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@xankarn

it's far simpler than that

they weren't educated, or they were indoctrinated into #bigotry

then they hear a black person or a gay person, a woman or a native american, etc., contributed in some way positively to the #usa

that makes them angry

or they hear about a historical act of bigotry by white people

that makes them angry

and their reaction is to censor it

every accusation is a confession: they say "woke" rewriting of #history is bad, when they are the ones rewriting history

> Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
theguardian.com/books/2025/apr

Gringos might not manufacture much to export as they used to, but exporting #bigotry, discrimination, #racism #Christofascists and other #fuckery is basically America at its best. Go USA!

The Guardian · Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreadsBy Ella Creamer

The #DOJ announced it will sue #Maine’s Dept of #Education over its refusal to comply w/demands to ban #transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, an escalation of a months-long standoff over the issue between #Trump & the state.

Speaking at a news conference, AG #PamBondi accused state ofcls of discriminating against women & endangering the safety of female athletes through policies that support trans inclusion.

#law #bigotry #disinformation #LGBTQ
washingtonpost.com/national-se

#Asexual people have always existed. But in a world obsessed with sex, their existence gets continually erased — sometimes through silence, sometimes through mockery, and sometimes through loud and proud ignorance.
medium.com/prismnpen/asexualit

The asexual flag waves next to LGBTQ+ flags
Prism & Pen · Asexuality Is Real — Why Does That Make People Uncomfortable?By Eleni Stephanides
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@Chancerubbage @callisto @limneticvillains

and?

why waste our time extending empathy to villains?

fuck #jKRowling

there is no justification no excuse no explanation for her #bigotry

none

jk rowling is a monster

we can't let our desire to understand be used against us

we try to understand, and we can't. so we get stuck

but just because it's incomprehensible doesn't mean we don't put blame where blame is due

there are limits to understanding

jk rowling has gone far far over her limit

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@callisto @limneticvillains

the #cycleOfAbuse also has endings and beginnings

some took great abuse, and didn't dish it out on others. to their great credit

but there are also those, like #jKRowling, who *start* the cycle of abuse

there is no trauma backstory, none whatsoever, that explains her turn to loud forceful #bigotry

she is a real monster

we need to understand people, yes

sometimes we see how they are a victim as well

but sometimes that understanding means seeing a true villain

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@mark @callisto @limneticvillains

some suffer abuse and poverty, and wind up as saints

some experience adulation and riches, and wind up as monsters

frankly, i just don't give a shit about any trauma #jkrowling may or may not have experienced

there was no need for her to take the turn to vicious #bigotry that she did

but she did it

the cycle of abuse is real, yes

sometimes a backstory matters

but there are also monsters in this world:

the original authors (no pun intended) of their sin

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@callisto @limneticvillains

and we're not talking about someone young, abused, nor stressed

we're talking about a contented, successful author

she demonstrates in her writing emotional intelligence, wit, an exquisite cognitive skillset

so there isn't forgiveness nor understanding for #jkrowling

whatever the backstory that led to her #bigotry, the explanation not the excuse as you say:

that she can't get over it, and doubles down, is not tragedy

it's a disgusting betrayal of her humanity