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So why has the Harry Potter fandom turned on J.K. Rowling?
- Thread starter Uzumaki Goku
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It was said that Grindewald used his feelings to manipulate him
jesus... fucck... good thing i dont really even like harry potter all that much
Dude, if you don't know, I'm not gonna tell you.
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trans-exclusionary radical feminist
basically feminists who are against trans rights, espouse transphobic rhetoric and think trans women aren't women
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Honestly, I subscribe to the idea that the work belongs to the fans as much as it does the creator. So, really, all those fan artists with Harry Potter. Just stick with them. They're no less valid than J.K. Rowling's own interpretation now.
My opinion is that a lot of people who have read her work feel betrayed. When Harry Potter was still a work-in-progess, it captured the hearts of its fans through the sheer power of premise: Magic is real.
In Harry Potter's world, everyone had the chance to be a wizard, and it was enticing to think that just below our own mundane world, something more fantastic dwelled--one that offered amazing surprises and terrifying power.
But most of all, Harry gave us a chance to grow up in that world. To show that the strongest magic is not found in a wand or a spellbook, but in your heart. The magic of courage, loyalty, and friendship. It's a classic coming-of-age tale that gave us, for a time anyway, a shared look into another world.
Unfortunately, the author has lost sight of what made that world special. She also has shown some very questionable beliefs, ones that would fit right in at Slytherin, and it's just disappointing.
I say that as a huge, huge fan of the first seven books / movies. Nothing since then has really managed to capture that spark again.
In Harry Potter's world, everyone had the chance to be a wizard, and it was enticing to think that just below our own mundane world, something more fantastic dwelled--one that offered amazing surprises and terrifying power.
But most of all, Harry gave us a chance to grow up in that world. To show that the strongest magic is not found in a wand or a spellbook, but in your heart. The magic of courage, loyalty, and friendship. It's a classic coming-of-age tale that gave us, for a time anyway, a shared look into another world.
Unfortunately, the author has lost sight of what made that world special. She also has shown some very questionable beliefs, ones that would fit right in at Slytherin, and it's just disappointing.
I say that as a huge, huge fan of the first seven books / movies. Nothing since then has really managed to capture that spark again.
Ain't no probably about it
All terfs are "rad fems" only in the loosest sense.
They're mostly all just transphobes.
oh definitely
rowling doesn't even have a pretense of such though
This isn't really the case, however just because someone owns the work doesn't mean people can't criticisize it. "She can do what she wants, she owns the series" is the dumbest deflection ever even when it was used for Lucas.
Even ignoring the storyline stuff, she's still a transphobic piece of shit.
User banned (5 days): Inflammatory and dismissive drive-by posting.
I don't think the fandom really cares. It's the same "some people" that Trump talks about all the time who are "angry", and they're mostly just people jealous of her success. Probably misogynists as well.
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Her updates are silly at best but mostly just queer baiting, she's a TERF, the cursed child is horrendous and the first fantastic beasts movie is forgettable and the second is just bad.
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to scoff at the things Trump talks about or if they're actually valid.
To be fair to George, he wasn't a big fan of Republicans.
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Nute_Gunray/Legends
George is good people for the most part despite his creative choices.
I'm no Potter fan but the bit about the wizards shitting on the floor like animals is probably the greatest piece of stupid trivia for a major franchise I've ever seen.
OP, imagine if JRR Tolkein was alive and said "btw, Gandalf is gay and always has been". There's no reason to state that other than making shit up to fetch controversy and be a fake ass individual.
This isn't really true. As much as I'm no longer a fan of Rowling, and wish she had made Dumbledore and Grindelwald's relationship emphatic — then in the novels, or now in the Fantastic Beasts movies — the subtext of their relationship came through loud and clear to LGBT readers.
That said, she doesn't get points for it, because it was left as subtext in-series, and because there was all of fuck all inclusion elsewhere, because ultimately she didn't value it enough to rock any boats. Entire boarding school of kids, and none of them are LGBT? Yeah, okay.
I remember that George Takei was actually against Sulu being made gay in the reboot, too. It doesn't feel right to change a character just so it ticks a box, y'know? Dumbledore being gay is fine if it's actually meaningful and not just because Rowling was called out for not including LBGT characters.
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This, and to be fair, it was more of a nod to Takei instead of anything else. Also it was like 2017 so a series famed for its progressiveness could do with having a gay character.
Which fandom has turned on her? Don't confuse the usual loud online fandom with the normal fandom.
Not sure how people didn't pick up on the Dumbledore / Grindelwald relationship in the Deathly Hallows. I was a dumb straight kid in the deep south and picked up on it. In hindsight she definitely should have made it more explicit, but I don't think it was retconned opportunism.
Next thing we know, polyjuice potions were created so super horny wizards can fuck their friends as different people.
As a young child JK Rowling had a run in with the Zodiac Killer that forever altered her perspective on life.
ok something clearly has happened with Dobby since I last paid attention what the fuck is this
He watches me while I sleep.
JK Rowling also added that on Twiter.
It's not just the retcons, it's that the past few HP related things have been badly written. Something like The Crimes Of Grindelwald almost feels like a different writer.
She's followed an account that's only reason to exist is spout anti-trans hate. Her position is clear.
For real... they are wizards why not transport the shit away before it comes out? They weave a spell around their asshole and bam never a problem.
Who is sitting around and is like "you know what the fans need to hear? Floooooor shittin magic!!!! It's like a rick and morty joke"
she had her 5min of fame, being the most paid author in history and after the series ended (both books and movies), she just can't get enough of the limelight.
Why do you think Fantastic Beast happened. She had more money than most authors ever lived already so the need to create a new series ofbooks movies based on the wizarding world is clearly not motivated by MORE money but rather more fame...or least to be still in the limelight and conversation. And the problem is that it's just too apparent, what with her constant nonsensical tweets.
At least that's my conjecture.
Why do you think Fantastic Beast happened. She had more money than most authors ever lived already so the need to create a new series of
At least that's my conjecture.
Because she's trying to appear "supportive" in the most safe and insincere way by just blurting out tidbits of meaningless "lore" on Twitter masking the fact she doesn't/can't write any LGBTQ character despite the sizable fandom of that audience to begin with.
Not just that, but she literally had an opportunity with the second Fantastic Beasts film and literally created a contrived plot point to not have Dumbledore interact with his former lover.