hagrid
Well people will look down at you, as you wish you self-centered person.
@@hosakashindigo7038 What are you even trying to say here? Yes, LGBTQ+ people are looked down on, but why would that be our fault?
ok same for JK
This is a classic case of having to separate the art from the artist. I honestly haven't really respected JK Rowling for a long time (due to other reasons) but I never stopped being a Potterhead. Just because she is saying these awful and hateful things doesn't mean we can't still enjoy her books and the messages she put in them.
Btw. It happens the other way around too. Completely amazing people can write totally shit stories. Point is don't judge people's personality based on their talent.
What a great excuse for shitting on an artist but continuing to leech of her works.
not you people in the replies trying to defend her
@@Alex-13134 ikr
@@shroomnoodlez_ this was ages ago hun I'm over it and currently deleting all my comments so booger off
@notyourmom ah yes the blatant violent transphobia such a harmless opinion can’t imagine why she would be shamed for it 🧍😃
I’m just going to listen to Daniel Radcliffe , that my relationship with Harry Potter is so unique and it’s different from jkr, and no one can take that away from me . So yeah , I’m gonna be able to separate the art from the creator .
Exactly! I have a relationship with the characters, not her! I don’t know her! I know Harry, Ron and Hermione and none of them would stand for this! Hermione would for sure set up a club just like SPEW for the LGBTQ+ community! She would! Ravenclaw is a house of misfits and people who accept everyone! She wrote that, but she can’t follow it! As a legit, proper Ravenclaw, I accept everyone for who they are, no matter who they are. Hufflepuffs are loyal and caring and that doesn’t exclude ANYONE! Gryffindor’s are brave and stand up for what they believe in! Neville stood up against his peers and friends and was rewarded for it! She teaches love for everyone but doesn’t follow her own words. No way Newt would ever look at someone differently because of who they are! Those are my people! Those are my characters who are real to me! Not someone who can’t follow their own words!
This reminds me of something a friend read; “It doesn’t take an author to make a story, it takes a reader.”
And I think that is true. Yes she wrote it, but the story became ours.
Trans, non-binaries, and everyone else is valid. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
I think the problem most people have is they put words into other peoples mouths. I am curious as to when she said any of these groups are not valid? her point seems to be based on language and definitions. She believes that words like Woman and man have a definition.I am not sure how that is hateful. I have asked trans people about JK most of the agree with her. So are those trans people transphobic? or are people purposefully twisting what she is saying?
@@wizdumbbk I understand where you are coming from, some of her problematic actions happened long before this, and are even incorporated into the books. on december 19th 2019, She tweeted "Dress how you please,
call yourself whatever you'd like,
sleep with any consenting adult who'll have you,
live your best life in peace and security,
but force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? "
this was in response to a scandal regarding Maya Forstater, a researcher who made a series of transphobic tweets, who was then fired. Her tweet at first sounds somewhat accepting, but it has serious dark undertones, and was clearly intended to hurt. On June 6th she tweeted " 'people who menstruate' I'm sure there used to be a word for those people. someone help me out. wumben? wimpund? woomud?" in response to an opinion piece about creating a more equal post covid-19 world for people who menstruate. Now theres a couple things wrong with this tweet. a) not all women have periods b) not all people who have periods are women. Now this isn't the worst thing in the world, however it just shows carelessness on her part. But even if you were to chalk it up to a simple miscommunication, the essay she posted on her website more than proves her transphobia. From insisting that “biological sex” is of utmost importance to reiterating a number of damaging trans stereotypes, Rowling reveals over and over again that she doesn’t see trans women as real women. Not to mention she states "the allure of escaping womanhood would have been huge, if I’d found community and sympathy online that I couldn’t find in my immediate environment, I believe I could have been persuaded to turn myself into the son my father had openly said he’d have preferred.” now this is fucked up for so many different reasons. She's implying that trans men transition to escape the "troubles of womanhood" which is bullshit, and she's pretty much saying that gender is a choice. Trust me my friend, it is not. If i could just wake up one day completely comfortable in my afab body, completely happy with being a girl, I would. But i can't. Suggesting that people choose to be trans is quite frankly insane, considering that the suicide, murder, and sexual assault numbers against the trans community are ridiculously high. She also referring to the debate around public washrooms in particular, Rowling claims she’s concerned for the safety of cis women and girls. “When you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he’s a woman-and, as I’ve said, gender confirmation certificates may now be granted without any need for surgery or hormones-then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside.” this is disgusting. There have been absolutely no cases of a "man pretending to be a woman" invading the women's bathroom and assaulting people. It has literally never happened. It is a baseless argument frequently used by TERFS (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) as an excuse to discriminate against trans women. So yeah, at the end of the day she is transphobic. She isn't being cancelled over the one tweet, it's years upon years of microaggressions and then full out transphobia. Also, if it helps, i'd be more than happy to link you to the essay she wrote, as well as her many, many tweets
True thanks 🙏
@@josephine-rt6jw I read the whole reply and I need to say this.
Couldn't have put it better myself
No, it didn't become yours, lmao
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Yes, sex is real but gender identity is also real!!
Love you guys ❤️
Tessa Netting love you too Tessa! My favourite CZcamsr!
Happy Pride month!🏳️🌈💞🙂
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I totally agree with you
I so proud of you when you talk about HP tessa and you are my inspiration of HP ❤🇵🇹
Don’t let the Rowling get you down.
I’m a 27 year old trans man. I’ve been in this fandom for over 20 years (‘99). Thank you for making this video, Tessa ❤️🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
May i ask where did she get someone down? It's only your choice who to be. And it's just her lawfull opinion. Why to start hysteria over that?
I wish the world was the same as it begun
Tanja D ....yep
My respect ✊ 🏳️⚧️
@@greatsarmatae Thank you, her views are not transphobic she is only showing a nuance between GID people and cisgender people. If you menstruate you are a biological female and to say trans men menstruate is being blind to biology. Gender expression and biology don't go hand in hand. Then again I was taught sex determines gender but I see no harm in thinking that way. We all have human hearts, minds, and spirits so I will judge people on that. But expression and exteriors are none of my business...
It’s so easy to say- “Just stan something else like Percy Jackson!” but that’s not how it works. I will always love Harry Potter and t makes me so sad that people are gonna stop reading these well-written books that, as you said PERFECTLY, are all about love and acceptance when she herself is not being that way. I was very scared and confused. I was scared, thinking- “Do I have these views? Am I just as bad?” So I discussed it with my mom and she said- “We are to love. Are you loving people? Then you’re in the right. You can still love Harry Potter.” And I agree, that J.K. Rowling is the author. She wrote them. But do NOT let her take whatever comfort you found in the series! And I also agree, we should NOT attack J.K. Rowling. Call out, do NOT attack. This video is amazing. ❤️
we can be apart of the fandom that the FANS created not her. we dont have to accept the author but we can accept the fandom cause i know they will accept everyone unlime the author.
The Flick Chick Although you should still love PJO, it’s a pretty good book
Stan both still, pjo is freaking amazing
Jokes aside, this is a great comment
@ Drawing maniac, I’ve read PJO and it is good. But you saying “I SHOULD love it” is actually part of the problem. I don’t love it. I just like it. Because telling people to like something isn’t out fandom works.
@Lavenderflower; thanks. I was kinda worried about posting it at first. 😊
so well said!! i am beyond disappointed in her but not surprised at this point. it’s up to us now to make the community a safe & welcoming place for everyone!!
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I am beyond disappointed to see that the trans community is so fragile that they start a mediatic war and question their ability to enjoy books just because someone made a controversial statement that has a part of truth... Like, are you proud trans people or fragile kids seeking validation ?
@@tessanetting well I can safely say I'm leaving the Harry Potter fanbase...
@Marianne @Marianne Very well put. Calling natural born women "menstruators" has the same ring as "breeders". Reducing a person down to their biological function, I can't help but see that as anything other then dehumanising.
I personally don't even see a need to have more then three changing rooms. Identify as a man in that one, identify as a woman in this one, and anyone else into this third one. The number of people who would use that one would be so low in the grand scheme of things that the few that do use it would effectively have a changing room to all themselves most of the time.
But yeah. You put it very well in your comment.
When i was 8 years old, I started reading Harry Potter. It became such a light for me in a pretty abusive childhood. It was my escape. The Wizarding World taught me how to be who i am today. It taught me to be open minded and how to be honorable. It taught me that family isn't just blood but the friends we meet and create unbreakable bonds with. It taught me how to live my life as my authentic self. I came out when I was 15 and while my mom was accepting, the rest of my family wasn't so I again found comfort in the Wizarding World. Then I came out as non-binary at 24 just last year. And like you Tess, I had ignored Rowling's previous transphobia thinking there had to be a mistake. The person who had taught me so much acceptance couldn't possibly be against who I am. But after this last round of transphobic tweets..... It absolutely breaks my heart to know who she really is.
I will continue to love the world of Harry Potter because while Rowling may have written the books, us fans are the ones who made the fandom what it is.
Harry Potter belongs to us❤❤
As a non-binary Harry Potter fan, this was something I really needed to hear. Thank you so much for everything.
same
But it’s not real...
@@Error_-ct2vp what isnt?
You are loved my friend x
I might be non binary idk
I'm a 23 year old trans woman and Harry Potter was the foundation of my youth. I had no friends for so long, so I made those people in the pages my friends. And then JKR told me I didn't belong there. But then so many people in the films and community told me I DO belong there. That magic knows no gender or identity, and is for and in everyone. Hogwarts will always be there to welcome us home - all of us, and ALL of us.
She did not message u personally tho did she? No hate
Actually JK Rowling said no such thing. Stop misreading and misrepresenting what she said
@@soulfoodie1 I'm not "misinterpreting" a goddamn thing. She doesn't think trans people deserve rights and has routinely proven that.
@@soulfoodie1 Thank you for being like the first person to be thinking what i am thinking!
i'm not leaving the harry potter fandom i'm just gonna put my pride flag next to my ravenclaw flag
absolutely love that, i’m a ravenclaw too and the day i’ll be able to get a flag as well i’ll do it too hwgsysg, happy pride month!
Yes same also are you a fan of danganronpa and harry potter like me
irlmikan?? Same but ima put up my PUFF pride flag
Big same! (But next to my Slytherin flag)
Same but with my Gryffindor flag
I feel awful. As a lesbian and potterhead i was heartbroken. I no longer look up to her. I'm just going to pretend that brizzy, tessa, emma watson, daniel radcliff and alan rickman wrote it
Why tho
Not u forgetting about rupert grint
I completely understand disagreeing with her views, and feeling hurt, but I think it's ridiculous, and completely counterproductive to deny literal facts.
@@carrotcakecat she is trying to crope in her one way if this is it than this is the best way for her
@@trinityhelp5242 I think it's so important to recognise that no human is just one thing, the founding fathers wrote the constitution, and they owned slaves.
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one remembers to turn on the light."
-Albus Dumbledore
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times." - a wise wizard
That quote is from J.K. Rowling.
If one only remembers to turn on the light :)
Drace90 using her own quotes against her
@@Drace90 she created the quote, but dumbledore was the one who said it
@@arandomxinyanmain4837 “You dare use my own spells against me Potter.”
I'm a trans guy and a Potterhead. This sucks
Oh, I'm so sorry. ):
just cause u like a book doesn't mean u like the writer. i am a huge potterhead and i cant imagine what it feels like for you. i mean i would't know what to do if some one who wrote a book that im obsessed with did't exept me
Truth hurts
Sorry, bb. You are recognized and important
Say what u want. Ur not foolin anyone. K bye
I love what you said about Jk Rowling writing the books, but the readers building the fandom. I hadn’t thought of that before, and it’s a beautiful way of distinguishing it. JK Rowling has no say or control over the fandom, because it belongs to the fans. Looking at it in that light makes me feel a lot better about continuing to support Harry Potter CZcamsrs.
Wow, I can not believe that I actually wrote about her in my essay on “what are you passionate about?”... I actually looked up to her, and was proud to write that one paragraph about her success. To hear that she is doing this to Trans and non-binary people is so heartbreaking... I can’t imagine what pain and loss they are feeling... To all the trans and non-binary potter heads, I am so sorry.... You don’t deserve to be treated this way by a person who is such a big influence...
Tbh, my perspective of J.K Rowling has completely changed... She has turned into being a hypocritical woman.. “Being different isn’t a bad thing” - Luna Lovegood... Luna was a character SHE made so technically SHE WROTE THAT QUOTE....
But like she did not say anything really negative about trans people specifically just that they are different from people born as women which is scientifically true and to say it’s not is just dangerous and goes against logic. Agains she never said it was bad just different.
Tessa, this is amazing. As a trans guy, I feel so validated to have someone I look up to be so kind. J.K Rowling may have written the series that we love, but the fans are what truly bring the stories to life
No, the fans don't make any difference to the stories which were entirely conceived and written by Rowling.
She really wrote those books all about standing up for what is right and NOT expect us to call her out? Tsk tsk tsk she should have known better.
Yes!
How dare she have an opinion!!!
Roy Ccc your opinion doesn’t get to tell me what I or anyone else identifies as. I am a female because I want to be a female but if I didn’t you don’t get to tell me I can’t be
Beebie G Example of opinion: I don’t like those shoes. They are too pink. NON example of an opinion: you are not what I think you should be so I am going to not respect that part of you. that’s not an opinion that’s discrimination
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8466711/ANDREW-DOYLE-JK-Rowling-row-shows-Britain-grip-frightening-new-kind-religion.html
don’t you love how daniel radcliffe, emma watson, and rupert grint starting writing harry potter at 10 years old, and starred in the movies all at the same time? they are crazily talented
What are you talking about? Harry Potter was a gift from God
They just popped into existence one day
I understand where you can coming from, but we can’t just ignore the fact that she wrote them. Her values and ideas are all over the books, her good ones and the damaging one. You can absolutely love Harry Potter, but you can’t deny the origin. Take Rita Skeeter as an example.
Rita sleeker is described as having a heavy jaw and large mannish hands. She is an unregistered animagus who transforms herself so spy on people, in the books she does this to spy on kids. Think about that and then think about how she believes trans women should not be allowed in female public toilets because they can be men in disguise planing to spy on and assault women. She might not have been making this similarity on purpose, but it shows her internalised prejudice and transphobia. She draws from her own imagination and mind, which also holds her other believes.
Negating things like this negates the negative stereotypes, which is damaging. We need to acknowledge them and realise they are wrong and why.
@@Horgano hatsune miku wrote them 🙄
As an MTF Harry Potter fan, I couldn't believe that J.K Rowling said those things, I didn't want to believe it. When one of my teachers told me that she didn't agree with Joanne, I was in shock because I WANTED her to be this all-accepting hero with only good in her heart.
I haven’t even acknowledged her tweets until now. Hearing you speak out about this really helped wake me up, thank you Tessa.⭐
I'm very late to this video, but I want to say thank you. I'm transmasculine and neurodivergent, and Harry Potter was my hyperfixation from ages 7 to 15. My brain latched onto the series, the characters (particularly Luna Lovegood), the creatures, everything about it. I even felt less dysphoric in my Luna cosplay, even though you'd think that would make me feel worse. Harry Potter defined my entire childhood, and now, at 19, I've felt lost. I've felt like I can't like the series that provided me with happiness for so much of my life, because its author directly targets hatred and bigotry towards people like me. I've felt guilty for still liking the series itself, despite acting like I don't in public so that people don't try to use it to invalidate my identity. Hearing someone else talk about distancing art from the artist is so incredibly relieving, and you've said it all so eloquently. Thank you so, so much.
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I am a Bisexual Cis teenager (Status update: Not cis-) and i want to say to all Trans and Non-binary people or whatever you indentify as, that YOU ARE AMAZING AND I SUPPORT YOU AND SO MANY OTHERS DO TOO! 💛🖤💛🖤
- A random Hufflepuff who just wants to see the community stand together in these troubling times
Edit: If Harry Potter has taught us anything, its that love is truly the most powerful thing
Bi Ravenclaw here!! All we need is a bi Gryffindor to reply too and then we have a fellow bisexual in each house ❤️
I'm a Hufflepuff too!!! ✊ Wooo!!
Bi Ravenclaw here for y’all
Check out all us dumbasses here vibing and accepting eachother
*Im genuinely crying H E C K*
bi slytherin wooo💚
This really means a lot, Tessa. I'm a nonbinary Harry Potter fan, and the things J.K. Rowling has said have hit hard. Thank you so much for saying this.
I don't want so sound disrespectful since I'm not deep into the gender topic but how does a personal Opinion hits or hurts you in any way?
do you truly understand what JK is saying? it seems to me people read her statements and are talking more about how it made them feel rather than what she actually said. I am curious as to how her statement caused you harm?
I'm non binary too and read the transphobic twits hurts a lot. I can't understand how one brain which creates The Harry Potter World can though this bullshits...
@@BlueSkyAlex-fo2bt Do you really not understand JKs point of view? The questions she asks and the things she says sound very logical. Is the problem that you want her to think like you? People use this word "transphobic" but there is nothing hateful in what she is saying
@@wizdumbbk She said "a trans woman is a man in a dress." That's straight up rude, do you not realize this? Also, yes, people are going to be offended, because she is invalidating people. You're getting defensive over people being offended, so why can't they get defensive that she's being rude? Also she said, "if you menstruate, you are a woman. All women menstruate, no men do." However, trans men do, and not all women menstruate. And I'm not just talking about trans women, there are some cis-gendered women who don't menstruate, so apparently according to that logic, they aren't women? People are in their rights to be offended, she's invalidating them. They have worked so hard to be accepted at all, and they found a fandom that accepts and loves them, and all of a sudden, they find out that the woman who wrote the stories to create this fandom doesn't support them. If someone said that everything you know and love about yourself isn't real because it's not "natural", you'd get upset too. Maybe not forever, but in the moment, you're gonna be upset. Especially if they keep saying it to you over and over again. I will admit that some people are overreacting, and I don't understand some people getting upset to an EXTREME amount to the point where they're saying stuff like "JK Rowling should die! Let's burn all the Harry Potter Books! Blah blah blah!" but if you can start getting defensive because it hurt peoples feelings, then they also have a right to get defensive.
I feel like people need to realize that “I have _______ friends” doesn’t mean that they aren’t homophobic/transphobic/xenophobic/racist, knowing and being friends with people who you are publicly cruel to or about doesn’t make you right
Underrated, absolutely true comment.
I’m a 36 year old mother of a seven year old boy who loves Harry Potter and he learned from me and from the HP universe to love, accept and I was in shock what JK views are -my sons friends are all very very different and he loves them all
Tess thank you my Jack saw this and said he’ll be like you as a mother who raises her son to be kind and accepting your words are beautiful-thank you for helping me raise a kindhearted and thoughtful boy
When Tessa said "Non-binary people are valid," I couldn't help but yell, "HELL YEAH WE ARE!"
When I was a young lad, I always saw the books as an escape from the world around me, that Hogwarts was an accepting place that will always welcome it's students home. I still stand by that. As Daniel Radcliffe said, what the books mean to you are sacred and no one can change it. I hope that J.K Rowling's words do not harm any other people my age, and continue to feel loved and accepted by Hogwarts with open arms. (For real though, could you imagine how pissed Dumbledore would be for the LGBTQ+ students?)
Don't let that Muggle get you down!
This means so much, as a transboiii- and a *huuuuge* potterhead
💙🦅💙 Lumos!
Yas
🙏🙏
You're a woman and always will be!
@@MichaelM28 no they are a transboiii. They said they are a transboiii
I'm a trans male Potterhead and I think this was needed Tessa. Thanks ☺😄😊
As a HUGE trans advocate I didn't want to read the books but this has changed my mind and it's true "author is not the art." Thank you Tessa🖤🦉
Tessa! Hi! My name is Lyric. That is not my assigned name at birth, but that is the name I identify with.
I am Genderfluid, for those of you reading this that don't quite know what that means, it's a term that can be under the non-binary umbrella (as non binary means anything different than the two binary genders) that means my gender is 'fluid.' As in, my identity changes sometimes daily, sometimes, I'm feeling a certian way for weeks, sometimes months, and that's hard.
I've been an avid Harry Potter fan for years. There's posters all over my room, wall stickers, I have multiple sets of the books, I have all of the movies including the two FB movies that are out so far.
Knowing the author of a series I love and used as an escape is transphobic and doesn't care about changing breaks my heart into a thousand pieces. I feel like I can't love the series anymore, because every time someone mentions it I immediately go to her tweetsx the things she's said, how that affects me.
So I went looking for a new series. A series with the same fantasy elements that took me somewhere thst wasn't here.
And i found Percy Jackson and all other Rick Riordian books in the Riordianverse (a bunch of different books series all set in the same universe and connected in some way.) And guess what.
There's a canon gay character and same sex relationship, there's a Genderfluid character (yay!) And so much representation for minorities (some characters with really good arcs are POC and that makes me super happy, and one character is part native american) and it's all written by one man, older than JK by a few years, who not only wrote these books, but after a movie making company butchered the books with their film adaptations that he didn't foresee or look over, the fans were upset. Harry Potter and other fantasy series get amazing adaptations and they have junk.
He didn't care about adaptations. It wasn't a want of his, but he cares so much about his fans that now a live-action series for the first book series (Percy Jackson) is becoming a tv show for Disney Plus in the next few years. All because the fans wanted it.
Even better? The books are set in modern day locations like New York and California in the at least early 2000s (the first installment, The Lightning Thief was released in 2010) and the characters are all demigod children of olympic gods and goddesses from Greek mythology! You actually learn some things about mythology as you read (not everything because Greek Mythology is so varied in books and even when you retell myths) and you fall in love and associate with the characters more because most of the children are around 11-12 at the start of the series, and much like Harry Potter, you grow with the characters. And most of the demigods (I say most because there are rare exceptions) have ADHD and Dyslexia, both of which have to do with their godly bloodline (ADHD to keep them focused in battle, Dyslexia because their brains are hotwired to understand ancient Greek more than English) which kids can relate to!
Just thought you'd want a recommendation if you don't already know about him and his books. He's super amazing and is a huge advocate for minorities! Percy Jackson and The Lightning Theif is what started it all for me.
Your name is so nice
Yes I love Uncle Rick! And I also love your name!
WAIT I HAVEN’T READ TRIALS OF APOLLO so I don’t know this but WHO IS GENDERFLUID
Avery Rayne the person who is gender fluid, their name is Alex
Avery Rayne and the gender-fluid character, Alex, is from Magnus Chase, his Norse mythology series.
I feel like because you don’t believe the author of your favorite series. You don’t need to get rid of the series itself because the series is what makes you happy. We should all love eachother no matter what you believe in ❤️
I always loved this quote from glee: “love the art not the artist” thanks Jake puckerman.
Fvck u
Dan Dei What?
I spent 3 years thinking I was a freak, a monster and a weirdo because I didn't feel right being a girl. HP got me through that. It pains me _so_ _much_ that the woman I saw as my hero and saviour doesn't think me and other guys (or girls or people) like me exist. I related to Remus so much because he couldn't control what he was. Neither can I. He thought that he was a monster. So did I. Eventually, he came to terms with what he was and at some point I hope to do the same.
Victreebel Overlord11 stay strong!
Awwww
i hope you know that the community accepts and embraces you, no one can control how they feel and you deserve to be seen and validated.
Harry Potter showed so many people that it's ok to just be yourself. As a Non-Binary person, Joanne's words truly hurt me and I have found it hard looking at the books and posters in my room. However, the impact of the community coming together has shown just how strong we are and that Harry Potter is so much more than just its author. Thankyou for this, Tessa 🏳️🌈.
To be honest I dont love J.K Rowling I just love the universe she create.
EXACTLY
Eleven you read my mind
Stranger things and Harry Potter r the two fandoms I like
I never liked her. But i absolutely love Harry Potter, but I somehow feel that she just isn't a good person and I even felt guilty sometimes when I read Harry Potter because I just dislike her😩
true
As a trans man i just need to say that ppl should not stop loving Harry Potter just cuse the author is uneducated and hurtful, you're not transphobic if you love Harry Potter.
Harry Potter is still a story that made me happy that could help me with my anxiety and i will always love the characters and story.
Thank you Tessa for addressing this i have waited for a long time that one of the Harry Potter youtube creators would say anything at all.
Stay strong everyone.
Love you
I believe the fame has changed J.K Rowling, when she wrote the books they were about love and that being different is ok, but I think after she got so famous, she thought she could say and do whatever she wants and everyone will support her still, which happens with a lot of famous people.
This is very disappointing and I was very crushed as well, but I believe us potterheads can still love HP all the same and still live our lives just without J.K
i agree she uses harry potter to get more money and it’s disappointing
WRONG!
NO PPL JUST STOP, STOP BRINGING HATE ON J.K! 😡
Shona Kemp stfu you do realize she’s transphobic
Space girl Potter it’s not wrong it’s facts
As a gender fluid potterhead, technically non binary, my heart broke when I heard jk’s opinions. She created one of the most impactful stories in my life, and hearing her say that was like if my mother had disowned me. I know that I’m still valid but this video made me feel so much better about myself. Thank you so much Tessa 😊
Hugs to you my fren! Stay alive!
MY GOODNESS, THE WORLD HASN'T ENDED.!
John Newbold Oh my goodness... people are just saying, if your frustrated because they are saying that it broke them, then you don’t need to respond. Just ignore it
@@johnnewbold7539 woah, calm down.
Bruh, STAWP STAWP J.K DOSENT DESERVE THIS
I’m questioning my gender identity and when I finally thought I knew this happened and when I heard that night I didn’t sleep but then I realized that the Wizarding world is so much more then Harry Potter, it’s also our world and it is so much more.❤️
''This was my childhood hero''
She was mine too, Harry Potter is what got me to become more social, to gain friends, to feel okay. I'm a trans man and ever since I found out about Rowlings hate and denial of us in the trans community, the magic of Harry Potter has really faded for me. All I can think about when I think of Harry Potter is Rowling's transphobia. It hurt to find out that someone that I had so highly respected held such views against me, but it wasn't the first time. Trans people, like all minorities, are the subject of never ending hatred by people who refuse to accept us because they can't understand us.
STOP STOP STOP you’re saying it wrong... it’s transphobia...not “defending biological sex”
themuffin1man Best comment
Yesh queen 👑
AAAAAAY
I saw that in Jamie's video lol
Woah, I can’t believe a man named gilderoy Lockhart wrote the whole entire Harry Potter series then dipped
Underrated comment.
Tessa I have been a fan of yours for years thank you so much for opening up about this topic. As a Non Binary Person this genuinely means so much to me.
Only a couple minutes in...well said, Tessa, well said. Even as a Cis female, thank you for this Tessa! My Pansexual, HP-loving heart is still hurting over this. Thank you for these much needed words. And to anyone who could use this right now...LUMOS!
I really think people did not listen to JK or maybe we no longer have the capacity to understand each other. JK is a writer so to her words matter. Words must have a definition. A definition, by its very nature, is exclusive. I guarantee you could change JK's mind if you had a solid definition of the words man, woman, Gender, Gender roles, gender identity and gender expression. Whenever I hear people talk about these things they speak of them as if they dont exist, but at the same time require that you acknowledge them. They use Gender and gender roles and gender identity interchangeably as if they are all the same thing. The problem people have is not hate, its that they dont believe what you are saying makes any sense. once you can communicate your position better JK would change her mind
@@wizdumbbk Oh, I'm so sorry, are we being oppressed in a way that is inconvenient for you?
People who talk of these things incorrectly, loudly and ignorantly, are our oppressers, or in some cases are members of the community who have internalised or immitated their oppression either because it is so prevalent, or to keep themselves safe,
There are in fact, generally accepted definitions for all these words and terms, that take the bare minimum of googling.
There are countless in depth websites and articles that explain these things, communities dedicated to education, youtube videos and channels full of invormation, education, and personal stories. There are even scientific studies, medical definitions, and articles in medical and psychiatric journals, including scientific proof of trans people's experiences, social studies on the impacts of gender iodentity, diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria, and of course medical information on the existence and diversity of intersex people.
There have been public information campaigns, and trans people making themselves personally available to explain things.
Or, you know, you could check a modern dictionary.
As for this mentality that if we just fought our oppressers in the Right Way(tm) our oppression would be over is not only bullshit, it's offensive.
But it is so much easier to think: Huh, those people only have themselves to blame. Than to realise that society treats a whole group of people terribly, and has for centuries, simply because of the way they were born.
At some point it stops being our job to just Shout Louder (but in the right NICE Way), and starts being everybody else's responsibility to stop closing their minds. Including JKR.
If she wants to spread hate, harm, and misinformation, while wilfully ignoring the massive amounts of correct and easily available info. It is not our job to roll over and just explain ourselves' better' because surely this time she'll listen...
It is your job to add your voice to ours. Educate yourself. And stop defending those who refuse to educate themselves.
If you're not willing to be part of the solution, that makes you part of the problem
"Baby, you're not alone
'Cause you're here with me
And nothing's ever gonna bring us down
'Cause nothing can keep me from lovin' you
And you know it's true
It don't matter what'll come to be
Our love is all we need to make it through..." - Darren Criss
Erin Anthony yes, AVPM is the only thing that can get us through this now
i may or may not have cried a little watching this video. tessa, i found you through my favourite musical, spies are forever, and i'm glad i did. thank you for these words, because when i found out about jkr's thoughts and feelings on people like me, i was deeply hurt. i'm trans and i used to have a deep connection with the harry potter series, to the point that i reread the series at least once every year. now, i don't know if i can pick up one of the books ever again. i've got a very potter musical, of course, which i'm glad for. but thank you for all of this, thank you for this video.
*can we all agree that rick riordan wrote harry potter instead? he actively represents the lgbtq+ community in his books & does it so well!🥰*
Makayla M I understand where you can coming from, but we can’t just ignore the fact that she wrote them. Her values and ideas are all over the books, her good ones and the damaging one. You can absolutely love Harry Potter, but you can’t deny the origin. Take Rita Skeeter as an example.
Rita sleeker is described as having a heavy jaw and large mannish hands. She is an unregistered animagus who transforms herself so spy on people, in the books she does this to spy on kids. Think about that and then think about how she believes trans women should not be allowed in female public toilets because they can be men in disguise planing to spy on and assault women. She might not have been making this similarity on purpose, but it shows her internalised prejudice and transphobia. She draws from her own imagination and mind, which also holds her other believes.
Negating things like this negates the negative stereotypes, which is damaging. We need to acknowledge them and realise they are wrong and why.
kiki latorre are you aware of what a joke is? lmao why such a long response to a simple & harmless comment?
As someone who is an avid Harry Potter fan who looked up to Jo just as much as you did, who is also part of the trans community, this video means so much to me. Thank you so much Tessa. Sending so much love to you! ❤️
As a non binary member of this community, thank you so much for bringing up this topic. 🙏🥺💕
Me *a trans man*: *almost starts crying the second the video starts*
We care about and love you, don’t worry.
Be happy about yourself. Starfish community is here to welcome you home.
Okay Im confused. Who is this J.K. Rowling and why is she saying she wrote the "Fictional" books of Harry Potter? Gilderoy Lockhart wrote the true life of Harry Potter!
Really? I thought it was Rita Skeeter hahha
@@retzrucal lol
He's also gonna shrink himself to the size of a fucking mouse.
No, I thought it was sent down by God
wait didn't shakira write the series
Thank you so much Tessa. I’m a trans girl who was unbelievably hurt by Jo’s words. But with the help of the people who were a part of the Harry Potter movies, and amazing people like you who use their platforms to help people and show their support instead of putting them down, I don’t feel like I have to abandon one of my favorite fandoms in the world, a world where I believe everyone deserves to feel as if they belong and are loved and accepted regardless of what JK Rowling thinks. So thank you Tessa, for continuing to practice what you preach. ❤️
as a trans guy i just really need to say thank you for your kind words 😭💕 i thought about leaving the fandom at first and basically leave all of my harry potter memories but... i just can't, you know? just like you. i grew up loving that universe and feeling so welcomed, i learned things and even got 2 hp tattoos. when that woman said those things i swear i've never felt more disappointed. It was like my childhood was a lie or something... but the support we're still recieving from people is absolutely beautiful and so encouraging, and i speak for all of us trans people when i say we're thankful for every person who loves and support us. Thank you, again. Have a lovely life, Tessa! 💕
I will continue to stay in the fandom and raise the voices of the trans community and not associate with J.K. Rowing. I will try to buy as little Harry Potter merchandise as possible. Just remember you are wanted and you are VALID! TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN, TRANS MEN ARE MEN.♥️🏳️🌈
Tessa feel the exact same way. When I found out what jk Rowling was saying I was so disappointed. But I will stay in the Harry Potter fandom with you. Because it made me feel so happy when I read it and it still dose. But yes I can completely see if anyone needs to leave the Harry Potter fandom I can completely understand. You are amazing and thank you for making this video.❤️❤️❤️
Same i thought about leaving the fandom too but me and my potter friends talked about it and we all couldnt give it up so im going to continue to love the art but distance that love from the artist
It’s so disappointing that Rowling has the views she does, but the messages we took from her books can’t be changed. I hope that even if someone feels the need to leave, they’re able to look back on the magic and joy of the series and still have at least a few happy memories.
Powerful Message: I agree with Tessa and hope that her message has brightened your days. #staytruetoyourself #starfishfamily #thankyouTessa
It hasn’t brightened my day 🙄
Shona Kemp then leave “🙄”
Lets not fight. This is a welcoming and accepting space. As Tessa says, "Stay Golden Starfish." Truly. Stay Golden.
@@arandomxinyanmain4837 I think i can make my own decisions for myself thanks
This hurts so much and the first time I heard her say all of this,the first thing i did was text my friend to see if he was ok. My friend is a black,transgender man in the HP fandom and with everything going on,I knew he had to be hurt. He was so upset. And it sucks to know that our childhood hero is making horrible comments towards transgender people. It hurts but I can no longer support JK Rowling,I will always love the HP books and will continue to read them but I just can't support her and what she is doing
I feel sad that the fandom has to apologize for her instead of doing it herself :( (WE SHALL NOW BE THE AUTHORS OF HARRY POTTER!)
Wtf, she dont need to apologize for say a valid point, ho btw a lot of trans admit is true, i recommend to whac a video from blair white who is transgender talking about this thing going on, im not good speaking English im sorry.
@@24579641 sex being real is true. No one's denying it and it's stupid that she uses that argument. Everything else is just being ignorant and using hurtful, fucked up stereotypes
@@24579641 shes powerful thats the point. you can have your personal views but someone with a platform needs to understand their words can start fires,
Rowling for some reason hasnt come to understand that or maybe she does at this point idk who she is.
@@nico2605 thats the point, she talk about human biological conditions who everyone has the rights to talk, whats the problem whit that?, everyone twist the point of the things that she said, is not transfobic is the truth, im not defending her because im in love whit her of something, is a valid and obvious thing that everyone should know but a thing that a lote of people denied and thats it, is anything that she said is incorrect the word transition or the word trasngerder has no point.
We need more people like Tessa in this world
Yes i agree
No we don’t! Lol!!!!
@@NickVII Yes we do... Why u say we don't
@@NickVII oh yes we all should be unique but her positive attitude is something that should be spread across a lot of people
@@jarrodedson5441 because as nice as she is and I love watching her videos she like most celebrities and social media change the definition of terms to fit what they want. So I would just say look at the terms they use like acceptance and love and hate and you’ll see that love is not the same as acceptance. But now that is what it is considered as.
Thank you so much for making this video, I am not a trans person or even part of the LGBTQ community, but I am an ally, and I was very shocked to hear that she said things like these. It is a very brave thing for someone so in love with a fandom to come out with this video embracing that maybe the fandoms creators aren’t the best people. Congratulations for recognising this.
as a non-binary teen in the closet and a life long potterhead, thank you so much tessa. i love your videos and you as person. this means so much to me. stay safe, sending lots a of love. ❤️
I'm a Non-Binary Potterhead, who also happens to be Panromantic Asexual, and this video touched me. The divisions in the fandom (I had no idea how many fans are transphobic/don't believe Non-Binary people are a thing)....the betrayal and anger I felt at Rowling's comments....the feeling of no longer feeling accepted as a part of the fandom....these have all plagued me since Rowling's posts came out. And seeing someone who I admire, and who inspires me, stand up for the community that I am a part of....that makes me really, really happy. So thank you so much - not only for being an inspiration to me and many others - but for being an ally. 🏳️🌈
Phoenix Blue-Koszalka High five! I’m a panromantic asexual too, wohooo!
Yep, same for me
Asexuality is a curse for me. Feels more like a deficiency sometimes.
I’m pan, ace, and non-binary, too
I’m nonbinary asexual panromantic too!!😄
And we should all be proud
0:00 - 9:44 SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!
PREACH
Thank you soo much for posting this tessa my respeact for u went up. 😊❤💛💚💙💜💗
I am really thankful you made this video. I am a transman who loves the Harry Potter books and universe. the series and fandom have always made me feel happy and safe and have always been something I sought comfort in growing up. Needless to say, Harry Potter meant a lot to me, still means a lot to me. When Jk Rowling said what she did and made her thoughts clear about my fellow trans people. It hurt more than I can say, someone I grew up loving saying such hurtful things.... one thing I knew though is I didn't want her to hurt my love for Harry Potter. A lot of my Family judges me for doing this, telling me that I am wrong to still love Harry Potter...I do what I can- but I cant just decide not to love something so personal over night....its hard because I feel so lost with it all. but its always so comforting to be validated and told, its okay to love the art, it doesn't mean I support or back what the artist is saying by doing so. So again thank you so much, even though it seems a bit silly XD
tessa, ik you most likely won’t see this but i honestly feel so betrayed by jk being a apart of the lgbtq community, you speaking out is helping me so much better. you have been such a huge part of my life and helping me grow more as a person. i was considering leaving the communing but watching this video has. hanged my mind and helped me feel so much better. ily tessa
I love this family! We are the Harry Potter fandom and WE own Harry Potter.
So true!
Trid I see it like this. Yes she wrote it. I won’t argue that. But like in cases of abuse, a child can be removed from a toxic environment. She created it but she doesn’t care or love it like she’s supposed to. Since she refuses to do so, us fans will raise the series ourselves
Trid she abused it by using the fame she got from it to spread hate. If she was just any other person on Twitter yes it wouldn’t matter but she is held to a higher standards due to her popularity. She’s allowed her opinions but not to spread it, especially not during pride month during a pandemic and black lives matter.
I love the fact that at the end of the description said "Read Percy Jackson!! I’m serious lol Rick Riordan is the bestttt" .I mean shes not wrong😂😂
JK. Rowling isn’t stopping me from loving Harry Potter. Nothing can stop me from loving Harry Potter :D
A few years ago I was at Leaky Con and I didn’t have my phone and couldn’t contact my mother, I don’t live in the city and had no friends at the convention, thus I was a ball of pure anxiety. I didn’t know what to do or who to ask for help, so I asked Tessa, she made me feel safe, and supported and helped me out when I was vulnerable and didn’t know what to do, and I eventually got a hold of my mom. Fast forward to a few months ago, I came out as gender fluid, I told my friends and family, and some of my family members were upset and didn’t get it, why did I need to be so different, I was already a lesbian, wasn’t that enough? Even my own mom is uncomfortable with it. I found acceptance and peace in re reading my Harry Potter books again, and then I found out that JK Rowling is transphobic, and probably doesn’t value me or see me as a real person. At first I thought “this is just so karmic bs, and maybe this is my fault, maybe this is the universe trying to tell me that I am too much, to go back into the closet.” But here’s Tessa again, her along with the rest of the Harry Potter community, lifting me up, and making me feel loved and accepted, and brave. Brace enough to correct my parents when the use the wrong pronouns (sometimes, I’m still a ball of anxiety), brave enough to order a binder when my mom said no, brave enough to put my pride flags back up, and to cut and dye my hair. Thank you for making me feel loved, and brave, and supported, at two of the most vulnerable points in my life.
I love you!!
Tessa Netting ❤️
Early squad, I am also so sad that JK Rowling would say something like this. I believe that all people are equal no matter what gender or colour they are. So it breaks my heart to see this. Jk may be an amazing woman but this is not okay. Tessa we agree with you and we love you
You're all hypocrites!!!
MostBalone I’m sorry if I offended you
#notmyqueen
@@STAYMADinc not hypocrisy, Roland Barthes argues that to give a text an author and assign a single interpretation to it is to impose a limit on that text. Readers must separate a literary work from its creator in order to liberate the text from interpretive tyranny.
MostBalone wait what?
Both Harry Potter and The PJO/HOO and Trails of Apollo series were there for me when I felt like I was different the the other girls around me because of my genetic disorder and this year, when due to my parents divorce and COVID-19 ruining my senior year of high school and last chance to perform at the high school level, when I needed her the most JK failed me. I can’t believe she could have those views towards people who don’t deserve those feelings of hate and fear. They should be loved and accepted just like JKs books and Rick Riordan books have taught me love and acceptance and how to give love respect and acceptance. Thank you Tessa for always being there for those who need it. Th am you for raising the voices that need to be heard right now.
I also thought about leaving the fandom and panicked. Thank you, Tessa, for your video. You've allowed me to feel safe with continuing to love Harry Potter without agreeing with JK Rowling's views.
Being early or late doesn't matter. What matters is that you watch the video and understand and listen to what Tessa is saying. She is a intelligent, caring, and empathetic individual who cares about this subject and is not afraid to speak up. Please listen to what she has to say because it is important to hear. Tessa, thank you for speaking up about this topic, and I love you.
*And remember, EVERYONE on this world, LGBTQIA+ or not, is **_valid._*
When she said”it’s how I met my best friends, it’s how I met the love of my life” I squealed!!
Tessa thank you so so much for hearting my comment, I was introduced to you by Brizzy and I didn’t really watch your but after hearing a few episodes of “Fantastic Geeks” I couldn’t help but watch your videos, love you the absolute most ♥️( also when I was sorted into Ravenclaw I felt alone, you and Brizzy changed that 💙🦅💙🦅💙🦅💙)
As a 19 y/o trans man who has loved the series for years, knowing that you are supportive really helps and it gives me faith in the rest of the fandom. Thank you, Tessa 💚
I know you might not be reading this but I want to say thank you Tessa. Because I have been having a hard time with everything that is going on and from the year before. What you said in this whole video inspired me. Also, at the end when you said those words I needed to hear that. I have been bullied and hated my whole life and I have been drifting apart from my family during quarantine since I like different things and think about things differently from them so I didn’t really get comfort from this time. I am starting 7th grade in September and I am terrified of that and about Corona. I lost my grandpa last year and my uncles pet. I don’t want to lose more people but my grandma from my dads side is in the hospital because of an infection that is getting worse and I am going into Harry Potter to make me feel better and escape this world that is battling against each other and is in quarantine. I agree 💯 with every word you said. I want to say that J.K Rowling said everything Dumbledore said by creating it. Dumbledore said “It is our Choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” that is what J.K wrote well J.K it is who we’re inside and our choices that show who we’re far more than our abilities and what gender we’re because all of us are beautiful inside and out in our own way. I a 12 year old that loves Harry Potter and I will till my last moment on earth but what you’re saying is going against everything you wrote in Harry Potter. If you dig deeper into the story Voldemort wants to get rid of Muggles, Muggle not a, and Halfbloods so that Purebloods are alive. Well in this case it’s like she wants just straight people who are the genders that they are but everyone is magical in their own way and they can love who they are and we love them for who they are no matter what.
This is the reason i am subscribed to Tessa! I love Harry Potter, but this is deeply upsetting!
This made me tear up a little. You put everything perfectly and it's so inspiring to see my idols be so brave and speak up against what is wrong.
Sending my love #lumos out to every single kind, supportive Harry Potter fan in this amazing community and anyone who has been hurt or affected by JK Rowling's words. You are valid. I love you.
"Baby you're not alone, 'cause you're here with me and nothing's ever gonna bring us down 'cause nothing can keep me from loving you."
xo
“No matter what’ll come to be, or love is all we need to make it through”
You made me cry
You really made me cry
Thank you, Tessa
All the love from a trans man ❤️
Wow I cried because are too fcking many like you
@@PegasusPulseHub Buzz off and let people be who they are. It isn't affecting you.
@@phoenixblue-koszalka1518 i will🙂
I believe the person she was a couple decades ago was the one who created this flawed but incredible world,not the person she's became(or openly vocal) now.
I pity her for not understanding her own series. Get well Rowling, even though that's not likely at all.
And as Radcliffe aka Harry himself said, nothing and no one can take away the experience between a reader and a book, not even the "creator". This bloke really did what I believe Harry would've given the situation. I'm happy we have Eddie Redmayne aka Newt who's been openly playing characters, the likes of Danish girl, and others who belong to the community and haven't forgotten what Harry Potter really stands for
I have never been one to get merch and stuff so far. But now, If I buy any merch, I think I'm gonna get it from unofficial, local artists.
To every one going through the comments have a great day!😁
Thanks
Tank u
Thank you have a great day to :)
I'm non-binary and this really helped me, thank you sooo much😘❤️💕🌈💗
Thank you Tessa! You make me feel safe and belonging on this channel!!! ♥️💖❤️ I agree with you. I heard so much care in your voice. Thank you for this!!!
I'm non binary, and I love Harry Potter, and I never knew about this until now, and what she did is disgusting, and very hurtful, I no longer look up to her as an idol, but I won't leave the fandom, cause the fandom made me happy, but I don't look up to JK Rowling anymore....
As a fellow non-binary Potterhead, I agree with you and stand with you 100%.
She may think she's Hermione, but we see her as Umbridge
👏👏👏👏👏
Good point
Fuck you. I support trans but im not gonna sit here and let you associate the creator of my favorite childhood story with the demon that is umbridge just because she has different views and beliefs. Be mad, and call her out for what she did, but she is NOT umbridge.
@@samuelmiles01 I get you, but I think HiopX was just saying something that related to harry potter. Umbridge is Satan himself so Rowling isn't Umbridge, but we can't exactly view her as the best person at the moment, what with all the Transphobic tweets and statements.
Yassssss🌈
Me starting this video: I won't cry, swear Im not gonna cry
Tessa: trans men are men and are valid
Me crying: shit, we crying tonight lads.
Thank you for perfectly articulating what I've been feeling. My love for Harry Potter goes beyond the books and movies. The friends I've made and community I've found through these stories made me who I am as a person. So much of the Harry Potter fandom has been built by trans and non-binary people, and they are not only welcome here, but they helped make this community.
The idea of matching how much you spend in merch ti donations is amaizng.
I’ve not bight any (official) Harry Potter merch in the last three years, and that still makes me sad Somtimes. I’m only now finding that joy I once had in the fandom again, and I’m still incredibly upset aboyt everything- Harry Potter was my special interest for so long, but for the vast majority of the last few years I haven’t been able to engage in it without getting upset.
Thank you for being supportive :)
The best statement on this whole issue I have seen so far and an idea on how I will go on as a merch loving potterhead. Thank you for these beautiful words, your current and upcoming donation and just for being who you are ❤️
i'm a trans man, my parents don't know cause they're transphobic, so i'm living a girls life... harry potter taught me to accept myself and that won't change, i will love the creation without loving the creator, she broke my heart, my girlfriend burnt her merch, i'm keeping mine though and i'll only buy unofficial merch.
Did she say transmen do not menstrate? Nope. She said women do, which is a fact. Why is this about you?
@@crimetimewithjess5366 she equated people who menstrauted to women for one thing. This means she believes that everyone who menstrautes is a woman, and this erases trans men and some NB folk. It also means she believes everyone who doesn't menstraute isn't a woman, which erases trans women
@@crimetimewithjess5366 so yeah, this is about trans men like the person you are replying to
Matthew Hoare also it would technically mean cisgender women who can’t menstruate aren’t women either 😂
@@mattnelson8407 Yes basically older women and pre puberty girls are not women (since they don't menstruate ) according to Miss Rowling. Dangerous view to uphold.
I saaaaww the descriptionnnnn and I loooove PJO and HOO as well as HP
I’m so disappointed in her. One of my friends is trans and she (like me) has a slight addiction to Harry Potter. J. K. was my childhood hero, my role model and she let me down. I hope she gets the message.
Watch the video made by blaire white who is a trans woman herself.
@@benkawla I have.
@@motherlover_xx cool
Tessa thank you so much for this. I’m a non binary Harry Potter fan who felt really hurt by this. But hearing you talk about it really made me feel better about this whole thing. Thank you so much 💜
I really hope Rowling changes, it saddens me knowing that the person I had looked up to for so long is saying some very harmful things about *human beings* who have every right to exist.
I 100% agree with you, thank you for this video
Thank you Tessa, this means so much to me! I'm a non-binary Potterhead and I was so heartbroken over what she said. You have help reinforce to me that Hogwarts will always be my home no matter what ❤