An Interesting Detail I Am Passing Along For No Reason
So! JK Rowling decided yesterday that now was a great time to continue being transphobic, now much more loudly and smugly. But…
Remember that Black Lives Matter statement from Niantic I posted yesterday? Here is part of it:
We’ll be donating $100,000 to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute and doing an employee match of up to $50,000. Black trans people continue to be killed at higher rates than Black cis people and non-Black LGBTQ+ people. In honor of the Black Lives Matter movement and of Pride Month, the Diversity and Inclusion team and the executive leadership team believe this donation is the right thing to do to support those who are most vulnerable to police brutality and other systems of oppression.
I know Niantic as the Pokemon Go creators but they also happen to be the people behind Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. It’s partly because of that Niantic are in a position to donate that $100,000. J.K. Rowling’s characters are currently directly benefiting the people she wishes to oppress!
I can’t think of a better poetic justice for her.