HBO Boss Dodges J.K. Rowling Anti-Trans Controversy After Announcing ‘Harry Potter’ Series

[just444]

“Our priority is what’s on the screen."⁠

HBO and Max chief Casey Bloys declined to address J.K. Rowling’s controversial nature and whether there is concern about attracting talent to work on the just-announced #HarryPotter series given her views. ⁠ ⁠https://t.co/YgrAEXjyzJ pic.twitter.com/FFBQhP7HbM
- Variety (@Variety) April 12, 2023

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[therearewords]

It costs zero money to not watch hbo or max.

[sandstorm]

He also declined to comment on the press asking if finding talent willing to be in the show is gonna be a problem

Actors don't often have morals, I don't think many would be averse to starring in a classic property.

[theburningdoll]

Plus a lot of these characters are going to be played by child actors too young to understand what they're getting into.

[asnindie]

And they're gonna get bullied online too. I actually feel bad for them. Not to mention when they inevitably cast a POC for Hermione. There'll be nothing but racism. Ugh please stop this production already.

[lozbabie]

If they cast a Black girl to play Hermione they can’t include the SPEW plot. They just can’t.

[squirrels_oh_no]

And Twitter is also piased because they announced this at their presentation and gave zero mention of their hugely successful LGBTQ+ show Our Flag Means Death which they seem to dislike immensely despite how popular it is.

[peddlestools]

it's because of this

There's also been a very hard push by the new HBO heads to axe anything with diverse or queer characters, so a full-throated alliance with this franchise gels perfectly with that planhttps://t.co/ki87uRnciP
- Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 (@DawFfraw) April 12, 2023

FUCK THEM

[squirrels_oh_no]

Makes sense. I'm surprised tbh they didn't do the same thing they did to Minx with it, but when they had zero official merch despite it being one of if not the most popular Max shows for weeks, and in a key age demographic, you knew they didn't give a shit about it despite renewing it (and promptly forgetting it exists).

[peddlestools]

I'm convinced the discovery merger happened because they wanted to make hbo max straighter

[theactualworst]

“That’s an online conversation” lol what in the trying to lie to your toddler realness??

There’s no getting around this one bud, sorry not sorry!

[better2beloved]

“In terms of the TV series, Bloys stated simply: “[Rowling] will be involved. She’s an executive producer on the show. Her insights are going to be helpful on that.” And when her bigotry inevitably makes its way on to the screen, what will her defenders say then?

[soupdupcosmogrl]

Probably keep defending it and her. :\ They'd say that they can't separate her from something she created, blah blah blah.

[theactualworst]

I mean there’s bigotry on the page!