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[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

The fact that certain characters are inherently just evil underlines how childish the books were. The author wrote these stereotypical villains as coded as marginalized groups (fat, racialized or queer) and a generation enthusiastically nodded along. Don't push against the natural order because slaves enjoy being slaves. The heroes are always heroes because even if they do the literal same exact actions as the villains, they aren't overweight so it's for hypocritically described as heroic.

Here you are citing this bigoted text to claim others are categorically crappy people, which only demonstrates your uncritical acceptance of those biases as "fact" and anyone who disagrees with you as inherently a lesser form of person.

My controversial take is Potterheads will ignore the real life explicit bigotry of the author so they can continue to cite her bigoted fiction as bigoted fact. You're all far too old to be talking this childishly.

[-] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

A character is simply defined as evil and a person wants to be that. Thats problematic to me. Nothing childish about it. The books aren’t a grand timeless masterpiece. You let a children’s book author live rent free in your head. You’re barking up the wrong tree with me buddy. I also like the works of lovecraft. Was he a cool dude? No. Was he a great writer? No, he sucked at writing. The stories are intriguing. I have the ability to judge a work separately from the source. You scolding people for enjoying a book as children. Grow up.

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I also like the works of lovecraft. Was he a cool dude? No. Was he a great writer? No, he sucked at writing.

Leaving out the most important factor. Lovecraft is long since dead, unlike Rowling who is alive and is devoting her considerable financial and social resources to explicit bigotry.

Not a great example.

You scolding people for enjoying a book as children. Grow up.

Nope, I read the books as a kid too. There is nothing wrong with a child not understanding the nuance of what their reading. I'm scolding an adult who is old enough to know better yet is citing the books as a indicator of morality.

[-] Aeao@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

I think you’re overthinking it. I didn’t take away a hatred of Jews just because goblins were just stereotypes. It’s not that easy to sway a child. I wasn’t imagining them as Jews. It’s fine.

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

So you didn't come away with a hatred of Goblins as a Jewish stereotype you just think someone is a crappy person if they relate to the characters? Interesting.

[-] Aeao@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Come to think of it I read the books in the library and pirated the movies. I didn’t even financially contribute to her.

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