Like how the various species of fairies just have nothing to do with each other in JKR's world House-elves and boggarts have nothing to do with each other, even though the original DEFINITION of a boggart was a "house-elf" (a brownie) that turned to mischief due to mistreatment
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Cluelesscreatu2 and
That's an idea with HUGE potential if Rowling wants to turn the idea of brownies into some kind of commentary on slavery -- do humans keep house-elves enslaved out of fear, because their only experience with "free" house-elves is as dangerous and terrifying boggarts?
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Cluelesscreatu2 and
But she just ignores that Not, like, rejects it, she just ignores it, because it seems like she didn't even know about it Just like the extreme sloppiness with folklore from other cultures -- skinwalkers in America, naga in Asia -- that pissed people off
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Cluelesscreatu2 and
She doesn't ignore it, she isn't writting a paper on slavery. It's not what the books about. Also this has nothing to do with trans people or her comments. Are you just searching for other things to hate her for now
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Replying to @JamieCullum5 @arthur_affect and
No, merely commenting that IN ADDITION to being a transphobic bigot, she's also not as great a writer as she's credited with being.
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Replying to @Cluelesscreatu2 @JamieCullum5 and
And E.L James and Stephanie Meyer are top sellers too. That's not much of an argument when discussing quality.
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Replying to @BrianTheFuzzy @Cluelesscreatu2 and
In particular I'd challenge Harry Potter superfans to actually read Jill Murphy's The Worst Witch
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BrianTheFuzzy and
And then honestly try to defend the idea that 1) Harry Potter isn't obviously a ripoff of The Worst Witch, and 2) Harry Potter is objectively *that much better* that it makes sense JKR is a billionaire and Murphy isn't
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BrianTheFuzzy and
So thats all Rowling fault is it
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It's not her "fault", like she doesn't deserve this level of vitriol just for being a mediocre talent who got lucky She DOES deserve this level of vitriol for being a virulent bigot, and people who try to use her "genius" to defend her bigotry deserve a double helping
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