▲ 183 ▼ Who were some of your childhood heroes that turned out to be horrible people? (lemmy.today) submitted 7 months ago by TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 241 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] migas@ttrpg.network -36 points 7 months ago* (2 children) I love watching Harry Potter fans get mad over JK Rowling. It was always trash and they always had no standards. It's nice to see that crowd have to separate mediocre art from mediocre artists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 8 points 7 months ago I agree now as an adult that Harry Potter isn't that great. But I was about 6 or 7 when my mom bought me the first book and we read them together. It was my first book so I had nothing to compare it to. I absolutely loved it and thought it was the greatest thing ever. Those memories are extremely special to me and many other people have similar experiences with it. Now that I'm an adult, I've tried to reread them and yes I believe she was very mediocre with her writing, but I was still a massive fan so it still felt awful when she unleashed her bigotry. I don't understand why any of that is funny or why you think young children should've held their first series of books to such a high standard as to what you have today. permalink fedilink source parent [+] vga@sopuli.xyz -10 points 7 months ago* (2 children) She wrote books for children. 500 million+ copies have been sold globally. It's obviously not trash, and she's obviously very talented author in that genre. I get that some people have an irrational hatred towards her, but denying reality that strongly is certainly going to cause some psychological damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Shirasho@lemmings.world 17 points 7 months ago I think your use of the term "irrational" there says something potentially undesirable about you. People hate her for a very good reason, regardless of the contents of her books. permalink fedilink source parent [–] migas@ttrpg.network -3 points 7 months ago (1 child) It's sad if you think that means it's not trash. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] vga@sopuli.xyz -12 points 7 months ago* (1 child) Lots of things are sad, like your having psychological damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] migas@ttrpg.network 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) Lol. Everyone who thinks harry potter is trash has 'psychological damage.' You need help. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vga@sopuli.xyz -5 points 7 months ago* No worries, I can help myself in this case quite easily by blocking a person who will obviously never contribute anything worth reading. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 8 points 7 months ago I agree now as an adult that Harry Potter isn't that great. But I was about 6 or 7 when my mom bought me the first book and we read them together. It was my first book so I had nothing to compare it to. I absolutely loved it and thought it was the greatest thing ever. Those memories are extremely special to me and many other people have similar experiences with it. Now that I'm an adult, I've tried to reread them and yes I believe she was very mediocre with her writing, but I was still a massive fan so it still felt awful when she unleashed her bigotry. I don't understand why any of that is funny or why you think young children should've held their first series of books to such a high standard as to what you have today. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] vga@sopuli.xyz -10 points 7 months ago* (2 children) She wrote books for children. 500 million+ copies have been sold globally. It's obviously not trash, and she's obviously very talented author in that genre. I get that some people have an irrational hatred towards her, but denying reality that strongly is certainly going to cause some psychological damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Shirasho@lemmings.world 17 points 7 months ago I think your use of the term "irrational" there says something potentially undesirable about you. People hate her for a very good reason, regardless of the contents of her books. permalink fedilink source parent [–] migas@ttrpg.network -3 points 7 months ago (1 child) It's sad if you think that means it's not trash. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] vga@sopuli.xyz -12 points 7 months ago* (1 child) Lots of things are sad, like your having psychological damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] migas@ttrpg.network 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) Lol. Everyone who thinks harry potter is trash has 'psychological damage.' You need help. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vga@sopuli.xyz -5 points 7 months ago* No worries, I can help myself in this case quite easily by blocking a person who will obviously never contribute anything worth reading. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shirasho@lemmings.world 17 points 7 months ago I think your use of the term "irrational" there says something potentially undesirable about you. People hate her for a very good reason, regardless of the contents of her books. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] migas@ttrpg.network -3 points 7 months ago (1 child) It's sad if you think that means it's not trash. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] vga@sopuli.xyz -12 points 7 months ago* (1 child) Lots of things are sad, like your having psychological damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] migas@ttrpg.network 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) Lol. Everyone who thinks harry potter is trash has 'psychological damage.' You need help. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vga@sopuli.xyz -5 points 7 months ago* No worries, I can help myself in this case quite easily by blocking a person who will obviously never contribute anything worth reading. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] vga@sopuli.xyz -12 points 7 months ago* (1 child) Lots of things are sad, like your having psychological damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] migas@ttrpg.network 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) Lol. Everyone who thinks harry potter is trash has 'psychological damage.' You need help. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vga@sopuli.xyz -5 points 7 months ago* No worries, I can help myself in this case quite easily by blocking a person who will obviously never contribute anything worth reading. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] migas@ttrpg.network 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) Lol. Everyone who thinks harry potter is trash has 'psychological damage.' You need help. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vga@sopuli.xyz -5 points 7 months ago* No worries, I can help myself in this case quite easily by blocking a person who will obviously never contribute anything worth reading. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vga@sopuli.xyz -5 points 7 months ago* No worries, I can help myself in this case quite easily by blocking a person who will obviously never contribute anything worth reading. Bye. permalink fedilink source parent