"harry is a skinny legend" is a phrase I never thought I would hear in my life but here we are. we stan harry looking like a malnourished victorian boy
@@danailawliet5716 Dobby would never write about how his species enjoys being enslaved and how the greedy bankers are all antisemetic tropes. He is much kinder than that!
Dude, JKR broke my heart the first time she revealed her TERFy tendencies. But I closed my eyes, and pretended it was still okay to stan her books. What a mistake :( The fact that I waited till she was straight up spitting in everyone's faces in the middle of Pride month and a goddamn global BLM movement makes me ashamed. Goes to show that Maya Angelou's words always ring true, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
Same! I'm done with her. Won't be spending a single penny on anything related to her franchise anymore or reading anything else she's ever written. Bitch bye.
Honestly as a trans person (trans man) who hates jk rowling but loves Harry Potter, I'm definitely kinda sad that yall are abandoning the readalong but over all its just so nice to see people care so much and have so much integrity that they don't hesitate to cancel a project in the face of blatant bigotry. It's genuinely heartwarming ngl
I feel like the books are worth a critical read for sure! If you read them knowing who JK is, you'll notice a lot of the way she views the world in the story and it's genuinely pretty interesting. I kind of just want them to read it because I love raw first impressions of Harry Potter from critically minded folks who can put my minor frustrations into words 😅
I disagree. I think they should discontinue the readalong to stop give JK rowling more platform or attention. It's true that a lot of the HP fans are hung up on this due to the nostalgia. If they continue, people will still be talking bout her n potentially forget the problem at hand, being influenced by the stories and eventually desensitized to how problematic she is. She already earns enough by milking her series into several different collector editions that Potterheads ate up time and time again. Remember, it's one thing to have different viewpoints but to air it out when the world has terrible crisis and during a Pride month unapologetically? That is shitty.
@@whoizzat hm while an uncritical look at the books could be harmful, I think rereading the books with the context of who JK actually is would be really important and healing for people still stuck on that nostalgia. When she first started showing her terf colors I reread the books with her weird privileged liberal intolerance in mind, and it helped me feel a lot better because it showed me that her shittiness didn't come out of nowhere, it's evident throughout the books (the crappy government that is never fixed, the racism and slavery that is never recognized, james potter going from jockish bully to saint with zero insight into that development, the weasleys not actually being poor except to further harry and ron's character development, the shitty werewolves/hiv symbolism, spew being treated like a joke, snape's creepy obsession with lily being framed as touching and romantic, the setup for revolution and social change ending anticlimactically with "we kill the genocidal bad guy and the racists just go back to being regular racist", the list goes on and on) the point is, I think talking about JK is bad only when we try to forget who she is and what she believes. I'm not a fan of death of the author and think that causes the kind of harm you're afraid of here, but I really like when people read books with the author in mind to better understand the story. However, on second thought, maybe this reread should be done by someone who grew up with the books, because reading an entire series just to confirm that an author's crappy ideas ruined the series sounds exhausting. Regardless, I dont think talking about the books is inherently detrimental.
I still love HP, but as of now I will no longer buy anything related to the series so JK doesn't get any penny from me. But truth be told, HP much like Star Wars is one of those things that you either get into while you're a kid or you won't really enjoy at all. It's one of those nostalgic situations where the memory of the thing is actually much better than the real thing, and I guess much like a lot of things from the 90s, it has not aged so well.
Honestly, one part of Harry Potter that kind of bugged me when I was a small bean was when in Goblet of Fire, Hermione wanted to free all the house elves and everyone else was either, "but they don't want to be freed, they LIKE working for people" (which is all fine and good, but house elves don't get paid or have rights or much of anything, and the reason Hermione started her movement was because a particular house elf was being treated especially badly) or they thought she was crazy. And the actual house elves were INSULTED that she was trying to free them (as far as I remember, I read this a long time ago) And now, as a post-college bean, I have to ask, why did JK Rowling validate the same argument actual slave owners used?
That is a valid point. My interpretation was that they saw Hermione as an outsider and obnoxious, self-righteous teenager with a cause. She raised the battle cry for them, not with them. She advocated for their freedom, but did not have an actual transition plan for once they got it. In the US, after the end of the Civil War a lot of former slaves became sharecroppers for their former owners on the same plantations they were slaves on. Most were varying degrees of illiterate, didn't have the education nor practical skills to get better work, and spent the majority of their lives, maybe even going back several generations, on the same land. Jim Crow and the law favored the white man, so fighting back or seeking justice could be extremely dangerous. The former slaves may have had their freedom now, but their actual situation hadn't really changed that much. Other than earning next to nothing and being trapped in a cycle of poverty for generations down the line. I can see how it seemed impossible to most people of color to achieve equality before the 1960s, when the mass movements supported by people from all segments of society we group into the Civil Rights Movement actually started to make progress. Obviously the elves deserved better and were treated terribly, but there was a sense of predictability and having basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, etc.) taken care of. I'm sure there were more like Dobby who believed the principle to be worth fighting for regardless of how impractical it seemed at the time. However, most probably thought that if the abuse wasn't too terrible, then it was better to stay out of trouble than take up a social cause they couldn't see the long-term success nor benefit of. I can appreciate how this part of the book challenges us to think about the aftermath of how our decisions affect people. It's great to have a just cause, but practical considerations and having an effective support system for vulnerable people are more important to its success. I wish Rowling hadn't dropped the plot thread entirely because it does look like Hermione is giving up and the elves don't have any qualms about their situation. It would have been neat to see Hermione walk away to reflect and then come back with a much humbler approach. She could have done a lot more to try to understand the elves and potentially worked with Dobby to inspire them.
@@imbored8478 Probably not. It's just the way I choose to interpret the text. It's more appealing to me than accepting the enslavement and abuse of fully sentient beings as okay because the characters are happy in their circumstances.
@@felicia699 A spokesperson said when she supported the woman whos contract was not renewed due to her transphobia (Maya?) that she had a "Middle aged moment." If youre not sure what Im on about, the case was presented as if the woman lost her job over it, she didn't, her contract just wasnt renewed and in the case the judge said that the actions were not seen to be worthy of note in todays society.
@@iwakeupandboomimarat they said she accidently liked several transphobic tweets, also she supported very vocally someone who didn't get their contact renewed after making everyone uncomfortable with wanting to freely misgender and dead name people among other things. Said person was a visiting fellow at a thinktank that champions against inequality and poverty. 🙃
@Alejandro Ortiz the TH-cam channel Jessie Gender has multiple videos keeping up with all the BS that JK has been up to. She's explained it, and why what JK is doing is actively harmful, better than anyone else I know.
@@intergalactic-oboist The actress for Luna is named Evanna Lynch and she expressed support for the LGBT+ community and denounced Rowling's statements about transwomen. I didn't think her response was quite as strong as some of the others, but she did take part in the discussion.
Cindy refusing to read anymore books by JKR because she is a problematic person is so sad tbh. JKR is tarnishing not just her legacy, but also the fond memories of people who grew up loving HP and would recommend their friends to read/watch HP. I still can't understand why JKR is such a terrible person.
literally everyone: talking about pride and blm jk rowling: oh is this not about me? *invalidates trans/nb people to get attention* anyways as a lesbian id like to say that trans women are not invalidating me. if ur trans or nb i love you so much and i will give you a virtual kiss on the forehead
I grew up reading Harry Potter and I even read the series six times, so as a teenage girl wanting to become an author I looked up to J.K. Rowling. But now I really don't feel comfortable idolizing her or giving her a paycheck in the mail, so even though I would have loved to hear your comments on Cedric Diggory, I am actually kind of glad you stopped reading the series. thank you, you messy legend
I too looked up to JKR when growing up and wanted to become an author like her but now... She's problematic af. I didn't even have to meet my hero to know she's horrible.
Seriously what did she do that was so wrong? All she did was speak her mind on something. Why is she not allowed to do that? Why is she a villain just because you don't agree with her? Idk where you live, but America is supposed to be a free country and a lot of us are acting like it isn't.
Cindy is the only true ally. I trust her. Also big yikes to all these comments like "Blair white said its not transphobia so its ok" like?? Alright I guess the voices of the many trans people who have been speaking out against jk rowlings transphobia for a long time are now invalid cuz one trans woman said its okay.
in conclusion: stan rick riordan. he supports the trevor project and is so dedicated to creating characters reflective of every single kid! if you want to restart a middle grade readathon, I would love to see your reviews of percy jackson!
@@jessicawatson7360 no, we don't know her in real life. but she chose to put that part of herself on the internet. that is entirely her fault. she is a grown, educated woman. there is no excuse for what she said.
"I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with." -Hagrid. funny how JK Rowling can't even learn from her own books 🥱
I feel so awful about this mess. I'm trans myself, FtM, and it's just really heart breaking to see someone so influential to my childhood, degrade me and talk down about my emotions and condition. I LOVED Harry Potter, it was quite literally my escape from a bad situation as a child. It really hurts to have that part of my life to disassociate her with the books, when she was quite literally such an influential character. It just saddens me.
Hey, I just want you to know that you are completely valid and loved. JK Rowling may have revealed her true colors, but your connection and love for the story and books is sacred. No one, and I mean NO ONE can take that away from you. I absolutely know that Hogwarts would accept all trans people with open arms and they would be loved just the same. Having the series tainted by a rotten individual is devastating and I'm going through the process of separating her from her work and it's extremely hard. But we as a fandom can get through this. -With Love, a Harry Potter fan (P.s. if you haven't read Daniel Radcliffe's response to her comments, I highly recommend you do. They made me feel a lot better about the whole situation ❤️)
Honestly I just pretend that Daniel Radcliff wrote it. But in all seriousness what the guy above me said is true, and in this situation I think you just have to try to separate the art from the artist which is shitty but she may have wrote it but she didn't read them to you, you read them.
you’re valid and important , don’t let anyone ignorant enough to not mind their business and be hateful bring you down . you’re loved 💗💗 !! *virtual hug & kiss on the forehead 😎*
JKR may be a good writer but she's definitely not a good person. I hope you realise that you matter and that you're just as important as others. Hope you're doing great!
Cindy, I think you're mistaken... Hatsune Miku wrote Harry Potter. On a more serious note, I'm a trans man (FtM), and I was pretty into Harry Potter growing up. Granted, I never really enjoyed the books because they weren't interesting enough for me, but I loved the movies. Hearing J.K. Rowling be so horrible to the people of my community is really a slap in the face, and I honestly cried when I saw all the things she had said. For me, I had to separate the art from the artist, but at the same time, I still acknowledge the unfortunate influence that J.K. Rowling had on her works, and that they aren't completely free of those awful ideas.
@@enolaholmes2111 I would like to clarify that upon further reflection, I actually do agree with you in that it is impossible to separate the art from the artist.
@@enolaholmes2111 But also I do think it's possible to still enjoy something that was created by someone who is awful. We do it all the time. I'm a huge Lovecraft fan, but H.P Lovecraft was a sack of human shit.
i seriously admire the accountability you took in regards to the whole BOTM ordeal. it seriously shows how open you are to being aware of sponsorships as well as what your audience and POC subscribers are telling you. it shouldn't be something to put someone on a pedestal for, because everyone should have the same mindset as you, but alas i think a LOT of people can really appreciate how mature you've been with this! we just love you i guess lol :)
You know, I'll say this for Rowling - having read the essay, I understand where she's coming from and why she feels the way she does. She's old, she's got some trauma specifically related to "women's spaces" and men being in them when she had her guard down, and that makes her scared, because when you're scared (or angry or hateful or self-righteous or basically any negative emotion), you can find news that will reinforce that feeling and tell you you're right. That's what she did. Gender transition used to be a process with a lot more gatekeeping to it than you see today and that DOES open up the possibility of somebody "trying on" the identity to see if it fits - particularly in adolescence. We all do that sort of thing. You dress up in ideas and identities and you see what fits best, because you haven't figured yourself out. If you want to find news stories about people having tried that out and decided it wasn't for them you're not going to have that hard of a time, and it's only going to get easier as the identity becomes more mainstream. That's just how it works. So Jake there is nervous about people not like her in a very significant way moving into a space that she thinks of as a refuge and a critical element of her identity, and she can find news that indicates that maybe even a lot of these people aren't really sincere about it and they aren't right you know so you know maybe I'm scared of them. It's a feeling not too dissimilar from the attitude that leads most domestic abuse shelters to exclude male victims - the residents there have trauma that would be exacerbated by having a male around. Rowling has trauma, she grew up in a different time, she's found confirmation for herself that at least some trans people aren't really the gender they identify as and it turns out they made a mistake (which, ironically, is a lot less costly if you don't start changing out hormones and cutting off organs the way that transmedicalists would have you do), and that makes a space that she thought of as both safe and hers feel unsafe and invaded. I don't hate that - I have sympathy for it. See, there was something like this that happened not so long ago in a different community - Gamergate. A mostly cis, mostly male culture that had constructed an identity out of this little space of interest saw people that they didn't recognize trying to become a part of it and it threatened their sense of safety and identity. A lot of them felt like they were having their safe space taken away from them and all that mess resulted. It's a comprehensible reaction, and it's one that ought to be regarded with sympathy, albeit without tolerance for exclusionary action. In that regard, J.K. lands somewhere between Adam Baldwin and a bunch of guys in fedoras writing thinkpieces. She's not the way she is because of hate - she is the way she is because of fear, and my personal reflex in that case is to try to help her grow beyond that fear, which is......not the way Twitter works, to say the least. Twitter offers you exactly enough space to express one emotion at a time if you're lucky, and the easiest one to do is hate or anger. Nuance ain't exactly work all good with a character limit. I'd like to have a conversation with her, maybe get her to watch a few Contrapoints videos, and give her the chance to make herself better before condemning her. Everybody has blind spots and nobody understands every person they meet - there's always more to learn and more ways to become a better person. I say give the old lady a chance. Before we start throwing out her books and shaming/shunning her, try showing her some alternative perspectives that she may not have encountered and see where it goes. Maybe she comes out the other end as a reprehensible hate monster, but I'm trying hard these days to give people the chance to grow beyond their initial reaction to things that are foreign to them before I get out the bullwhip.
I feel like the collective dogpile of hate she's getting will actually make her and people who agree with her double down and be less receptive to changing their minds. I wish people would let go of cancel culture and take a moment before giving in to anger and just being reactionary. That often just looks like hate to people who's minds we want to change for the better. No one's mind is changed in an argument in my experience; they get defensive instinctually and are less receptive to education. The only times I've changed the minds of other or have had my mind changed were through compassion and empathy.
I think women who have experienced DV, assault, etc. Need a tad more compassion. The whole system needs an overhaul to protect and include trans and non-binary gender identities while helping women feel safe. Personally I would never use a non-binary communal toilet, for example, but I would be happy to see them and for them to be more widespread. Women aren't necessarily coming solely from a place of privilege when they fear men entering their safe spaces. I'm someone who fears men using systems/rules designed to protect various gender identities to harass women. It's a legitimate concern and there needs to be processes in place to keep women (trans, cis or people perceived as female) safe. However TERFs take a horrible and transphobic approach which targets the wrong people. My own suggestion is providing individual toilets alongside communal bathrooms which could all be gender neutral. Another possibility is bathroom attendants in communal toilets to ensure safety. When it comes to things like DV refuges the situation is more complex and probably requires multiple types of refuge men, women and gender neutral. Also possibly specialized LGBTQIA+ refuges. I hope people like JKR see the error of their ways but we should also understand that TERFs who have experienced male violence are traumatised and may have some legitimate concerns amongst their hatred.
Wolf Titan Reading stfu, every adventure story follows the same formula, that doesn't make them knockoffs, if it does HP is a knock off of Lord of the Ring
Looked up There Will Come a Darkness on goodreads. Reading the synopsis: sounds good, sounds good, getting keen "Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass." Ah shit...
Especially when she wrote "If I were born decades later, maybe I would do the transition too, because my dad wanted a son and not a daughter": bitch it isn't so simple, (as I know, since I'm a cis girl) one just doesn't wake up in the morning and say "Ok, I want to change my sex". I read that transgender children express their identity since they're very young, so it isn't a choice, it's just the way one is
She's been going on a transphobic tirade on Twitter for some reason, and it's also been revealed that she based her alias in her thriller books on a guy who did conversion therapy
The most recent transphobic tweet of knowledge was something along the lines of “Men who have periods? I thought there was a name for that?” She then goes on to misspell women a bunch of times. It might be more to it but that’s what I heard on the news
JK's transphobia has been known for YEARS, it's crazy that it's only being known now. All you really need to know that she's just super transphobic and she uses the "i have trans friends" excuse (she probably doesnt)
She went on a detailed rant in a blog post abt trans ppl and the whole thing is REVOLTING. Before I blocked her she had the audacity to have that post (TERF wars) pinned on her twitter.
She said some transphobic things and then wrote a whole ass essay defending herself in which she: 1. Implied autistic people can't have autonomy or consent to medical care(which is super ableist) 2. Said that trans people were brainwashed 3. I think she said trans women were predatory at some point 4. Said being trans was a choice(as a trans person, it is not) Overall gross shit
Why you hate her?, for having an opinion on GENDER????, it's a part of femism and it's radical, respect he opinion, ya'll can respect christians or muslims for having conservative views but hate on a radical feminist?, she's not hating on people, she's questioning GENDER as something that oppresses women, i din't understand liberals
I never really care for writers or actors, so when truth comes out and destroys their image I couldn't care less, I have a bond with the stories, not them
"If she were published today nobody would care about her or publish her... everyone would cancel her." And THAT'S on accidentally pointing out how dangerous cancel culture is. Because like it or not, think it's deserved or not, the HP series has done more for youth reading than pretty much anything in history. And you just pointed out that something EXTREMELY problematic, but also completely unrelated, could have prevented this series from changing the world in a positive way (which it incontrovertibly did).
But unrelated things matter. They always have, long before cancel culture. The only difference is whether you think that unrelated thing is important or not. People lost teaching jobs for being homosexual (unrelated). Even now, you wouldn't want your kids to be reading comics illustrated by a sexual abuser (unrelated, unless the comics are about sex or abuse). And many companies won't hire someone known to be racist (also unrelated unless the job involves interracial relations). Cancel culture has always existed. Just what we cancel people for has changed from time to time. And it probably will again.
I personally prefer Percy Jackson over Harry Potter because I think it’s more consistent and achieves its goals better and has better more likeable characters. I love Harry Potter in terms of atmosphere and the plot but I can’t be bothered to reread them like I do with Percy Jackson, especially the fifth one which drags on so fucking much
This has been on my mind for awhile now, but have you tried reading any Rick Riordan books? Have you been interested in reading any of them. I would recommend the Percy Jackson and the Olympians. They are middle grade, but they are still quite enjoyable. Rick is one of my favorite authors and I would love to see your opinions on his work. Lots of love and I hope you’re doing okay💕
Rick Riodan wrote this series called Magnus Chase. It features a gender fluid character, Alex, and a Muslim girl, Sam. Best part is, her religion plays a role in the story. I would like to think to think Chase, the main character, is more than straight. I would like to reveal why, but that’s spoilers. Anyway, Rick Riordan knows how to diversity, and I love him for it
I haven't read any of his books, but just looking at his Twitter I can say he deserves a read-along much more that JK I stan, will be buying the whole bookshelf
this whole mess is just solidifying my point: uncle rick is the superior author and percy jackson is the superior series and thats on caring for everyone no matter their gender orientation and skin color
percy jackson is 100% way more superior in terms of how inclusive and non apologetic it is for its diverse characters and rick, as a person, seems to def be better than jkr as well, but it's debatable which series is better in terms of story, world, etc. rick makes it so that his more diverse characters are seen as totally normal people who belong just as anyone else and treated equally the same with other white/cishet characters like percy and magnus (i believe) so i think the quality of the stories/plot of both hp and pjo+hoo+all the other series can be argued against while still maintaining that the love and acceptance for poc/non-cishet characters in rick's series is way better to how jkr treats HER poc/non-cishet characters (which u need a microscope to find anyway). that's just my opinion, i haven't been able to read all of rick's new books yet but this is based on what i know, i like both series and if i'm wrong abt anything here please tell me so i can correct myself 🥺 i'm open to learning new info about this
*not completely unproblematic theres been debate about piper and racist stereotypes and an overall lack of research on Rick's part in writing her (I'm not the best person to explain it concisely but). He's definitely so much better than many other white authors out there, and he's done great things for the representation of many groups, I just think it's important to acknowledge flaws and the fact that he isn't perfect. but yes, stan percy jackson instead kids edit: spelling error oops
I can't say I don't like Harry Potter anymore because I will not stop loving something that changed my life, but I always put Percy Jackson on top for a reason, Rick Riordan puts way more representations in his books than J.K. will ever put in one of hers.
Aishaa he was like 8 when he wrote the book give him some slack. And honestly, as a Chinese, Cho Chang isn’t as bad as it seem. Chang is a common Chinese (and Korean) surname, And Cho can be the romanisation if the Chinese character that means autumn.
The Harry Potter books were a big part of my childhood, they helped me through some tough times and I'm grateful they were there. That said as a trans person I support anyone who wants to get some distance from her and her work. I'm not getting rid of my HP merch and books but I'm not buying more and the days when my HP books were prominently displayed on the central shelf of my library are over.
I think when I come up against something like this, there's 2 important questions to ask: 1 - Does your support actually benefit the problematic person? and 2 - Does the work still bring you joy? Because if you've already bought the books, then throwing them out is a purely symbolic gesture; she already got your money. Like, do it if you want, but I don't think anybody should feel *compelled* to throw them out. But sometimes it's just impossible to separate the art from the artist; if reading the books just frustrates you because everything even remotely problematic-adjacent reminds you of how shitty JKR is, then yeah, why keep the books if they don't make you happy? I think those are really the two important questions to address when something like this happens.
I know your probably not going to read this Cindy, but watching your funny videos and book reviews has given me the determination and the desire to actually start reading again. I used to love to read and write, it used to be my favorite pastime, but eventually I just stopped. These really gave me the motivation to work on my own novel, and to pick reading back up.
Ah that intro was such a mood Although I would have loved to hear your thoughts on the rest of HP because it's such a huge part of my childhood, you're definitely using your platform the right way by making this choice. Huge respect to Daniel Radcliffe tho for what he said in response to Just Karen
@@clarisselu2935 It's a fine book but it's a knock off, taking all the premise from Harry potter, and than from American gods to make the story, With Min character with a shitty life and an abusive guardian finds out he's apart of a magical world and secretly a bad ass meets a smart girl a goofy but good hearted friends who knows the world more than the other two, the three characters who were bickering to friends than off to prelude a powerful Object, FIfth book introduced a prophecy the character is stuck with, Oh and their own movies the first one directed from Christopher Columbus for their first film/ Rick Riordan took a bunch of stuff from Harry potter added some Greek mythology (Harry potter did Greek legends in it one of them being FLuffy the three headed dog they had to get past) In all honesty, Percy Jackson was just the book you'd go for when you ether didn't have Harry potter around or if your parents were Christian nut cases that wouldn't let you own the book and you could sneak Rick Riordans crap
I really love your no shit, transparent attitude towards Book of the Month, it makes me feel so warm and fuzzy for humanity when people show their ability to change their opinions based on new information or changing situations. You're like, a total grown-up :D
As someone who replaced their heart with a pizza oven in 2007, I can appreciate the difficulty trying to figure if we're emoting or not. Even with my nostalgia for Harry Potter, I am quite happy to let go of that series and stop promoting the series on my channel. I really need to read Jesmyn Ward - how have I not heard of Nocturna before? It sounds like just the type of thing I'd like. (I guess that's a thank you for mentioning it here.)
I looked at the “books mentioned” section while watching the intro and I got even more excited. I love hearing your thoughts on different books because you are one of these booktubers who don’t swear by each and every book they read and that’s hella refreshing!
You keep inspiring me so much Cindy. For taking the leap and doing the things that need to be done. I'm incredibly proud of you to have finally taken this step and being brave enough to tell us and thus inspiring us. I too will now go and shave my pits. It's been long 😅😂
“The prostitute was not professional” That’s guaranteed to end up on the “Cindy out of Context” page soon😂 Classy way to handle the BOTM and JKR stuff, Cindy! Good on you!
When i was 14 i was going through a severe depression . Harry Potter was actually the only thing that made me happy and warm inside . I bought all the hardcovers and decided to give them to my niece as her 14th birthday present. Now i do not plan to that anymore . But GOD did it made me cry that no one from the future would be reading these magical books because of that awful terf of a karen.
Love this! Love you! Also thanks so much for addressing the book of the month controversy! I feel like I haven’t seen one TH-camr acknowledge it yet. They show their book of the month picks, they put out videos sponsored by BOTM, but never address the issues. So thanks so much Cindy!
I'm so glad that I didn't grow up watching the movies and reading the books. This has been so hard for her fans to cope with to the point where some of them even try to distance her from the franchise, but she is still making money and gains social capital from her fans. Sarah Z made a great video about the J.K. Rowling situation.
@@crystaldee7185 no haha, I liked it! Its exploration of morality and the slippery slope of self destruction was fascinating and well done, in my opinion
I love that there is such a good balance between humor and seriousness in your videos and it has been something that I really love about your videos consistently. Also, this is my fav tag so I'm really glad you did it! Thanks for another great video Cindy ♥
1. I appreciate you addressing the controversy. 2. I appreciate BOTM sponsoring a video that includes a creator being critical of the brand and addressing an issue without sugarcoating.
I think the HP series grew in so many ways after JK was done with it. Liked all the supportive head cannons and the basically whole novels written by others that took place in that universe. Before all of JK's tweets I used to read all the lgbtq head cannons and praise JK because she created a world where everyone was valid and loved and drank butterbeer even if this wasn't their situation in real life. But now I think that she's tainted a safe place for many people. We don't stan. All the actor's that came out and spoke against her were part of the HP world. JK created it, sure. She technically doesn't exist there tho. It's like Ron Weasley putting a hand on your shoulder and telling you that you're valid and loved as a gust of wind (JK Rowling) blows by and tries to contradict that. We don't listen to it's opinions, it's wind. She doesn't exist here. But it's like the founders of Hogwarts. We're no longer calling people mudbloods. People realized this was wrong and stopped doing it. Who wrote the books? Dobby, apparently. Moving on, trans ppl are VALID, JK Rowling is a piece of SH*T, and I will continue to not read her books and hope others do the same. Drain that b*tch's bank account. I hope that she didn't taint much of the safe place she had created before this whole thing. Though even now, we're all starting to see the cracks in the foundation of Hogwarts . I'll be in the room of requirement, setting up for the Everyone is Valid party.
Honestly, it's kind of a letdown watching other people's videos since I began watching Cindy's. She just engages with her audience so well and has such a fun vibe, and I love that she actually goes through her comments and is always so cool
I’ve never read nor watched any Harry Potter, and you just convinced me to never do so. I am so behind on all this news I seriously need to get twitter or something
Watching Cindy makes me feel a bit better, giving me a good laugh and a smile that is real. Jk used to be my favorite author and with what she has done, I start to have some doubts about her.
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i will quote jenna marbles with “life is short, but also terribly and insufferably long” to perfectly sum up how this year has gone thus far
I feel that deeply
That is such a mood
Fuckin mooooood
Right? Feels like no time as pass by and then it feels like a decade
Be a toothbrush!!
"I shaved my pits" ---> The level of intimacy Cindy is establishing with us. I'm in a relationship and I didn't even know
"harry is a skinny legend" is a phrase I never thought I would hear in my life but here we are. we stan harry looking like a malnourished victorian boy
One of the OG Thimotée Chalamets 🤘🏼
Naomi Serdan he was the blueprint 😔
malnourished legend
He DID literally grow up being malnourished and if you develop like that as a child, you usually stay skinny until much later on.
“It matters not what you are born but what you grow to be” JK Rowling’s own damn book.
Even her characters aren’t transphobic
Damn 😔
What are you all talking about? They are not her characters-we all know that Dobby wrote the harry Potter series
@@danailawliet5716 Dobby would never write about how his species enjoys being enslaved and how the greedy bankers are all antisemetic tropes. He is much kinder than that!
@@noodlepoodle3582 but it’s- it’s character building
ASDFGHJKL
“Am I having a stroke or am I actually feeling emotions” - Cindy and probably kaz brekker every time Inej sat at his windowsill
Omg Kaz 🥰
So true
😂😂😂
Accurate 😂
I’m reading six of crows rn and it’s so gooooodd
Cindy: Am I having a stroke or am I actually having emotions right now?
Me: What's the difference?
Fair point
Mate, we oughta be in middle Earth if we actually have emotions, not this 2020 hellhole.
The difference is that you have no reason to be ashamed of a stroke
I Don’t exist Galaxy brain thought
What are these...emotions? You speak of.
I didn't chose to be gay, J.K Rowling simply told me I was
Isn't it how we all come out?
readwithcindy only if you fit in with the 'LGB' part of LGBT+
ow
@@Irisembermay welp 😂
@@Irisembermay u really came for her
I swear Cindy is like family at this point. She talks to me way more often than my parents do😅😗
I'm your mom now
@@withcindy where do i turn in my adoption application papers
Mood
Cindy is more like that cool single aunt.
Sad but true
Dude, JKR broke my heart the first time she revealed her TERFy tendencies. But I closed my eyes, and pretended it was still okay to stan her books. What a mistake :( The fact that I waited till she was straight up spitting in everyone's faces in the middle of Pride month and a goddamn global BLM movement makes me ashamed. Goes to show that Maya Angelou's words always ring true, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
The fact that she decided to go out with this in the middle of the BLM movement was so insulting
Same! I'm done with her. Won't be spending a single penny on anything related to her franchise anymore or reading anything else she's ever written. Bitch bye.
Her books were trash anyway, the first one was the only good one
Same! 😓
Wtf does terf mean?
What are you all talking about? Daniel Radcliffe wrote Harry Potter.
no, dobby did
unproblematic king
She's straight, she's straight, she's straight...
Ugh, send help, I love her
😳😳😳😘
I've got to remind myself every upload 😔
We stan an ally though
Did you make your profil pic’s graphics? It’s beautiful
No One Actually, I found it online
Honestly as a trans person (trans man) who hates jk rowling but loves Harry Potter, I'm definitely kinda sad that yall are abandoning the readalong but over all its just so nice to see people care so much and have so much integrity that they don't hesitate to cancel a project in the face of blatant bigotry. It's genuinely heartwarming ngl
It's the least we can do!
I feel like the books are worth a critical read for sure! If you read them knowing who JK is, you'll notice a lot of the way she views the world in the story and it's genuinely pretty interesting. I kind of just want them to read it because I love raw first impressions of Harry Potter from critically minded folks who can put my minor frustrations into words 😅
@@_gremlinboy oh definitely! That's why I'm kinda sad that they're discontinuing reading the books. But it is up to them in the end
I disagree. I think they should discontinue the readalong to stop give JK rowling more platform or attention. It's true that a lot of the HP fans are hung up on this due to the nostalgia. If they continue, people will still be talking bout her n potentially forget the problem at hand, being influenced by the stories and eventually desensitized to how problematic she is. She already earns enough by milking her series into several different collector editions that Potterheads ate up time and time again. Remember, it's one thing to have different viewpoints but to air it out when the world has terrible crisis and during a Pride month unapologetically? That is shitty.
@@whoizzat hm while an uncritical look at the books could be harmful, I think rereading the books with the context of who JK actually is would be really important and healing for people still stuck on that nostalgia. When she first started showing her terf colors I reread the books with her weird privileged liberal intolerance in mind, and it helped me feel a lot better because it showed me that her shittiness didn't come out of nowhere, it's evident throughout the books (the crappy government that is never fixed, the racism and slavery that is never recognized, james potter going from jockish bully to saint with zero insight into that development, the weasleys not actually being poor except to further harry and ron's character development, the shitty werewolves/hiv symbolism, spew being treated like a joke, snape's creepy obsession with lily being framed as touching and romantic, the setup for revolution and social change ending anticlimactically with "we kill the genocidal bad guy and the racists just go back to being regular racist", the list goes on and on) the point is, I think talking about JK is bad only when we try to forget who she is and what she believes. I'm not a fan of death of the author and think that causes the kind of harm you're afraid of here, but I really like when people read books with the author in mind to better understand the story. However, on second thought, maybe this reread should be done by someone who grew up with the books, because reading an entire series just to confirm that an author's crappy ideas ruined the series sounds exhausting. Regardless, I dont think talking about the books is inherently detrimental.
as a part of the hp fandom can i just say:
we don’t take ownership of her here
Not gonna lie, it’s amusing to see a fandom reject the creator but still love the source material.
This is the only time I've ever seen a fandom reject its creator lol
We don't a s s o c i a t e with her here.
I still love HP, but as of now I will no longer buy anything related to the series so JK doesn't get any penny from me. But truth be told, HP much like Star Wars is one of those things that you either get into while you're a kid or you won't really enjoy at all. It's one of those nostalgic situations where the memory of the thing is actually much better than the real thing, and I guess much like a lot of things from the 90s, it has not aged so well.
We don't claim her
Honestly, one part of Harry Potter that kind of bugged me when I was a small bean was when in Goblet of Fire, Hermione wanted to free all the house elves and everyone else was either, "but they don't want to be freed, they LIKE working for people" (which is all fine and good, but house elves don't get paid or have rights or much of anything, and the reason Hermione started her movement was because a particular house elf was being treated especially badly) or they thought she was crazy. And the actual house elves were INSULTED that she was trying to free them (as far as I remember, I read this a long time ago)
And now, as a post-college bean, I have to ask, why did JK Rowling validate the same argument actual slave owners used?
That is a valid point. My interpretation was that they saw Hermione as an outsider and obnoxious, self-righteous teenager with a cause. She raised the battle cry for them, not with them. She advocated for their freedom, but did not have an actual transition plan for once they got it. In the US, after the end of the Civil War a lot of former slaves became sharecroppers for their former owners on the same plantations they were slaves on. Most were varying degrees of illiterate, didn't have the education nor practical skills to get better work, and spent the majority of their lives, maybe even going back several generations, on the same land. Jim Crow and the law favored the white man, so fighting back or seeking justice could be extremely dangerous. The former slaves may have had their freedom now, but their actual situation hadn't really changed that much. Other than earning next to nothing and being trapped in a cycle of poverty for generations down the line. I can see how it seemed impossible to most people of color to achieve equality before the 1960s, when the mass movements supported by people from all segments of society we group into the Civil Rights Movement actually started to make progress. Obviously the elves deserved better and were treated terribly, but there was a sense of predictability and having basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, etc.) taken care of. I'm sure there were more like Dobby who believed the principle to be worth fighting for regardless of how impractical it seemed at the time. However, most probably thought that if the abuse wasn't too terrible, then it was better to stay out of trouble than take up a social cause they couldn't see the long-term success nor benefit of.
I can appreciate how this part of the book challenges us to think about the aftermath of how our decisions affect people. It's great to have a just cause, but practical considerations and having an effective support system for vulnerable people are more important to its success. I wish Rowling hadn't dropped the plot thread entirely because it does look like Hermione is giving up and the elves don't have any qualms about their situation. It would have been neat to see Hermione walk away to reflect and then come back with a much humbler approach. She could have done a lot more to try to understand the elves and potentially worked with Dobby to inspire them.
@@sarahtaylor4264 JK Rowling did not put that much thought into that at all
@@imbored8478 Probably not. It's just the way I choose to interpret the text. It's more appealing to me than accepting the enslavement and abuse of fully sentient beings as okay because the characters are happy in their circumstances.
@@sarahtaylor4264 that's not the point. The point is J.K. Rowling is problematic
@@imbored8478 Nobody said that she wasn't though?
JKR thinks she’s Lilly Potter but she’s actually Aunt Petunia.
She thinks she is Dumbledore but she’s actually Umbridge
Get rekt 😂
Well, she's actually all the characters she'd write. Ppl are complex (even aunt Petunia herself)
i could say the same about you probably
She’s actually more like aunt marge with her behavior recently.
What makes me laugh is that the whole fandom collectively decided they should treat J. K. Rowling like that racist grandma with dementia.
didnt her publishers say that she was old and didnt realize what she was saying was hurtful a while back-
@@iwakeupandboomimarat What?? No??
@@felicia699 i stg i saw it somewhere a few months back
@@felicia699 A spokesperson said when she supported the woman whos contract was not renewed due to her transphobia (Maya?) that she had a "Middle aged moment." If youre not sure what Im on about, the case was presented as if the woman lost her job over it, she didn't, her contract just wasnt renewed and in the case the judge said that the actions were not seen to be worthy of note in todays society.
@@iwakeupandboomimarat they said she accidently liked several transphobic tweets, also she supported very vocally someone who didn't get their contact renewed after making everyone uncomfortable with wanting to freely misgender and dead name people among other things. Said person was a visiting fellow at a thinktank that champions against inequality and poverty. 🙃
J.K Rowling just needs to stop
That being said, if you are trans (or hurt by anything she has said) YOU ARE VALID and you are loved
Yes please remember that!
:3
:-)
@Alejandro Ortiz checkout her twitter
@Alejandro Ortiz the TH-cam channel Jessie Gender has multiple videos keeping up with all the BS that JK has been up to.
She's explained it, and why what JK is doing is actively harmful, better than anyone else I know.
JK really took, “you are your own worst enemy” to heart
You either die a hero or live long enough to become he who shall not be named
you either die a hero or live long enough to become Dolores Umbridge
the most tragic death in harry potter is the world's respect for j.k. rowling
TRUTH
Yes
Just a heads up: “escort” or “sex worker” is usually preferred as “prostitute” is often considered a slur by those in the community. 💕
Thank you so much for letting me know! I'll be more mindful of this in the future ♥️
I love how the Harry Potter cast rlly said "We don't claim Just Karen Rowling"
Not all of them unfortunately...
@@withcindy I dont know the whole thing.. who didn't disown her so I know who to steer clear of
@@anonymousotaku6002 Actor for luna lovegood
@@intergalactic-oboist The actress for Luna is named Evanna Lynch and she expressed support for the LGBT+ community and denounced Rowling's statements about transwomen. I didn't think her response was quite as strong as some of the others, but she did take part in the discussion.
Kylie Tully okay i heard she wasn’t supportive from someone else 🤷♂️ probs should have looked it up.
what do you mean, you're not anticipating big tiddy liddy's return in Blood & Honey???? Cindy, I'm disappointed.
we dont talk about that
Unrelated but damn those arms *SMEXY*
😳😳😳😘
Her arms really are nice. I want mine to be that slim 😩
Smexy, that word's a blast from the past!
Smexy? Why don't ya _bUsT a MoVe_ from the 1990s?
Her arms be like: / /
Cindy refusing to read anymore books by JKR because she is a problematic person is so sad tbh. JKR is tarnishing not just her legacy, but also the fond memories of people who grew up loving HP and would recommend their friends to read/watch HP. I still can't understand why JKR is such a terrible person.
The fandom is still valid though ♥️
Yes I read a HP book from 5th grade until my freshman year of college . That’s such a crazy phenomenon when you think about it .
@@withcindy It didn't sound like it from the tone in your video.
th-cam.com/video/xLuNGhQPDHM/w-d-xo.html
This is a great video from a ex-fanboy of HP.
*I think everyone was done with J.K Rowling once she said Wizards just magic their poop away-* 👁👁
👁👁 much to think about
Wh-what?
Honestly that piece of trivia murdered me on the spot when I came across it, I'm just a ghost typing this now
@@froncifresh Apparently wizards used to shit themselves in public and use magic to make it disappear.
Sis, Rowling really said JK on her career reputation
Everyday she wakes up and thinks how can I taint my legacy even more?
readwithcindy
I think she is ignorant enough to not realize that's the question she's answering
literally everyone: talking about pride and blm
jk rowling: oh is this not about me? *invalidates trans/nb people to get attention*
anyways as a lesbian id like to say that trans women are not invalidating me. if ur trans or nb i love you so much and i will give you a virtual kiss on the forehead
Heck yes 🙌
Im not trans or nb but can I also have a kiss on the forehead 👉👈
^ 🥺
Transwomen technically invalidate all women because if transwomen are women then what does “woman” mean?
@@AddBowIfGirl please dont start with this. im literally just tryna be positive i dont wanna get in a huge debate about it
I grew up reading Harry Potter and I even read the series six times, so as a teenage girl wanting to become an author I looked up to J.K. Rowling. But now I really don't feel comfortable idolizing her or giving her a paycheck in the mail, so even though I would have loved to hear your comments on Cedric Diggory, I am actually kind of glad you stopped reading the series. thank you, you messy legend
cedric seems cool and he wouldnt agree w/ her statements
readwithcindy “cedric is a trans ally” was not the hot take I was prepared for but it’s the one I needed
I too looked up to JKR when growing up and wanted to become an author like her but now... She's problematic af. I didn't even have to meet my hero to know she's horrible.
@@maiolus7607 i see your "cedric is a trans ally" and i raise you: cedric is the trans king we needed all along
Seriously what did she do that was so wrong? All she did was speak her mind on something. Why is she not allowed to do that? Why is she a villain just because you don't agree with her? Idk where you live, but America is supposed to be a free country and a lot of us are acting like it isn't.
Cindy is the only true ally. I trust her.
Also big yikes to all these comments like "Blair white said its not transphobia so its ok" like?? Alright I guess the voices of the many trans people who have been speaking out against jk rowlings transphobia for a long time are now invalid cuz one trans woman said its okay.
i saw a tweet that was like "the 12 publishers who rejected JK Rowling were on the right side of history" and I simply-
Omg... They knew what they were doing
with the buildup of everything that has happened this year, when i read jk rowling’s tweet i just straight up cracked and teared up 🙃
I'm so sorry 😔
2020 is such a shitstorm HAHAHHAH
As a medical student I an entitled to say : Cindy... a stroke kinda occurs in the head (brain) not the chest.
This is why I never went to medical school
ok Cindy you’re officially the best straight
"Rowling" is a verb, meaning to destroy your legacy in a magnitude previously only available to professional gamers. See also: to Glinner.
in conclusion: stan rick riordan. he supports the trevor project and is so dedicated to creating characters reflective of every single kid! if you want to restart a middle grade readathon, I would love to see your reviews of percy jackson!
I feel like JK rowling is purposefully trying to make us hate her.
I think she's just delusional because she's had so much success
Ok but that made me picture JK Rowling evil laughing behind her computer and now I'm laughing.
Thank you, you have made my day.
You monster
I mean, the Crimes of Grindlewald, the Lost Child or sum shit like that all have been terrible so maybe she’s trying to say she’s done
maybe she's gotten bored of being a millionaire, life must be so hard for her
I'm so glad I've read Harry Potter as a kid so many years ago, without JKR on the Internet... Never meet your heroes I guess😰
Same! But we didn't even need to meet our hero (thanks to the internet) to find out what kind of person she is
Muskaan ‘what kind of person she is’
You see her Twitter, you don’t know her!
@@jessicawatson7360 no, we don't know her in real life. but she chose to put that part of herself on the internet. that is entirely her fault. she is a grown, educated woman. there is no excuse for what she said.
"I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with." -Hagrid. funny how JK Rowling can't even learn from her own books 🥱
Trans!Hagrid is best Hagrid let's goooo
I feel so awful about this mess. I'm trans myself, FtM, and it's just really heart breaking to see someone so influential to my childhood, degrade me and talk down about my emotions and condition. I LOVED Harry Potter, it was quite literally my escape from a bad situation as a child. It really hurts to have that part of my life to disassociate her with the books, when she was quite literally such an influential character. It just saddens me.
Hey, I just want you to know that you are completely valid and loved. JK Rowling may have revealed her true colors, but your connection and love for the story and books is sacred. No one, and I mean NO ONE can take that away from you. I absolutely know that Hogwarts would accept all trans people with open arms and they would be loved just the same. Having the series tainted by a rotten individual is devastating and I'm going through the process of separating her from her work and it's extremely hard. But we as a fandom can get through this. -With Love, a Harry Potter fan
(P.s. if you haven't read Daniel Radcliffe's response to her comments, I highly recommend you do. They made me feel a lot better about the whole situation ❤️)
Honestly I just pretend that Daniel Radcliff wrote it. But in all seriousness what the guy above me said is true, and in this situation I think you just have to try to separate the art from the artist which is shitty but she may have wrote it but she didn't read them to you, you read them.
i agree with Belle - you are 100% valid and important
you’re valid and important , don’t let anyone ignorant enough to not mind their business and be hateful bring you down . you’re loved 💗💗 !! *virtual hug & kiss on the forehead 😎*
JKR may be a good writer but she's definitely not a good person. I hope you realise that you matter and that you're just as important as others. Hope you're doing great!
Cindy, I think you're mistaken... Hatsune Miku wrote Harry Potter.
On a more serious note, I'm a trans man (FtM), and I was pretty into Harry Potter growing up. Granted, I never really enjoyed the books because they weren't interesting enough for me, but I loved the movies. Hearing J.K. Rowling be so horrible to the people of my community is really a slap in the face, and I honestly cried when I saw all the things she had said. For me, I had to separate the art from the artist, but at the same time, I still acknowledge the unfortunate influence that J.K. Rowling had on her works, and that they aren't completely free of those awful ideas.
But um, how can you exactly separate the art from the artist? It's impossible.
@@enolaholmes2111 I would like to clarify that upon further reflection, I actually do agree with you in that it is impossible to separate the art from the artist.
@@enolaholmes2111 But also I do think it's possible to still enjoy something that was created by someone who is awful. We do it all the time. I'm a huge Lovecraft fan, but H.P Lovecraft was a sack of human shit.
@@enolaholmes2111 torrent the books/movies. Once you remove money from the equation, no one can really say you’re supporting the artist.
idk who J. K. Rowling is but last time I checked Daniel Radcliffe wrote Harry Potter
nobody wrote them. they spawned in one day and jk rowling stole them
@i wake up and boom im a rat, sounds pretty legit 👍🏽
The original Harry Potter is by StarKid and Darren Criss
Actually it's written by the Homer of our time: XXXbloodyrists666XXX
I refuse to believe Radcliffe used anti-semetic goblins in that trash
jk rowling more like 'jk i'm not a good person'
Joanne Karen Rowling really thought, "how can I make this about me?"
I WHEEZED
@@withcindyis her name really Karen. Omg lol
Its Joanne Kathleen Rowling
i seriously admire the accountability you took in regards to the whole BOTM ordeal. it seriously shows how open you are to being aware of sponsorships as well as what your audience and POC subscribers are telling you. it shouldn't be something to put someone on a pedestal for, because everyone should have the same mindset as you, but alas i think a LOT of people can really appreciate how mature you've been with this! we just love you i guess lol :)
Thank you so much! I just wanted to be super transparent about it lol
At this point my life consists of wandering aimlessly and waiting for Cindy’s new uploads
Glad I uploaded earlier for you then 🥰
You know, I'll say this for Rowling - having read the essay, I understand where she's coming from and why she feels the way she does. She's old, she's got some trauma specifically related to "women's spaces" and men being in them when she had her guard down, and that makes her scared, because when you're scared (or angry or hateful or self-righteous or basically any negative emotion), you can find news that will reinforce that feeling and tell you you're right. That's what she did. Gender transition used to be a process with a lot more gatekeeping to it than you see today and that DOES open up the possibility of somebody "trying on" the identity to see if it fits - particularly in adolescence. We all do that sort of thing. You dress up in ideas and identities and you see what fits best, because you haven't figured yourself out. If you want to find news stories about people having tried that out and decided it wasn't for them you're not going to have that hard of a time, and it's only going to get easier as the identity becomes more mainstream. That's just how it works.
So Jake there is nervous about people not like her in a very significant way moving into a space that she thinks of as a refuge and a critical element of her identity, and she can find news that indicates that maybe even a lot of these people aren't really sincere about it and they aren't right you know so you know maybe I'm scared of them. It's a feeling not too dissimilar from the attitude that leads most domestic abuse shelters to exclude male victims - the residents there have trauma that would be exacerbated by having a male around. Rowling has trauma, she grew up in a different time, she's found confirmation for herself that at least some trans people aren't really the gender they identify as and it turns out they made a mistake (which, ironically, is a lot less costly if you don't start changing out hormones and cutting off organs the way that transmedicalists would have you do), and that makes a space that she thought of as both safe and hers feel unsafe and invaded. I don't hate that - I have sympathy for it.
See, there was something like this that happened not so long ago in a different community - Gamergate. A mostly cis, mostly male culture that had constructed an identity out of this little space of interest saw people that they didn't recognize trying to become a part of it and it threatened their sense of safety and identity. A lot of them felt like they were having their safe space taken away from them and all that mess resulted. It's a comprehensible reaction, and it's one that ought to be regarded with sympathy, albeit without tolerance for exclusionary action. In that regard, J.K. lands somewhere between Adam Baldwin and a bunch of guys in fedoras writing thinkpieces. She's not the way she is because of hate - she is the way she is because of fear, and my personal reflex in that case is to try to help her grow beyond that fear, which is......not the way Twitter works, to say the least. Twitter offers you exactly enough space to express one emotion at a time if you're lucky, and the easiest one to do is hate or anger. Nuance ain't exactly work all good with a character limit.
I'd like to have a conversation with her, maybe get her to watch a few Contrapoints videos, and give her the chance to make herself better before condemning her. Everybody has blind spots and nobody understands every person they meet - there's always more to learn and more ways to become a better person. I say give the old lady a chance. Before we start throwing out her books and shaming/shunning her, try showing her some alternative perspectives that she may not have encountered and see where it goes. Maybe she comes out the other end as a reprehensible hate monster, but I'm trying hard these days to give people the chance to grow beyond their initial reaction to things that are foreign to them before I get out the bullwhip.
I think that's a fair point. I hope that someone is able to sit down and really talk her through these things
I feel like the collective dogpile of hate she's getting will actually make her and people who agree with her double down and be less receptive to changing their minds. I wish people would let go of cancel culture and take a moment before giving in to anger and just being reactionary. That often just looks like hate to people who's minds we want to change for the better. No one's mind is changed in an argument in my experience; they get defensive instinctually and are less receptive to education. The only times I've changed the minds of other or have had my mind changed were through compassion and empathy.
I think women who have experienced DV, assault, etc. Need a tad more compassion. The whole system needs an overhaul to protect and include trans and non-binary gender identities while helping women feel safe. Personally I would never use a non-binary communal toilet, for example, but I would be happy to see them and for them to be more widespread. Women aren't necessarily coming solely from a place of privilege when they fear men entering their safe spaces. I'm someone who fears men using systems/rules designed to protect various gender identities to harass women. It's a legitimate concern and there needs to be processes in place to keep women (trans, cis or people perceived as female) safe. However TERFs take a horrible and transphobic approach which targets the wrong people. My own suggestion is providing individual toilets alongside communal bathrooms which could all be gender neutral. Another possibility is bathroom attendants in communal toilets to ensure safety. When it comes to things like DV refuges the situation is more complex and probably requires multiple types of refuge men, women and gender neutral. Also possibly specialized LGBTQIA+ refuges.
I hope people like JKR see the error of their ways but we should also understand that TERFs who have experienced male violence are traumatised and may have some legitimate concerns amongst their hatred.
This is the perfect response.
Finally someone said something sensible and not hateful
the more jk rowling tweets, the happier i am that i latched onto percy jackson instead of harry potter
u dodged a bullet
good job reading a knock off series,
Wolf Titan Reading ??? Oof so unecessary but pjo is superior either way so we don’t care
Wolf Titan Reading stfu, every adventure story follows the same formula, that doesn't make them knockoffs, if it does HP is a knock off of Lord of the Ring
@@aimun5255 and that would mean Lord of the rings is a rip-off of the illiad
Can I request for you read the superior children's series Percy Jackson instead?
OH MY GOD YESSSS
Agreed. It's also way more diverse.
She would totally vibe with how chaotic Percy is
YESSSSSSSSSSS we stan Uncle Rick
yes. please.
I've just grow to accept as AVPM as canon now
Haven't we all
fact
It's harry freaking potter
Quirrel x Voldemort for life ✊
@@aloe_thera haha different as can be, those two 🤘🏼
Looked up There Will Come a Darkness on goodreads. Reading the synopsis: sounds good, sounds good, getting keen
"Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass." Ah shit...
OH NO
I personally believe JK Rowling stopped existing after publishing the Deathly Hallows.
ooh yes go off on jk rowling, that essay she wrote actually made me feel sick
i’m glad daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, bonnie wright and eddie redmayne have all spoken out in support of the transgender community
@@milliaboo765 honestly!! im surprised they did bc she wasnt trying to drag them into it but theyre all amazing for speaking out
That essay was such a hot mess
readwithcindy literally like has the woman ever heard of an editor
Especially when she wrote "If I were born decades later, maybe I would do the transition too, because my dad wanted a son and not a daughter": bitch it isn't so simple, (as I know, since I'm a cis girl) one just doesn't wake up in the morning and say "Ok, I want to change my sex". I read that transgender children express their identity since they're very young, so it isn't a choice, it's just the way one is
Last time I was this early JK Rowling was still relevant.
OOF
I---
I've heard some things about J.K. Rowling, but I haven't heard the full story.
She's been going on a transphobic tirade on Twitter for some reason, and it's also been revealed that she based her alias in her thriller books on a guy who did conversion therapy
The most recent transphobic tweet of knowledge was something along the lines of “Men who have periods? I thought there was a name for that?” She then goes on to misspell women a bunch of times.
It might be more to it but that’s what I heard on the news
JK's transphobia has been known for YEARS, it's crazy that it's only being known now. All you really need to know that she's just super transphobic and she uses the "i have trans friends" excuse (she probably doesnt)
She went on a detailed rant in a blog post abt trans ppl and the whole thing is REVOLTING. Before I blocked her she had the audacity to have that post (TERF wars) pinned on her twitter.
She said some transphobic things and then wrote a whole ass essay defending herself in which she:
1. Implied autistic people can't have autonomy or consent to medical care(which is super ableist)
2. Said that trans people were brainwashed
3. I think she said trans women were predatory at some point
4. Said being trans was a choice(as a trans person, it is not)
Overall gross shit
I love harry potter, and i hate jk rowling. Done, easy
boom
As a bi enby,same
Why you hate her?, for having an opinion on GENDER????, it's a part of femism and it's radical, respect he opinion, ya'll can respect christians or muslims for having conservative views but hate on a radical feminist?, she's not hating on people, she's questioning GENDER as something that oppresses women, i din't understand liberals
@@asjsk8286 i can hate her solely based on the fact that we now have cursed child and crimes of grindelwald.
@@asjsk8286 Any opinion that endangers someone else's literal life does not deserve respect.
I never really care for writers or actors, so when truth comes out and destroys their image I couldn't care less, I have a bond with the stories, not them
Exactly
Truth dude. As soon as you are unable to see past the artist and see the art, you end up closing a lot of doors.
"Am I having a stroke or am I actually feeling emotions right now?"
Why is this me 24/7?
I know that feeling, I don't know enough emotion lmao
Laughs in emotionless
What is emotion
@@withcindy Honestly I have no idea
What is feelings???? Is that an internet thing?????
Your dp makes it more wholesome.
Idk why I laughed at “I think she gave it to me because she wants a rant review”
its cuz im right
"If she were published today nobody would care about her or publish her... everyone would cancel her."
And THAT'S on accidentally pointing out how dangerous cancel culture is. Because like it or not, think it's deserved or not, the HP series has done more for youth reading than pretty much anything in history. And you just pointed out that something EXTREMELY problematic, but also completely unrelated, could have prevented this series from changing the world in a positive way (which it incontrovertibly did).
But unrelated things matter. They always have, long before cancel culture. The only difference is whether you think that unrelated thing is important or not. People lost teaching jobs for being homosexual (unrelated). Even now, you wouldn't want your kids to be reading comics illustrated by a sexual abuser (unrelated, unless the comics are about sex or abuse). And many companies won't hire someone known to be racist (also unrelated unless the job involves interracial relations). Cancel culture has always existed. Just what we cancel people for has changed from time to time. And it probably will again.
I'm gonna say it.
I'm gonna say it.
Rick Riordan writes better books
And his ships don't feel forced.
fight me
calista cc I agree. Except for Jason and Piper.
Personally I felt like they didn’t really have any chemistry. What’s your opinion on them?
@@user-hb4zz4gh5e Jason and Piper weren't that good,their are so many better ships but Jason x Piper isn't one of them.
I am both a potterhead and a percy jackson lover, can't i love both the books TOGETHER in peace?
AND he made well written POC characters
I personally prefer Percy Jackson over Harry Potter because I think it’s more consistent and achieves its goals better and has better more likeable characters. I love Harry Potter in terms of atmosphere and the plot but I can’t be bothered to reread them like I do with Percy Jackson, especially the fifth one which drags on so fucking much
every other opening line of cindy is good enough to get them tattooed on my brain LOL
This has been on my mind for awhile now, but have you tried reading any Rick Riordan books? Have you been interested in reading any of them. I would recommend the Percy Jackson and the Olympians. They are middle grade, but they are still quite enjoyable. Rick is one of my favorite authors and I would love to see your opinions on his work. Lots of love and I hope you’re doing okay💕
YES. We STAN Uncle Rick!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Rick Riodan wrote this series called Magnus Chase. It features a gender fluid character, Alex, and a Muslim girl, Sam. Best part is, her religion plays a role in the story. I would like to think to think Chase, the main character, is more than straight. I would like to reveal why, but that’s spoilers.
Anyway, Rick Riordan knows how to diversity, and I love him for it
those books were my CHILDHOOD.
Also, if your favorite character was Nico, boom ur lgbtq now. You're welcome.
Zecodeco x, Yay 🖤, also Same!
I haven't read any of his books, but just looking at his Twitter I can say he deserves a read-along much more that JK
I stan, will be buying the whole bookshelf
Me when Cindy says Mid Year Book Tag : Shit its been 6 freaking months already !!!!
time isnt reallllll
this whole mess is just solidifying my point:
uncle rick is the superior author and percy jackson is the superior series and thats on caring for everyone no matter their gender orientation and skin color
Glad there is at least one unproblematic white author lol
percy jackson is 100% way more superior in terms of how inclusive and non apologetic it is for its diverse characters and rick, as a person, seems to def be better than jkr as well, but it's debatable which series is better in terms of story, world, etc. rick makes it so that his more diverse characters are seen as totally normal people who belong just as anyone else and treated equally the same with other white/cishet characters like percy and magnus (i believe) so i think the quality of the stories/plot of both hp and pjo+hoo+all the other series can be argued against while still maintaining that the love and acceptance for poc/non-cishet characters in rick's series is way better to how jkr treats HER poc/non-cishet characters (which u need a microscope to find anyway). that's just my opinion, i haven't been able to read all of rick's new books yet but this is based on what i know, i like both series and if i'm wrong abt anything here please tell me so i can correct myself 🥺 i'm open to learning new info about this
TheMrSNakeBite people have been saying magnus would be Pan or bi due to his relationship with alex but idk
*not completely unproblematic theres been debate about piper and racist stereotypes and an overall lack of research on Rick's part in writing her (I'm not the best person to explain it concisely but). He's definitely so much better than many other white authors out there, and he's done great things for the representation of many groups, I just think it's important to acknowledge flaws and the fact that he isn't perfect. but yes, stan percy jackson instead kids
edit: spelling error oops
I really really hate rick roirdan’s books’ sense of humor lol but I agree with the sentiment
No one:
Jk rowling: lives long enough to see herself become the villain
She would like to think that she's Lily Potter but she's actually Voldemort.
I can't say I don't like Harry Potter anymore because I will not stop loving something that changed my life, but I always put Percy Jackson on top for a reason, Rick Riordan puts way more representations in his books than J.K. will ever put in one of hers.
let's just disown jkr as the author of harry potter: -daniel radcliffe- emma watson wrote harry potter now
I Stan that
Daniel Radcliff seems like a nice man who absolutely wouldn't name a character 'Cho Chang' so no
Aishaa he was like 8 when he wrote the book give him some slack.
And honestly, as a Chinese, Cho Chang isn’t as bad as it seem. Chang is a common Chinese (and Korean) surname, And Cho can be the romanisation if the Chinese character that means autumn.
@@aishaaofthedays is Seamus Finnigan racist?
But I heard that he didn't liked the movies
The Harry Potter books were a big part of my childhood, they helped me through some tough times and I'm grateful they were there.
That said as a trans person I support anyone who wants to get some distance from her and her work. I'm not getting rid of my HP merch and books but I'm not buying more and the days when my HP books were prominently displayed on the central shelf of my library are over.
I think when I come up against something like this, there's 2 important questions to ask:
1 - Does your support actually benefit the problematic person?
and
2 - Does the work still bring you joy?
Because if you've already bought the books, then throwing them out is a purely symbolic gesture; she already got your money. Like, do it if you want, but I don't think anybody should feel *compelled* to throw them out.
But sometimes it's just impossible to separate the art from the artist; if reading the books just frustrates you because everything even remotely problematic-adjacent reminds you of how shitty JKR is, then yeah, why keep the books if they don't make you happy?
I think those are really the two important questions to address when something like this happens.
I know your probably not going to read this Cindy, but watching your funny videos and book reviews has given me the determination and the desire to actually start reading again. I used to love to read and write, it used to be my favorite pastime, but eventually I just stopped. These really gave me the motivation to work on my own novel, and to pick reading back up.
You can do it!
6:35 at this point a court of thorns and roses is just a repressed memory for Cindy
y-yes
omg read Percy Jackson its so awesome and very inclusive! That was literally my childhood and its a real laugh!(and cry)
SAME!!! Rick puts in the effort to be inclusive and it’s amazing!!!
PJO is sooo good, I'm super excited to watch the new series.
PJ only became inclusive after the original series.
@XO * 100 years ago, ya but at least he recognized that he needed to be more inclusive, unlike a certain person who we were talking about
How many are the books in total?, i mean is there different main char but still in the poj verse?,im kinda wondering for the main story only
Ah that intro was such a mood
Although I would have loved to hear your thoughts on the rest of HP because it's such a huge part of my childhood, you're definitely using your platform the right way by making this choice.
Huge respect to Daniel Radcliffe tho for what he said in response to Just Karen
i agree!
Eddie Redmayne as well! I was like he literally played a trans woman in the danish girl and Rowling is just discounting that
Crystal Dee Yup a lot of the HP cast is speaking out! It’s great that they’re trying to give fans a safe space
For the reading thing you guys could do the Percy Jackson instead
YES.
How about not readinh a shittu harry potter/American gods knock off
Wolf Titan Reading it isn't. percy jackson is amazing on it's own.
It’s not a knockoff?????
@@clarisselu2935 It's a fine book but it's a knock off, taking all the premise from Harry potter, and than from American gods to make the story, With Min character with a shitty life and an abusive guardian finds out he's apart of a magical world and secretly a bad ass meets a smart girl a goofy but good hearted friends who knows the world more than the other two, the three characters who were bickering to friends than off to prelude a powerful Object, FIfth book introduced a prophecy the character is stuck with, Oh and their own movies the first one directed from Christopher Columbus for their first film/ Rick Riordan took a bunch of stuff from Harry potter added some Greek mythology (Harry potter did Greek legends in it one of them being FLuffy the three headed dog they had to get past) In all honesty, Percy Jackson was just the book you'd go for when you ether didn't have Harry potter around or if your parents were Christian nut cases that wouldn't let you own the book and you could sneak Rick Riordans crap
when reading the kiss quotient: heart clenches in fluff
When reading jk Rowling’s essay: butthole clenches in fury
I really love your no shit, transparent attitude towards Book of the Month, it makes me feel so warm and fuzzy for humanity when people show their ability to change their opinions based on new information or changing situations. You're like, a total grown-up :D
Oh my god, I forgot about this tag. I should probably do it.
Go for it!
As a nonbinary trans person, it really heartens me to see allies calling JK Rowling out on her transphobic BS. We appreciate y'all ♥
As someone who replaced their heart with a pizza oven in 2007, I can appreciate the difficulty trying to figure if we're emoting or not.
Even with my nostalgia for Harry Potter, I am quite happy to let go of that series and stop promoting the series on my channel.
I really need to read Jesmyn Ward - how have I not heard of Nocturna before? It sounds like just the type of thing I'd like. (I guess that's a thank you for mentioning it here.)
"This super succesful rich girl who works in silicon valley and doesn't like to socialize" Cindy really be exposing herself
I looked at the “books mentioned” section while watching the intro and I got even more excited. I love hearing your thoughts on different books because you are one of these booktubers who don’t swear by each and every book they read and that’s hella refreshing!
thank you!! :)
You keep inspiring me so much Cindy. For taking the leap and doing the things that need to be done. I'm incredibly proud of you to have finally taken this step and being brave enough to tell us and thus inspiring us.
I too will now go and shave my pits. It's been long 😅😂
Thank you for honoring my bravery in shaving my pits
Girl I just started reading Harry Potter too. Glad I rented them from the library and didn't buy them. Time to return the ones I didn't read yet 😒
I'm glad I never bought them too!
“The prostitute was not professional”
That’s guaranteed to end up on the “Cindy out of Context” page soon😂
Classy way to handle the BOTM and JKR stuff, Cindy! Good on you!
thanks zac!!
When i was 14 i was going through a severe depression . Harry Potter was actually the only thing that made me happy and warm inside . I bought all the hardcovers and decided to give them to my niece as her 14th birthday present. Now i do not plan to that anymore . But GOD did it made me cry that no one from the future would be reading these magical books because of that awful terf of a karen.
Love this! Love you! Also thanks so much for addressing the book of the month controversy! I feel like I haven’t seen one TH-camr acknowledge it yet. They show their book of the month picks, they put out videos sponsored by BOTM, but never address the issues. So thanks so much Cindy!
Thank you! I just wanted to be super transparent
A 20 minute Cindy video deadass always makes my day :)
I'm glad 😊
I'm so glad that I didn't grow up watching the movies and reading the books. This has been so hard for her fans to cope with to the point where some of them even try to distance her from the franchise, but she is still making money and gains social capital from her fans. Sarah Z made a great video about the J.K. Rowling situation.
The ballad of songbirds and snakes was fantastic, do a rant review for it
👀👀👀
It 's The Hunger Game prequel, isn't it?
ah I didn’t like it either. if Cindy does a rant review I can send copious notes on what I found disappointing.
As soon as I found out it was about president snow I was like 😷
@@crystaldee7185 no haha, I liked it! Its exploration of morality and the slippery slope of self destruction was fascinating and well done, in my opinion
I love that there is such a good balance between humor and seriousness in your videos and it has been something that I really love about your videos consistently. Also, this is my fav tag so I'm really glad you did it! Thanks for another great video Cindy ♥
1. I appreciate you addressing the controversy.
2. I appreciate BOTM sponsoring a video that includes a creator being critical of the brand and addressing an issue without sugarcoating.
Same here! I think the fact that they were fine with me posting a video like this also speaks to them wanting to be transparent
At this stage I’ve convinced myself that Evanna Lynch wrote HP
Why stan jk Rowling when Suzanne Collins and Rick riordan are right there
You're right and you should say it.
Yessir
Percy Jackson and heroes of olympus are good but Magnus Chase is terrible. Its just a lazy rehash.
Exactly!
I am on book 3 pf PJ. All i see is white kids.
Cindy!!! Please read the Percy Jackson series!!!! And all of the other series in the universe!!!
I think the HP series grew in so many ways after JK was done with it. Liked all the supportive head cannons and the basically whole novels written by others that took place in that universe. Before all of JK's tweets I used to read all the lgbtq head cannons and praise JK because she created a world where everyone was valid and loved and drank butterbeer even if this wasn't their situation in real life. But now I think that she's tainted a safe place for many people. We don't stan. All the actor's that came out and spoke against her were part of the HP world. JK created it, sure. She technically doesn't exist there tho. It's like Ron Weasley putting a hand on your shoulder and telling you that you're valid and loved as a gust of wind (JK Rowling) blows by and tries to contradict that. We don't listen to it's opinions, it's wind. She doesn't exist here. But it's like the founders of Hogwarts. We're no longer calling people mudbloods. People realized this was wrong and stopped doing it.
Who wrote the books? Dobby, apparently.
Moving on, trans ppl are VALID, JK Rowling is a piece of SH*T, and I will continue to not read her books and hope others do the same. Drain that b*tch's bank account. I hope that she didn't taint much of the safe place she had created before this whole thing. Though even now, we're all starting to see the cracks in the foundation of Hogwarts
. I'll be in the room of requirement, setting up for the Everyone is Valid party.
Bit too late to drain her bank account cuz.
Honestly, it's kind of a letdown watching other people's videos since I began watching Cindy's. She just engages with her audience so well and has such a fun vibe, and I love that she actually goes through her comments and is always so cool
thanks so much!! i cant get to every comment but i try
I’ve never read nor watched any Harry Potter, and you just convinced me to never do so. I am so behind on all this news I seriously need to get twitter or something
i have a twitter thread linked in the description for more info!
Watching Cindy makes me feel a bit better, giving me a good laugh and a smile that is real. Jk used to be my favorite author and with what she has done, I start to have some doubts about her.
I got excited and thought that this was an hour and my brain said: The great Cindy has praised us with entertainment.
But 20 minutes its just as good
omg i am trying not to be THAT long hahaha
Finally someone who thought the HP series was dry as fuck even before JK Rowlings problematic beliefs came to light.