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  • There are a couple reasons (that I know of) why JKR is considered bad by many left wing and liberal people. One is that she is a “trans exclusive radical feminist” or TERF. These are people that are feminist but anti trans, not liked by people pro trans rights. Second is that in Harry Potter there are many instances of racist tropes and/or ‘casual’ or ‘unintended’ racism. Her depiction of goblins has a lot of characteristics from antisemitic stereotypes, greedy, big nose, etc. There are very few POC in the Harry Potter story, and sometimes their implementation seems problematic, i.e. the seemingly only asian character being named Cho Chang. This meme in particular regards the seeming disconnect between the quote cited and her anti trans stance.














  • In the US you need to register to vote before the election (some states allow you to register the day of the election but not all). When you register you put all your information on the form, address, SSN, birthday, this info confirms you are a citizen and eligible to vote. When you go to your local polling location to vote you bring something with your name and address on it to show who you are, many people use an id but you can also bring mail that has been sent to you. By showing up to the correct location, already being on their list of expected voters and having corroborating documents you have proven your eligibility.

    Most importantly when it comes to voter id laws in the US is that the types of official IDs and documents that they try to require you to have are not cheap and are not easy to get quickly, especially for minorities. There is almost no voter fraud and the purpose of these laws is to prevent people from voting.