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        <title><![CDATA[‘Harry Potter’ fans removing tattoos after J.K. Rowling’s trans comments]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; tattoos have lost their magic.</p><p>Die-hard adult fans of the fantasy wizard franchise are rushing to rid themselves of their now-tainted ink in light of recent <strong>cringe-inducing comments made by J.K. Rowling</strong> about trans issues.</p><p>The author came under fire again this week for tweets insisting that &#8220;sex is real&#8221; and then <strong>publishing a lengthy — and controversial </strong><strong>—</strong><strong> personal essay</strong> doubling down on her views. The remarks left <strong>trans people and supporters</strong> incensed and wanting to de-Potter their lives. Rowling even called out some of the Potter purgers in her essay, saying that many had called &#8220;for my books to be burned, although one particularly abusive man told me he’d composted them.&#8221;</p><p>But some went a step further, taking measures to cover or completely remove via lasers their Harry Potter-inspired tattoos in the fallout.</p><p>Brooklyn resident Bria Noone, who was &#8220;obsessed&#8221; with &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; for most of her childhood and adult life, decided to part ways with her &#8220;Deathly Hallows&#8221; symbol chest tattoo —&nbsp;which appears in the seventh book of the series.</p><figure id="attachment_15827258"  class="wp-caption alignleft"><strong><noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/06/harry-potter-tattoo-bria-noone-2.jpeg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/06/harry-potter-tattoo-bria-noone-2.jpeg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/06/harry-potter-tattoo-bria-noone-2.jpeg" /></strong><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><span>The tattoo was a nod to the J.K. Rowling books, Noone loved but doesn&#8217;t support any more.</span><span class="credit">Noone</span></figcaption></figure><p>She also plans to remove the &#8220;Mischief Managed&#8221; script underneath, a phrase characters in the novels use to activate a special map.</p><p>&#8220;I was like &#8216;Oh God, alright, I need to get this off my body,&#8217; &#8221; Noone, 23, told The Post. &#8220;As a lifetime fan and somebody who was influenced so positively by her work, I&#8217;m shocked and disgusted that this is what it&#8217;s come to.&#8221;</p><p>The service industry worker, who got the tattoos four years ago, is planning to remove the 6-by-6-inch geometric design and script altogether, since covering it up would be too intensive.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s such a large, black ink tattoo that getting it covered would mean an even larger, even darker tattoo and I don&#8217;t want to do that because it&#8217;s such a sensitive area,&#8221; she said.</p><p>A laser removal specialist estimated the cost to be about $800 at the least.</p><p>But the price won&#8217;t change her mind.</p><p>&#8220;She pulled the wool over our eyes for long enough,&#8221; said Noone. &#8220;This [Harry Potter] community is definitely very diverse and she basically spoke out against her entire community — it was like a slap in the face.&#8221;</p><figure id="attachment_15827245"  class="wp-caption alignleft"><strong><noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/06/harry-potter-tattoo-jordan-gerdes.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/06/harry-potter-tattoo-jordan-gerdes.jpg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/06/harry-potter-tattoo-jordan-gerdes.jpg" /></strong><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><span>Jordan Gerdes is ashamed of his &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; foot tattoo.</span><span class="credit">Jordan Gerdes</span></figcaption></figure><p>Jordan Gerdes has a 3-inch &#8220;Deathly Hallows&#8221; symbol inked on his right foot. A life-long lover of &#8220;Harry Potter,&#8221; the 29-year-old tried, at first, to justify her statements online.</p><p>&#8220;Just like when any other celebrity says some off-the-wall<br /> s - - t, you try to give them the benefit of the doubt for as long as you can,&#8221; said Gerdes, of central Oregon.</p><p>But when her essay went live Wednesday, he knew the tat had to go.</p><p>&#8220;Finally, I just thought &#8216;Alright, cool, I&#8217;m done trying to . . . do the mental gymnastics to give her the benefit of doubt,&#8221; he said. &#8220;J.K Rowling is a disgusting, bigoted person that I have no reason to find joy in her writing any longer.&#8221;</p><p>He now plans to cover it with another tattoo soon, and is taking suggestions on Twitter.</p><p>For Noone, de-Pottering is a lot more than just removing a tattoo. She&#8217;s tempted to trash her custom-made Marauder&#8217;s Map rug, Harry Potter T-shirts and special cardigans from Universal&#8217;s &#8220;Wizarding World of Harry Potter&#8221; theme park, too. The theme park <strong>issued a statement</strong> following Rowling&#8217;s comments, saying &#8220;our core values include diversity, inclusion and respect.&#8221;</p><p>But it&#8217;s saying goodbye for good to the books and movies that&#8217;s the most difficult.</p><p>&#8220;Every time I see the books or the movies, I&#8217;m always going to be like, &#8216;J.K. Rowling sucks,&#8217; &#8221; said Noone. &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely going to be an adjustment and I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m going to love it as hard.&#8221;</p><p>Dozens of other Potter heads took to Twitter to vent about what to do with their tats.</p><p>&#8220;I have a Harry Potter tattoo in my f - - king elbow pit (very painful) and I am about to get it covered up because she might be the densest f - - king person I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SethxDecker/status/1269460032061669376">tweeted</a> Seth Decker. &#8220;Gender does not equal sex.&#8221;</p><p>Jury&#8217;s still out on if Pete Davidson will part with his <strong>myriad of &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; ink</strong>.</p><p><em>&#8211;Marisa Dellatto contributed to this report.</em></p>]]></content:encoded>
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