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The Berberoka [Filipino mythology; Apayao mythology]

The Berberoka, also Berberoca, is a giant monster from the indigenous myths of Apayao, in the Philippines. It resembles a giant human-like creature and is sometimes called an ogre in English. It eats fish, but it also enjoys the taste of human prey. It is not entirely clear to me whether this monster is supposed to be a singular individual or a species of giants.

Interestingly, the Berberoka is afraid of crabs, despite its imposing size, because it fears being pinched by them. It also has the ability to change its size at will.

As the story goes, the (or a) Berberoka came across a group of fishermen. Upon seeing a man-eating monster, one would be excused for assuming it to be a dumb animalistic beast, as ogres in fiction often are. But the Berberoka was clever and cunning, and he devised a plan to trick the people.

He approached the humans with feigned kindness and said 'you people are working so hard to catch fish! But wait, with my help, you will catch many more fish in no time at all, without having to exhaust yourselves! I will lay down across the river, for my body is surely large enough to block the entire stream. The water will recede and the fish will be yours for the taking!' The people did not know the giant or his true nature, and they gladly accepted his help. As promised, the Berberoka dammed the river with his body, and the water level receded until the people could walk on the riverbed to pick up the fish that were now helplessly flopping around. As the water level rose against his back, the giant grew larger to compensate.

But suddenly, without warning, the Berberoka stood up and the water gushed forward, catching the humans by surprise and drowning many of them. Delighted, the giant could now eat both the drowning humans and the fish they had collected.

But although the Berberoka was powerful and cunning, it was still a living creature with a physical body, and thus it could be killed. Among the fishermen was a woman who, possibly out of distrust for the giant, had hidden an axe in her hair. When the monster swallowed her whole, she pulled out her hatchet and killed him from inside his body.

When searching for sources on Philippine mythology, one detail that showed up several times was that the Berberoka has the ability to drink large amounts of water and then forcefully launch it at his victims, not unlike a fire hose. Yet I failed to find an actual source for this claim, so it's unclear whether this is an obscure detail of the original story or simply a modern addition. Perhaps it is a modern interpretation of the scene in which the giant stood up and the fishermen were blasted by the river?

Sources:

Ramos, M. D., 1990, The Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology, Phoenix Publishing House, p. 103-114, 424 pp.

Gaverza, J. K. M., 2014, The Myths of the Philippines, An Undergraduate Thesis Submitted to the College of Social Science and Philosophy Diliman, Quezon City, as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirtements for the Degree of B. A. Linguistics, p. 116, 177 pp.

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Oh, and by the way, that Supreme Court ruling is where that Harry Potter money goes.

Context.

This isn't even a slight exaggeration. JKR has openly given at least £70,000 to For Women Scotland to campaign against trans rights and fund this exact supreme court ruling. x x

Her anti-trans Crisis Centre in Edinburgh has the director of For Women Scotland on the Board of Directors. x

We can presume she's given more (financial) support off the record or in other ways.

Rowling consistently makes passive income on all Harry Potter products. Multiple sources have cited that Rowling earns anywhere between $50 million to a $100 million each year from royalties. Forbes estimated she earned $95 million in 2017 alone. x x x

It is a well-known fact that she earns net profit percentages on all her IP. Every time you buy any HP merch, from anywhere, she gets a cut. Every time you watch one of her films, even streaming or just on the tv, she gets a cut. Every time you visit Universal Studios or Harry Potter World, she gets a cut.

And she uses that money to do this. To strip trans rights at every opportunity.

This is where that Harry Potter money goes.

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