Llwyfen

@llwyfen73.bsky.social

Software developer in the biomedical field, Ph.D. biologist, avid reader, somewhat gardener, and lay practitioner of the culinary arts. LGBTQ+ (she/her)

That’s exactly it. They want absolution & don’t deserve it. It’s just not on offer for the same reason that it’s not on offer for parents who read only Young Earth Creationism or the Bob Jones University (segregationist) children’s lit. You make the choice to teach bigotry, you choose the results.

No, Peter, they’re not good. My dude, they start with child abuse & neglect, body shaming & bullying, proceed through class- and race-based discrimination, enslavement & mockery of abolitionists, exploitation of children’s bodies, levels of sexual harassment, & into deep violence. Read Pratchett.

A pair of posts from Peter Sagal: 

Peter Sagal
@petersagal.bsky.soci... 3d 

I've said it before, and l've said it again: the Harry Potter books are terrific, especially when read aloud. They appeal to any child who is told they are special, and great things are expected of them, and yet they have no idea how to live up
to that. I heard the author died. Not sure. Too
bad.
...
Peter Sagal •@petersagal.bsky.soci...3d 

Also, there are complete sets of the books available at most garage sales, every library sale and a lot of antique/ junk shops. Failing that, I recommend
your local public library.

i wish no one had ever taught the liberals the term 'death of the author' or at the very least had taught them to read first. i've never once seen some lib deploy death of the author when discussing harry potter and apply the idea correctly.

good. i was sick of seeing people dogpile aaron rodericks, the head of trust and safety, for searching for barely legal porn on bluesky on his work account and then banning anyone who brought it up its time we hold people accountable for holding people accountable

liberal: [hurling kindling onto a pyre] trans woman tied to the stake: hey could you not liberal: if I don't then I might wind up there with you trans woman: you could cut me loose and we could fight together liberal: [lighting a torch] it's like you want the bad guys to win or something

Democrats robbed voters of their right to pick a nominee for the General election in 2024. They decided for themselves who Democrats would be allowed to vote for. That ain't democratic. There wasn't a Primary. They took away your right to vote and choose.

Whenever I bring up the truth that (for example) the Democratic Party hasn't told its voters what it actually plans to DO (specifically) should it get back into power, I get so many people furious at this. But I am right and so they can stay mad.

Just to be clear, I will not vote for any candidate that is not 100% for full trans equality in all areas, and if your primary process like mine chose someone who isn't, but has a D by their name, that's really too bad but I've been clear on this point for years now and I wasn't bluffing.