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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8526128" data-attributes="member: 7023887">[USER=7025508]@Crimson Longinus[/USER] said (I'm paraphrasing here), &quot;Rowling's bigotry and active calls for discrimination against trans people cannot be overlooked as she is still profiting off of her works and using her platform and money to push her bigoted agenda&quot;.So, yes, it is telling people what to do. But there are some things where it is okay to tell people what to do. &quot;Don't drink and drive&quot; is a good example, as is &quot;don't abuse your children/partner&quot;, and &quot;don't murder anyone&quot;. &quot;Don't tell me what to do!&quot; is a laughable (and worrying) response to all of those suggestions, as well as &quot;don't support a bigot that is using the money you're giving her to try and discriminate against others&quot;.If you actively choose to overlook her rampant bigotry and hatred towards innocent people that do not deserve the hate she is giving them . . . I think it's fine to make a moral judgement here. Sorry, not sorry. If you donate money to someone advocating for bigotry and can ignore their bigotry once the extent of their bigotry becomes clear . . . yeah, that's not a good thing. It's more than fair to say &quot;no, you should not be doing that&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8526128, member: 7023887"] [USER=7025508]@Crimson Longinus[/USER] said (I'm paraphrasing here), "Rowling's bigotry and active calls for discrimination against trans people cannot be overlooked as she is still profiting off of her works and using her platform and money to push her bigoted agenda". So, yes, it is telling people what to do. But there are some things where it is okay to tell people what to do. "Don't drink and drive" is a good example, as is "don't abuse your children/partner", and "don't murder anyone". "Don't tell me what to do!" is a laughable (and worrying) response to all of those suggestions, as well as "don't support a bigot that is using the money you're giving her to try and discriminate against others". If you actively choose to overlook her rampant bigotry and hatred towards innocent people that do not deserve the hate she is giving them . . . I think it's fine to make a moral judgement here. Sorry, not sorry. If you donate money to someone advocating for bigotry and can ignore their bigotry once the extent of their bigotry becomes clear . . . yeah, that's not a good thing. It's more than fair to say "no, you should not be doing that". [/QUOTE]

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