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Even completely ignoring the transphobia of the author, it's concerning to see an entire generation of people cling to the taste of their adolescence. Why can't people grow and challenge themselves? How does it not get boring after twenty years?
Is our world seriously so awful that people feel the need to desperately hold onto the media they consumed before they had to pay bills?
3d ago
@_KZR_ i put in my other comment, i honestly don’t think it’s necessarily bad to re-watch / re-read childhood stuff but to me it requires the thinking level of a beach read or fluffy rom com movie. i really don’t think it should ever be the only thing someone is reading/ watching - we all need to be consuming media of substance, too, especially books written for adults that require more critical thinking!
2d ago
What kills me is one of the cast members was at an interview and said something along the lines of “I’m concerned about HP fans… they should be over it by now”😭
3d ago
as someone who was deep in the hp trenches (up until the age of 15. a kid and even i had grown out of it!) i wholeheartedly agree. even outside of rowling’s internet shenanigans…i believe there’s sometimes ways to separate art from the artist in some contexts. however her biases color her work violently. like ok sure let’s make fun of the girl who literally gets called the wizard n-word (also why is there a slur like that in-universe in the first place!!) for being mad at in-universe slavery, rita skeeter being a clear indicator of her transphobia, the goblins at the bank…her weird morals cannot be separated from her work. also u just look stupid calling yourself a hufflepuff at age 36
3d ago
@DEARDOVESWINGS YES! i should’ve put this in my post as well. like it even comes down to the stereotypical names she picked for all the side characters!
2d ago
aside from JK Rowlings virulent gender essentialism and obsessive transphobia, its like still being obsessed with Artemis Fowl or Eragon.... they're fucking childrens books. move on, grow up. it's like being in your twenties and listening to hannah montana, but if miley cyrus turned out to be evil.
3d ago
@FOREST right like i’m all for whimsy and childhood nostalgia whatever so i have nothing against re-reading stuff for fun but people need to use their critical thinking skills more… to me it’s like - if you’re so desperate to read fantasy then why not check out Le Guin’s Earthsea or something else that’s better than HP?!
2d ago
