i love hal wilkerson

her last words were “that’s okay dude, I’m not mad at you”

he intentionally positioned himself in front of her vehicle but enough to the side to move safely out of the way

she was turning the wheel fully to the right in an attempt to drive away and not hit anyone

I don’t care if she was “ignoring lawful orders” to get out of the vehicle

I don’t care if she “shouldn’t have put herself in that situation”

I don’t care if her vehicle hit the ice dipshit in any way as she was attempting to drive away

It is bad because it supports a woman who is actively funding groups that are seeking to deprive trans people of their rights in the UK and especially Scotland, where I live, where people inside the government are quietly remarking that they are struggling to fight against the groups she funds, as she has more money than God. Any money made from this new audio adaptation goes directly to funding these groups and these cases.

It is also bad because commissioning such an expansive series with such a well-known cast (Riz Ahmed?! Come on man) has eaten up the majority of Audible's commissioning budget. In the UK, the only people commissioning audio drama are the BBC (separate conversation) and Audible, and this new Harry Potter series has hoovered up resources that could have otherwise gone to new stories, new voices and money to creators that aren't actively trying to erase trans people.

I am angry at anyone who signed up to star in this, I am angry at the production companies that took on this commission, I am angry that this series continues to have a stranglehold on the UK media landscape despite all that its creator has done.

It is bad for trans people, it is bad for audio drama, it is bad for anyone working in media in the UK right now.