There is no such thing as the "West African Sidiki dialect" "Sidiki" isn't even the right word, it's her misspelling of Sikidi or Sikidy -- she switched the K and the D And, okay, whatever, people fuck that up sometimes, it's not that big a deal
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This is the same shitty level of research she put into bloviating about skinwalkers in Navajo culture or naga in Hindu culture Hell, it's the same shitty level of research she put into talking about boggarts and brownies and other elements of *English* culture
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This is what I mean when I say she's not just a bad writer and a bigoted person but profoundly lazy Her worldview is shaped by this amazingly self-confident willingness to just glance at something once or twice and be sure she understands as much of it as she needs to
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Was there ever any need to go back and look up what "Alohomora" meant? Nah Was there ever any worry that someone from the culture she was shamelessly lifting from might be offended or take issue with her? Nah Just plow on ahead, Jo, let your imagination be your compass
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Go ahead and name that girl "Cho Chang" Who the fuck cares It sounds like a name to you and that's all that matters
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Lol I went back to get the full context of the original quote where she scolds Steve Vander Ark for getting the etymology of Alohomora "wrong" (he guessed it came from "aloha") and Jesus Christ the sheer audacitypic.twitter.com/Gmyp2RPtne
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"Maybe he should do some actual research" Jfc listen to yourself woman
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Honestly, it wouldn't have been a big deal if she honestly said "sound cool"
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I would have SO much more respect for JK Rowling if she just fucking ADMITTED it, if she just said "These are just some dumb fun books where I was making everything up as I went along", or, even better, if she admitted "This is just my fanfic of The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy"
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This is so key. She wrote a random YA fantasy novel and rushed it and was lazy. But when that book became a 'phenomenon' she made no effort to up her game. Quite the opposite, the books get progressively sloppier
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Right I keep saying this For a random fantasy novel from some random white lady this is all par for the course It started getting really bad and offensive when we collectively elevated her to "voice of a generation" level without her having earned it
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