rowling, actionable
Hey, so it seems that most of Rowling's money is coming from licensing deals nowadays. And you can be pretty sure that most of the companies paying for those deals don't believe in Rowling's hateful politics anywhere near as much as Rowling herself does.
Which is to say: if you create continuous hassle and reputation damage for any place that has such a licensing deal, and for any place that stocks the licensed stuff... I bet they're going to reconsider extending those license deals real quick, as it becomes a toxic asset.
rowling, actionable (3), PSA
And of course the usual personal safety PSA, for those who need it: you don't post about doing crimes on the internet.
If you want to draw attention to some kind of illegal action, then *at most* you have observed that the action has taken place, by some unknown individual at some unknown time, and are sharing that information with the world. But you were definitely not involved, because that would be posting crimes.
rowling, actionable
@joepie91 oh! I know some merch shops and book shops that carry a lot of HP stuff. Most of them have open minded and queer folk behind the counter (that I know of). Let's see what some nagging can do 😊
rowling, actionable
@joepie91 this already happened to glinner and it can happen to her too, easily
rowling, actionable
@joepie91 This seems to have worked with Unique Vintage a couple years back. They got tons of, "super disappointed to see you all supporting hate, I won't be shopping here anymore" public comments and then all the stuff was just gone from the site in a week or two.
rowling, actionable
@joepie91@social.pixie.town As a lifelong theme park fan, it hurts to see all the potter stuff at Universal. Unfortunately, I don't know how to take action against a multi-billion dollar entertainment company with billion-dollar theme park investments in the properties.
rowling, actionable
@joepie91 Hell, this can work-- look at Magic the Gathering... for all of WOTC's faults, they recognize that Harry Potter is basically radioactive to their demographic so they're pointedly not releasing an Universes Beyond set for it.
rowling, actionable (2)
Of course I'll leave the nature of said 'hassle' undefined, I'm sure you can all come up with some creative ideas!