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articleTitle: Anti-Harry Potter and Anti-J. K. Rowling Masterlist articleTitle: Anti-Harry Potter and Anti-J. K. Rowling Masterlist
date: 2023-03-19 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. desc: My masterlist of criticisms of the Harry Potter series and J. K. Rowling.
categories: ["harry potter", "jk rowling"] categories: ["harry potter", "jk rowling"]
toc: true toc: true
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(Credit to Tumblr user [comradesaucegay](https://comradesaucegay.tumblr.com/post/621403039459426304) for this Harry Potter-free website banner){.center-text} (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 Snapes 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. Rowlings 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 Snapes 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. Rowlings 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 Rowlings worldview and prejudice are inextricably linked to her writing. 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 Rowlings worldview and prejudice are inextricably linked to her writing.
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* [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) * [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) * [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? Lets let her speak for herself.](https://www.vox.com/culture/23622610/jk-rowling-transphobic-statements-timeline-history-controversy) by Aja Romano (3 March 2023) * [Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Lets 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.
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