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TW FOR THREAD: rape mention, transphobia, fictional murderers
imagine equating a book published in 1988 to a book published in 2020 by a known transphobe lmaooo
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imagine equating a book published in 1988 to a book published in 2020 by a known transphobe lmaooo
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ALSO: everyone notable who worked on the silence of the lambs movie has realised the affect that the portrayal of buffalo bill had on the lgbt+ community, and have since apologised. however, rowling refuses to see what her new book is affirming to people. buffalo bill was (2/10)
not the main point of silence of the lambs. he is a secondary character. but from what i know of rowling's new book, it's a cis male who dresses as women to kill his victims (which is something buffalo bill doesn't do). this is transphobic because it perpetuates a stereotype of -
trans women, that they only dress as women to get into women-only spaces. as someone in the trans community, who knows a fair few trans women, i can assure you, that is not the case. a lot of trans people are deeply uncomfortable using public toilets because of stereotypes (4/10)
like this, myself included.
furthermore, this isn't the first time transphobia has appeared in rowling's books. in a previous book of rowling's, 'the silkworm', a transgender woman is written as dangerous and unstable, a common trope, while also her masculine features are (5/10)
furthermore, this isn't the first time transphobia has appeared in rowling's books. in a previous book of rowling's, 'the silkworm', a transgender woman is written as dangerous and unstable, a common trope, while also her masculine features are (5/10)
described, and her deadname revealed. there's also a reference to prison r*pe in the same scene, directed to the transgender character pippa by the protagonist of the novel. in addition to this, in harry potter, the character of rita skeeter can be seen as transphobic. (6/10)
when skeeter is first introduced she's described as having a 'heavy-jawed face', 'thick fingers', and 'large, mannish hands'. later in goblet of fire, it's revealed she is an unregistered animagus, a beetle. she uses this form to spy on people and get information from them (7/10)
i feel like it's clear cut how this character could be easily read as transphobic.
basically, what i'm trying to get at is that jk rowling isn't having a 'middle-aged moment' or accidentally making a character perpetuating a harmful stereotype. troubled blood is not the (8/10)
basically, what i'm trying to get at is that jk rowling isn't having a 'middle-aged moment' or accidentally making a character perpetuating a harmful stereotype. troubled blood is not the (8/10)
first instance of her transphobia leaking through into her works. it has happened at least two times before. the difference between rowling's works and silence of the lambs is the lack of empathy towards trans people by her.
radical feminists, you can try to berate me (9/10)
radical feminists, you can try to berate me (9/10)
for this thread, but i don't care. my stance on jk rowling from now until forever is that she is a bad person, who hates so many members of my community. i can never forgive her for that. (10/10)
here's links to the things that i read and sourced from fo rthis thread: https://screenhub.blog/2020/06/27/silence-of-the-lambs-in-the-trans-liberation-era-screenhub-entertainment/
descriptions of rita skeeter are from harry potter and the goblet of fire, chapter eighteen, the weighing of the wands
(apologies for any spelling mistakes in this thread)
(apologies for any spelling mistakes in this thread)
