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Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
(www.theguardian.com)
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What I don't get is, how did Dobby get so much love in the Harry Potter fandom while Jar-Jar Binks in Star Wars got so much hate? They were both insufferably annoying characters.
I get that Dobby has fans; what I don't get is why the same wasn't extended to Jar-Jar.
Jar-Jar didn't die, I guess, but I feel like even if he did, fans would glaze him over decades later. They'd say "good riddance" and that would be that.
Because Harry Potter fans, including the adults are children.
And Star Wars fans are not?
No idea. I hate Dobbie deeply, and cheered when it died
Dobbie was perceived by kids aging into adults.
JarJar was perceived by adults from the start.
Probably, kids had more capacity for their bullshit?
I was a kid when Jar Jar was new, and I'm still quite fond of the character. To me he's the best thing about the series (I don't hold Star Wars in very high regard), so I think you're on to something.
Jar Jar was too much of a racist caricature.
So was Watto and it doesn't get that much backlash.