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[–] -5 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)
  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    There is no argument. You're allowed to believe what you wish, wrong or not. I just don't have the energy to waste on apologists and supporters of such heinous politics. Rowling's politics are apparent in all of her writing, she's always championed outdated eugenicist beliefs. If you choose to ignore that, that's your prerogative and I don't think anything I say or show you will convince you otherwise.

    Ergo, this conversation here is just a waste of time for the two of us.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

    If you're under the impression that I support Rowling - I'm not. Fuck her.
    I'm protecting the books.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    Given that Rowling is still making money and is actively using that money to harm people, you cannot extricate the art from the artist.

    If one want a whimsical world of magic, I'd recommend Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. If one wants a little darker story about a magical school, I'd recommend the Scholomance series by Naomi Novik.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    you cannot extricate the art from the artist.

    Yet you can. The books (plot) themselves don't become bad because of that.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    No, they're bad entirely on their own merit.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    That's separate from whether you separate them from the artist

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    I'm getting pretty tired of this tirade, honestly.

    Rowling's hateful and bigoted ideology is reflected in the books, it's right there for anyone to see. You cannot extricate that from the story she tells. The story is bad, because her ideology is bad.

    That's not to say that there aren't redeemable moments. Hitler treated most anyone badly, but he was pro animal-rights. I somehow don't find that redeems him or his works as a whole. Apply the same to Rowling.

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