HBO Refuses To Cave To Woke Mob, Backs J.K. Rowling

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HBO Refuses To Cave To Woke Mob, Backs J.K. Rowling As Executive Producer On ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series


HBO voiced its support for author J.K. Rowling being an executive producer on the upcoming “Harry Potter” TV series amid numerous attacks against her by trans activists.

During the Max streaming event, officials confirmed that a TV series based off the seven-book series from Rowling will move forward, the Hollywood Reporter reported.

Officials said the long-form series will be rolled out over a 10-year period and be faithful to the book series, with Rowling as one of its producers.

The series, featuring a new cast, promises to be "authentic to the original books", which will see author JK Rowling serve as an executive producer https://t.co/Y9BME9BTyV

— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 13, 2023

“J.K. is an executive producer, and her insights will be helpful,” Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content said. “We are in the Harry Potter business.”

“The TV show is new and exciting, but we’ve been in the Harry Potter business for 20 years; this isn’t a new decision,” Bloys added. “We’re comfortable being in the Potter business. ”

“J.K. is a very online conversation … It’s very nuanced and complicated and not something we’re going to get into,” the CEO continued. “Our priority is what’s onscreen. The Harry Potter story is incredibly affirmative and positive about love and acceptance, and that’s our priority, what’s on the screen.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/hbo-refuses-to-cave-to-woke-mob-backs-j-k-rowling-as-executive-producer-on-harry-potter-tv-series

[Kamaji]

Good.

[catfish1957]

This is kind of like all the left wing woke pukes who wanted Spotify to fire Rogan and his pod cast after the COVID bs. ....

Yeah, right........

[240B]

That Budweiser collapse may be the best thing that could have happened.
The 'trans mafia' have had the curtain raised to reveal 0.01% of the population.
The whole 'Gay wave' washing over America the last two years, has crashed.
They lost their mojo. They lost their fear factor. Who cares what a handful of weirdos think?

[Smokin Joe]

That Budweiser collapse may be the best thing that could have happened.
The 'trans mafia' have had the curtain raised to reveal 0.01% of the population.
The whole 'Gay wave' washing over America the last two years, has crashed.
They lost their mojo. They lost their fear factor. Who cares what a handful of weirdos think?

Frankly, I am surprised they ever did.

[Kamaji]

That Budweiser collapse may be the best thing that could have happened.
The 'trans mafia' have had the curtain raised to reveal 0.01% of the population.
The whole 'Gay wave' washing over America the last two years, has crashed.
They lost their mojo. They lost their fear factor. Who cares what a handful of weirdos think?

What Budweiser collapse would that be?

[catfish1957]

What Budweiser collapse would that be?

Imbev's international, and Bud Light just one of dozens and dozens of products.  Yeah, they'll notice and feel it a tad, but they have solid financials, and an overall business model that relies on addiction.

They aren't failing. We need to temper our expectations.

[Smokin Joe]

Imbev's international, and Bud Light just one of dozens and dozens of products.  Yeah, they'll notice and feel it a tad, but they have solid financials, and an overall business model that relies on addiction.

They aren't failing. We need to temper our expectations.

While I agree they may be 'too big to fail', boycott all their products, keep doing it, and let them suffer that loss of market share and revenue. It may not be company killing, but it will hurt.

[Kamaji]

Imbev's international, and Bud Light just one of dozens and dozens of products.  Yeah, they'll notice and feel it a tad, but they have solid financials, and an overall business model that relies on addiction.

They aren't failing. We need to temper our expectations.

Exactly.  To put that recent stock price drop into perspective:  InBev's market capitalization is about $110 billion right now, (1.7 billion shares outstanding, with a per-share price of about $64.9 right now), so a $3 billion drop is, almost literally, a drop in the bucket.  And the stock price has stabilized and is now going back up again.

Also, as even the company would admit - since it was the basis for trying to take the brand in a new direction in the first place - Bud Light represents a fairly small, and shrinking, part of their portfolio of products, so a Bud Light boycott, even if perfect and 100%, would not put much of a serious dent in their product portfolio.

[catfish1957]

Exactly.  To put that recent stock price drop into perspective:  InBev's market capitalization is about $110 billion right now, (1.7 billion shares outstanding, with a per-share price of about $64.9 right now), so a $3 billion drop is, almost literally, a drop in the bucket.  And the stock price has stabilized and is now going back up again.

Also, as even the company would admit - since it was the basis for trying to take the brand in a new direction in the first place - Bud Light represents a fairly small, and shrinking, part of their portfolio of products, so a Bud Light boycott, even if perfect and 100%, would not put much of a serious dent in their product portfolio.

In other words.....   Bud Light can be and likely is the ESG Sacrifical Lamb, while all the other beverage stablemates chug right along.

Actually pretty smart.....  Especailly when you factor in market share, and overall U.S. part of their sales.

https://marketrealist.com/p/is-ab-inbev-a-monopoly/

[catfish1957]

While I agree they may be 'too big to fail', boycott all their products, keep doing it, and lt them suffer that loss of market share and revenue. It may not be company killing, but it will hurt.

Considering their stranglehold on overall market share, I am guessing that BUD (Inbev) is banking on pissed off customers just tuning into another brand.  Also, there has always been a history that boycotts tend not to last more than a year.  The consumer gets mad, and then it tends to fade.  And then add the point the "freaks" may end up being the loyal base of that product.  With as large and varied roster of beverages, they can get away with it.

Finally, I'd venture that Bud has an army of business analyst who already have this pre-planned for execution.   I gave an example of negative advertsing a few weeks ago, that I think people tend to forget.  I remember a furniture store that did the most annoying awful ad in history.  They screamed and yelled their name and procuct for a solid 30 seconds in their late night ad.  Found out later the ditty they created made their sales go up 400%.  Matress Mack in Houston did pretty much the same.   And here is another one from several years ago, that was so amateur, and campy that it made their sales rocket.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnOyMSEWNTs

[Kamaji]

In other words.....   Bud Light can be and likely is the ESG Sacrifical Lamb, while all the other beverage stablemates chug right along.

Actually pretty smart.....  Especailly when you factor in market share, and overall U.S. part of their sales.

https://marketrealist.com/p/is-ab-inbev-a-monopoly/

Yup.

[roamer_1]

That Budweiser collapse may be the best thing that could have happened.
The 'trans mafia' have had the curtain raised to reveal 0.01% of the population.
The whole 'Gay wave' washing over America the last two years, has crashed.
They lost their mojo. They lost their fear factor. Who cares what a handful of weirdos think?

More than we know, I think... That's why the Bud Light thing has all my attention right now...
Means WAY way more than any the political gossip...

[roamer_1]

What Budweiser collapse would that be?

They can paint stock prices. They can't paint sales. Wait till the 5th.

[catfish1957]

They can paint stock prices. They can't paint sales. Wait till the 5th.

Like I said earlier.....   This is one beverge out of a probably near a  100 for this company  And we are one country out of over 200.  I still think this particular aspect of the Inbev line is being set out as the sacrifical ESG lamb, while the rest of the stable can operate without the left hassling them. 

I can see a scenario where this actually works out for them....   In the long run.

[roamer_1]

Like I said earlier.....   This is one beverge out of a probably near a  100 for this company  And we are one country out of over 200.  I still think this particular aspect of the Inbev line is being set out as the sacrifical ESG lamb, while the rest of the stable can operate without the left hassling them. 

I can see a scenario where this actually works out for them....   In the long run.

It is the biggest selling brand in the world, I believe... Bud Light stands alone, at the top. For a decade or more.
Corona is coming on, but you've got to be crazy to slaughter your best brand.

[catfish1957]

It is the biggest selling brand in the world, I believe... Bud Light stands alone, at the top. For a decade or more.
Corona is coming on, but you've got to be crazy to slaughter your best brand.

Not if its primary consuming demographic in declne.  I know at the 300 foot level this looks like a disaster, but I have been investing long enough to know that there is some ulterior motive. At 30,000 feet someone is looking out 5-7 years, and they see something the rest of us don't.

An example I gave a few minutes ago, was Coke.  When they came out with New Coke there was talk of pending doom and gloom, while in some corporate marketing backroom, some genius figured out to give the folks what they want, and rebrand and intensify "Classic Coke"

There's something up their sleeves, besides an onset on bad press.  Watch them somehow manipulate that bad press, into some marketing scheme.

[240B]

What Budweiser collapse would that be?

None. Nothing at all happened. Everything is exactly the same. Nevermind. LOL

[catfish1957]

None. Nothing at all happened. Everything is exactly the same. Nevermind. LOL

I am guessing the 2025 frogs are going to tell the traneeee. Wassss- Up!!!!!!!!!!

[roamer_1]

Not if its primary consuming demographic in declne.  I know at the 300 foot level this looks like a disaster, but I have been investing long enough to know that there is some ulterior motive. At 30,000 feet someone is looking out 5-7 years, and they see something the rest of us don't.

An example I gave a few minutes ago, was Coke.  When they came out with New Coke there was talk of pending doom and gloom, while in some corporate marketing backroom, some genius figured out to give the folks what they want, and rebrand and intensify "Classic Coke"

There's something up their sleeves, besides an onset on bad press.  Watch them somehow manipulate that bad press, into some marketing scheme.

Well, yeah, but nah. I think you are giving them way to much credit.

Declining demographic? The world is running out of men? Real life redneck and blue collar? We'd better hope not or everyone will go hungry and the lights won't come on.

No their problem is market saturation and a shifting market toward expensive microbrews. You don't fix that with a tranny on your Joe Six-Pack beer.

More likely they are in a plastic Harvard bubble and completely out of touch with their market... Thinking Joe Six-Pack would take it in the butt like all the rest of society against the woke.

THEY THOUGHT WRONG. 

I don't see their demise. I am seeing something close to you in the layout, and called it nearing a week ago.

First they'd be quiet, hoping it would pass - Yesterday was their first peep on Social media since this started - And they got slaughtered.

Then comes the lawyerese non apology. - That happened yesterday, hoping the weekend would buffer the thing.

Now they know they are being taken to the woodshed.
This week heads will begin to roll... They will lay the whole thing on that marketing VP chick (rightly) and see if that's enough. It won't be.

Then comes the very honest apology, board members retiring, maybe even the CEO... And lots of groveling.

And a promised turn around... And that promise will be kept in spades.

'Murica...
REAL hot chicks in shorts and heels delivering sammiches and beers
REAL MEN as heroes on the cans... oil workers, firemen, cops, cowboys...
a GIANT 4th of July extravaganza
Maybe even Clydesdales bowing to baby Jesus at Christmas...


They can fix it. It will suck. Hard. But that's the way it will go.
I don't think they will go away. Too iconic. Unless they keep doubling down on homos and trannys.

[Kamaji]

They can paint stock prices. They can't paint sales. Wait till the 5th.

Ahh, because stock prices never reflect expected future results.

[roamer_1]

Ahh, because stock prices never reflect expected future results.

Oh they can... But many, like you, consider it a tempest in a teapot... Many buy in to take advantage of the volatility... Or it may be getting painted in the short term... But when sales go way off... Watch what the market does then. Ain't enough paint in the world to cover that up.

And if they weren't in trouble, why are they following the 'Oh sh*t, we're in trouble' script?

[Kamaji]

Oh they can... But many, like you, consider it a tempest in a teapot... Many buy in to take advantage of the volatility... Or it may be getting painted in the short term... But when sales go way off... Watch what the market does then. Ain't enough paint in the world to cover that up.

And if they weren't in trouble, why are they following the 'Oh sh*t, we're in trouble' script?

Please.  They aren't following an "Oh shit" script, and Bud Light was a dying brand anyways.  Tempest in an empty keg, more like.

Markets aren't stupid.  If there was a real risk, it would be priced in to the stock.  It isn't.

[roamer_1]

Please.  They aren't falling an "Oh shit" script, and Bud Light was a dying brand anyways.  Tempest in an empty keg, more like.

The number one beer in America is dying?

And SURE they are following the 'Oh sh*t' script... Silent on Social media... Deleted Linked in and others. The CEO is disappeared, and Hindershine is ghosted. The non-apology apology... It's textbook so far.

All we can do is watch and see... But I think it's gonna be a fun week, as heads start rolling. Starting with Hindershine.

[Kamaji]

The number one beer in America is dying?

And SURE they are following the 'Oh sh*t' script... Silent on Social media... Deleted Linked in and others. The CEO is disappeared, and Hindershine is ghosted. The non-apology apology... It's textbook so far.

All we can do is watch and see... But I think it's gonna be a fun week, as heads start rolling. Starting with Hindershine.

How many shares have you shorted?

[catfish1957]

How many shares have you shorted?

The $5B being bantered around seems to be market cap.  I hope everyone remembers that translates only to a few dollars per share, and is a pretty normal price fluctuation in a normal trading day.  Their Trannie garbage pisses me off too, but anyone thinking this is a company in financial trouble needs to watch the markets closer.

[roamer_1]

How many shares have you shorted?

Lately? None... I ain't had a portfolio since I went into a wheelchair. And technically none anyway... My broker did all that. But I played enough to know.

But sales and distribution I know pretty well. And I have it right from the horse's mouth here locally. AB ain't moving. And my cuz in KS is in distribution and merch... Not for Bud, but he knows em. Same down there. Anecdotal I suppose, but it is what it is.

[roamer_1]

Their Trannie garbage pisses me off too, but anyone thinking this is a company in financial trouble needs to watch the markets closer.

Who says they're in financial trouble?

[catfish1957]

Who says they're in financial trouble?

One poster cited a Budweiser collapse.

Not the only spot either. 

[roamer_1]

One poster cited a Budweiser collapse.

Not the only spot either.

I think they are in deep sh*t... But it ain't about money... Well it is... You start throwing billions around, they are going to pay attention. But what they do to court investors has overrun what they do to make their product and court their customers... And this is going to be one helluva lesson.

[The_Reader_David]

What Budweiser collapse would that be?

Collapse in market valuation, not of the corporate structure or of profitability.  Imbev's stock price took a big hit based on public reaction to their woke ads.

[Kamaji]

Collapse in market valuation, not of the corporate structure or of profitability.  Imbev's stock price took a big hit based on public reaction to their woke ads.

It did?

I'm not seeing anything that isn't outside of the realm of normal stock price variability.  In fact, since the whoo-ha first came out, the stock price has recovered a bit.

Furthermore, while short-term short interest appears to have increased a bit - there appear to have been two daily spikes in short selling - for the most part, short interest only appears to be mildly elevated, which indicates to me that the short sellers don't seem to think that the market has the stock overpriced - at least with respect to an imminent collapse due to a boycott - which tends to buttress the conclusion drawn from the long-interest that the market generally doesn't see a coming stock price catastrophe for the stock, at least not as a result of the trannie-idiocy.

[Kamaji]

Lately? None... I ain't had a portfolio since I went into a wheelchair. And technically none anyway... My broker did all that. But I played enough to know.

But sales and distribution I know pretty well. And I have it right from the horse's mouth here locally. AB ain't moving. And my cuz in KS is in distribution and merch... Not for Bud, but he knows em. Same down there. Anecdotal I suppose, but it is what it is.

Both anecdotal, and also short-term.

The three questions are this:  (1) will the company's other products be hit by a boycott, (2) will the boycott have legs, or is it just a momentary flash in the pan (most boycotts don't have serious legs), and (3) will the boycott be strong enough and deep enough to cause longer-term financial pain to the company.

So far, the markets appear to be discounting the medium and long term consequences of the current boycott calls, and both long-interest and short-interest appear to be relatively consistent on this view so, there is the "wisdom" of the markets which strongly implies that this is not going to cause serious harm to the company and, at most, may require that the particular product be sidelined for the time being. 

[catfish1957]

It did?

I'm not seeing anything that isn't outside of the realm of normal stock price variability.  In fact, since the whoo-ha first came out, the stock price has recovered a bit.

Furthermore, while short-term short interest appears to have increased a bit - there appear to have been two daily spikes in short selling - for the most part, short interest only appears to be mildly elevated, which indicates to me that the short sellers don't seem to think that the market has the stock overpriced - at least with respect to an imminent collapse due to a boycott - which tends to buttress the conclusion drawn from the long-interest that the market generally doesn't see a coming stock price catastrophe for the stock, at least not as a result of the trannie-idiocy.

In fact in after hours futures trading, BUD at this exact moment is up over a half a percent.  That's nearing a $B recoup in Market Cap by itself. That addtional to what was gained similarly Friday.   There are so many here who are going to be disappointed that in company as big as Imbev, a boycott of one product out of a 100 is akin to swatting a mosquito off

[roamer_1]

Both anecdotal, and also short-term.

The three questions are this:  (1) will the company's other products be hit by a boycott, (2) will the boycott have legs, or is it just a momentary flash in the pan (most boycotts don't have serious legs), and (3) will the boycott be strong enough and deep enough to cause longer-term financial pain to the company.

So far, the markets appear to be discounting the medium and long term consequences of the current boycott calls, and both long-interest and short-interest appear to be relatively consistent on this view so, there is the "wisdom" of the markets which strongly implies that this is not going to cause serious harm to the company and, at most, may require that the particular product be sidelined for the time being.

You do not seem to understand the redneck 'Oh HELL NO!' that is currently rising.

You can play with markets all you like - and I am glad you put 'wisdom' in quotes - But the market will dilly dally until the anecdotal becomes fact... which will be sometime around the 5th. Till then, the shorts take the money from the rubes. But you can't get back poor sales. That's all beer under the bridge.

And I bet they are dancing in the hallways at Miller/Coors.

[Kamaji]

You do not seem to understand the redneck 'Oh HELL NO!' that is currently rising.

You can play with markets all you like - and I am glad you put 'wisdom' in quotes - But the market will dilly dally until the anecdotal becomes fact... which will be sometime around the 5th. Till then, the shorts take the money from the rubes. But you can't get back poor sales. That's all beer under the bridge.

And I bet they are dancing in the hallways at Miller/Coors.

Baloney.  Are you telling me that there isn't a single market investor who knows all about this supposed "redneck 'Oh HELL NO!'" that you claim is rising?  It must be some sort of super-secret that nobody outside of non-investor rednecks knows about.  Because otherwise, it's already been priced into the market.

That's the thing about market efficiency, particularly when there is substantial liquidity, substantial availability of fungible product (i.e., shares of stock), and the ability to trade both long and short, as well as options.

The market might be getting it wrong, but that is highly unlikely.

[roamer_1]

Baloney.  Are you telling me that there isn't a single market investor who knows all about this supposed "redneck 'Oh HELL NO!'" that you claim is rising?  It must be some sort of super-secret that nobody outside of non-investor rednecks knows about.  Because otherwise, it's already been priced into the market.

That's the thing about market efficiency, particularly when there is substantial liquidity, substantial availability of fungible product (i.e., shares of stock), and the ability to trade both long and short, as well as options.

The market might be getting it wrong, but that is highly unlikely.

NOT baloney. You piss off country folks, you don't come back from that. And MEN in general. Not forgiving. And marketing flies in the face of that all the time. And markets are blind to it. But every now and then there is an 'Oh Hell No!" moment... Penny's, Target, New Coke, Gillette...

I am betting this is one of them. This could be the thing that knocks woke index bullshit right out of the markets... Ain't saying it is, but it sure could be.

And if it is no biggie, why are they squirming so much?

[Kamaji]

NOT baloney. You piss off country folks, you don't come back from that. And MEN in general. Not forgiving. And marketing flies in the face of that all the time. And markets are blind to it. But every now and then there is an 'Oh Hell No!" moment... Penny's, Target, New Coke, Gillette...

I am betting this is one of them. This could be the thing that knocks woke index bullshit right out of the markets... Ain't saying it is, but it sure could be.

And if it is no biggie, why are they squirming so much?

Whatever.  The fact that you aren't shorting the stock, however, tells me you don't believe what you're selling.  Why else turn down free money.

[roamer_1]

Whatever.  The fact that you aren't shorting the stock, however, tells me you don't believe what you're selling.  Why else turn down free money.

I don't give a sh*t about money. I've said that consistently. As for believing what I am selling.... I haven't bought a Gillette product in a very damn long time.

[Kamaji]

I don't give a sh*t about money. I've said that consistently. As for believing what I am selling.... I haven't bought a Gillette product in a very damn long time.

And yet, Gillette continues to be a going concern.  Guess that red-neck veto doesn't count for much.

[roamer_1]

And yet, Gillette continues to be a going concern.  Guess that red-neck veto doesn't count for much.

You have me confused with someone else... I don't think Bud is going to crater. Neither did I think Gillette would.

Wait and see...I have called it so far... Although I thought the patriotic videos would start AFTER the heads of board members rolling... Still betting... Hindershine gets her walking papers, publicly, this week. They have only 2 weeks of damage control before their sales numbers come out.

[Kamaji]

You have me confused with someone else... I don't think Bud is going to crater. Neither did I think Gillette would.

Wait and see...I have called it so far... Although I thought the patriotic videos would start AFTER the heads of board members rolling... Still betting... Hindershine gets her walking papers, publicly, this week. They have only 2 weeks of damage control before their sales numbers come out.

Ok, so now you don't think Bud is going to suffer from the trannie ad, either?  In other words, the red-neck veto is toothless.

[roamer_1]

Ok, so now you don't think Bud is going to suffer from the trannie ad, either?  In other words, the red-neck veto is toothless.

No, I did not say that... They are suffering already.

[Kamaji]

No, I did not say that... They are suffering already.

The market says otherwise.  The pain, if any, is minor.

[roamer_1]

The market says otherwise.  The pain, if any, is minor.

Well, the 'wisdom' of the market welcomes woke indexes and its woke overlords, so...

[catfish1957]

Whatever.  The fact that you aren't shorting the stock, however, tells me you don't believe what you're selling.  Why else turn down free money.

I actually figured I could have been substantantailly more wealthy if I had played the short game. But realize that those who profit on this method, are at the expense often of those long term investors who may be employees, and have their 401K's and retirements dependent.

For that reason, I consider Hedgers among the most vile and sleazy on earth.  I took extreme joy when a few in their ranks got whacked with the Gamestop and AMC event on Reddit a little while back.

If shorting was outlawed our financial institutions would be a lot more respected and trusted that is for sure.