diff --git a/src/articles/myarticles/anti-harry-potter-jk-rowling-masterlist.md b/src/articles/myarticles/anti-harry-potter-jk-rowling-masterlist.md index b6d7264f..ee32961b 100644 --- a/src/articles/myarticles/anti-harry-potter-jk-rowling-masterlist.md +++ b/src/articles/myarticles/anti-harry-potter-jk-rowling-masterlist.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- articleTitle: Anti-Harry Potter and Anti-J. K. Rowling Masterlist date: 2023-03-19 -updated: 2024-06-04 +updated: 2024-06-19 desc: My masterlist of criticisms of the Harry Potter series and J. K. Rowling. categories: ["harry potter", "jk rowling"] toc: true @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ This site is Harry Potter free. Lookin [sic] for it? Leave. (Credit to Tumblr user [comradesaucegay](https://comradesaucegay.tumblr.com/post/621403039459426304) for this Harry Potter-free website banner){.center-text} -Like many millennials, I grew up with the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} series and was a major fan of the series. I had read the original 7 books and watched their film adaptations. The series was a passion of mine during my early- to mid-teen years. While the Harry Potter novels were far from the first books I read, they were the first fantasy novels I read, and the series’ concept of a magical world set in a contemporary setting fascinated teenage me. +Like many millennials, I grew up with the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} series and was a major fan of the series. I had read the original 7 books and watched their film adaptations. The series was a passion of mine during my early- to mid-teen years. While the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} novels were far from the first books I read, they were the first fantasy novels I read, and the series’ concept of a magical world set in a contemporary setting fascinated teenage me. -However, even during my {% cite "Harry Potter" %} fixation years, there were things from the series that bothered me, from the idea of house elves being a slave race that naturally love being slaves, to Snape’s unconvincing “redemption” arc. As I got older and became more aware of social issues, I started to notice more problems with the series. In addition, reading more books has also made me realise that even on a technical writing level, the Harry Potter series was mediocre at best. As a result, I had stopped becoming a Harry Potter fan even before J. K. Rowling’s transphobia got mainstream attention. +However, even during my {% cite "Harry Potter" %} fixation years, there were things from the series that bothered me, from the idea of house elves being a slave race that naturally love being slaves, to Snape’s unconvincing “redemption” arc. As I got older and became more aware of social issues, I started to notice more problems with the series. In addition, reading more books has also made me realise that even on a technical writing level, the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} series was mediocre at best. As a result, I had stopped becoming a {% cite "Harry Potter" %} fan even before J. K. Rowling’s transphobia got mainstream attention. Unfortunately, many adults with nostalgia goggles still refuse to let go of {% cite "Harry Potter" %}, and they believe {% cite "Harry Potter" %} can be separated or “reclaimed” by J. K. Rowling, despite how much Rowling’s worldview and prejudice are inextricably linked to her writing. @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Therefore, I am compiling this masterlist by curating various materials that are * [The Antisemitism of ‘Harry Potter’ Returns in ‘Hogwarts Legacy’](https://www.themarysue.com/is-hogwarts-legacy-anti-semitic-hogwarts-legacy-anti-semitic-allegations-explained/) by Jack Doyle (8 February 2023) * [Hogwarts Legacy wants to make everyone happy, but Harry Potter gets in the way](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23603142/hogwarts-legacy-review-harry-potter-jk-rowling-transphobic-ps5-pc-xbox) by by Gita Jackson (17 February 2023) * [Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Let’s let her speak for herself.](https://www.vox.com/culture/23622610/jk-rowling-transphobic-statements-timeline-history-controversy) by Aja Romano (3 March 2023) +* [Talking Shit About Harry Potter](https://starbreaker.org/blog/entertainment/talking-shit-about-harry-potter/index.html) by Matthew Graybosch (19 June 2024) — This post was prompted by this very masterlist and our email exchange about the topic. ## Videos @@ -47,4 +48,4 @@ Therefore, I am compiling this masterlist by curating various materials that are ## Podcasts -* [The Shrieking Shack](https://soundcloud.com/shriekingshack) — A book reading podcast hosted by Xeecee and Liz. Originally a Harry Potter reread podcast made by and for lapsed fans that goes through every chapter of the Harry Potter books and their film adaptations and analyses the writing and politics of the series and J. K. Rowling. +* [The Shrieking Shack](https://soundcloud.com/shriekingshack) — A book reading podcast hosted by Xeecee and Liz. Originally a Harry Potter reread podcast made by and for lapsed fans that goes through every chapter of the Harry Potter books and their film adaptations and analyses the writing and politics of the series and J. K. Rowling. \ No newline at end of file