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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Harry does not need to apologize for that because he hasn't insulted any particular person but simply stated his opinion about an entire class of people engaging in activity that is often illegal.
And it's not like the MR echo chamber hasn't already come down on him with the usual dose of hostility for anyone who suggests that authors and other people who create content have actual enforceable rights.
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Now you're painting with an awfully broad brush. None of the fanfic writers or enjoyers here have anything against authors. We love authors. Many of us desire to be authors ourselves (or already are).
Don't put words in our mouths - that's not anyone's stance here.
It's the idea that anyone who borrows ideas is a 'parasite' that's insulting. Everyone borrows ideas. Anyone who says they don't is a liar.
Broad insults are still insults. If I said 'Everyone who eats cheese is a parasite', individual cheese-eaters would have the right to get mad at me. Since when do insults aimed at a group not insult the individual members of that group?