The original post: /r/television by /u/Lampsprite on 2026-04-03 07:19:02+00:00.
In order to deal with JK Rowling’s unfortunate and frankly, ironic bigotry, given that the story she wrote is all about fighting the rise of fascism, the HBO show should do exactly what other adaptations of Harry Potter have done to distance from those views by casting at least one role with a trans actor (like the trans barmaid of the 3 Broomsticks in Hogwarts Legacy and Madame Pomfrey’s trans voice actor in the full-cast audiobook).
As I’m sure we’ve all seen evidence of in discussions online, there are millions of fans who would rather not support a bigot but at the very least the show can lean into that criticism of the author’s unfortunate and frankly de-humanizing views and further re-enforce the original message of the text, which I still believe is unerringly in defense of basic human rights against prejudice and cruelty.