Years ago when I boycotted the Harry Potter game people told me it was identity politics and people using the game to fundraise for trans people would be more effective. I know there’s no ethical consumption under Capitalism, and we also have very few or no options even if we try, but I still have some hesitation giving my money directly to something I know will funnel it directly to harming others (like avoiding ChicFillet) especially with software where you can just pirate.
But now we see her directly affecting politics and causing harm to people (such as the bullshit biological sex = gender ruling in the UK she funded) and it no longer feels conceptual. Any money or support of Harry Potter goes directly to harming others. Even just fundraising or steeling the software isn’t good enough if you’re promoting or even just making people feel validated to consume it. Trans rights are more important than my nostalgia for a kid’s book.
Years ago when I boycotted the Harry Potter game people told me it was identity politics and people using the game to fundraise for trans people would be more effective.
To be honest, I feel like a lot of these boycotts are good for calling attention to issues at least, and trying to create a narrative that we should be more conscious consumers in general. We should change attitudes from “it won’t do anything anyway” to “I can’t stomach giving money to these people”.
Years ago when I boycotted the Harry Potter game people told me it was identity politics and people using the game to fundraise for trans people would be more effective. I know there’s no ethical consumption under Capitalism, and we also have very few or no options even if we try, but I still have some hesitation giving my money directly to something I know will funnel it directly to harming others (like avoiding ChicFillet) especially with software where you can just pirate.
But now we see her directly affecting politics and causing harm to people (such as the bullshit biological sex = gender ruling in the UK she funded) and it no longer feels conceptual. Any money or support of Harry Potter goes directly to harming others. Even just fundraising or steeling the software isn’t good enough if you’re promoting or even just making people feel validated to consume it. Trans rights are more important than my nostalgia for a kid’s book.
To be honest, I feel like a lot of these boycotts are good for calling attention to issues at least, and trying to create a narrative that we should be more conscious consumers in general. We should change attitudes from “it won’t do anything anyway” to “I can’t stomach giving money to these people”.