Harry Potter

Non-paywalled link: https://archive.is/zJ03A#selection-2149.0-2149.546

OG link: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/06/13/there-is-a-world-of-difference-between-how-the-media-portrays-jk-rowling-and-her-image-among-the-public_6742323_23.html

The fact that Rowling allows herself to make divisive remarks that could jeopardize a shoot beginning in London in a few days speaks to her confidence as a writer, and to the shifting climate since Donald Trump, an outspoken opponent of trans rights, came to power in the United States. On the other side, the guilt-tripping has already begun, with the refrain: "Watching the series is funding transphobia." But it is not certain that this approach will work, since, as we know, consumer society is always hungry and digests everything just fine.

From the summary:

Also, because people sometimes seem to think it is: this is not your tranny-approved ticket for a guilt-free Potter fix, don't get in my ear about how this makes you feel less guilty about engaging with the fandom. It's explicitly meant to critique Potter and its writer, and I am not a Harry Potter fan. It's just in the form of a story because that's what I'm good at. This is not a work of fandom, no highly esteemed story is commemorated here.

Crossposted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/17490340

Artist: mary-dreams

Crossposted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25948995

Follow up to the discussion in this thread: https://literature.cafe/post/20498464

Given the variety of perspectives shared in that thread, I don't think that a single community will be able to satisfy everyone.

As such, I have come up wit the following split:

• !jkrowling@lemmy.blahaj.zone
• !harrypotter@literature.cafe (this community)
• !harrypotter@lemmy.zip

While it does fragment the userbase (always a risk with in the fediverse), it would put give individual users the maximum amount of choice for what posts they wish to see in their feed, and what topics they wish to discuss.

I am interested in hearing people's thoughts.

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