It's just... really fucking lazy and disrespectful It would not be a big deal -- it would be depressingly par for the course -- if it were just some random fantasy book But of course it's a big deal now because the books became a big deal And she never raised her standards
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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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Replying to @arthur_affect
Instead of complaining about JK, just write your own series of super successful, well researched FANTASY novels....show her who's boss!!
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No, complaining about her is much easier and more immediately satisfying, along with being true
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Ha ha Christ I'm so sick of this bullshit I *can* in fact criticize someone without being successful in the field I'm criticizing them for Anyone can It's called free speechpic.twitter.com/2FxML0dpmU
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This is the only context in which I'm going to be *super* petty and pull rank like this -- If my having thousands of followers and making a viral tweet thread attacking JK Rowling upsets you so much, why don't you get a popular Twitter account and make a thread that beats mine
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Replying to @arthur_affect @JulieLeigh419
Why are you sitting here in my replies being a nuisance to me Seems like an even bigger waste of time than the original thread was
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