Can we try to replace Potter with The Earthsea books? So clear Rowling stole many ideas from Le Guin, and Le Guin herself was amazing. Tons of essays, etc. to get the drift of her ideas. Or Once and Future King? Not as big of a fan of the second series, but the first part is lovely and edifying like the early Potter books.

Edit: could any of the downvoters share their rationale? Not mad, and if it's just the wrong sub to suggest it because duh, replace it with LOR, that's okay. I'm good with that too. Any other reasons out there?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I didn't downvote you, but I would guess the other down votes come from not describing why they are similar, or what they are about.

[–] Flummoxed@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Thank you, that is an actually good point.

Earthsea centers around a boy who shows magical abilities, so he's sent to Wizarding School.

But you don't have to take my word for it... Wiki

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You're being downvoted by transphobes. I upvoted you.

[–] Flummoxed@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ugh, I hope you aren't right, but probably.

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You know what they say, "scratch a potterhead and a fascist bleeds"

[–] Flummoxed@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, I'd never heard that. Unfortunately, it doesn't surprise me, but it does fuck with my view of a few people I've known...

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I'm playing on the old leftist saying "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds". There's a potterhead in this thread glorifying the UK police, as if England didn't historically host a huge punk and anarchist movement, and massive anti police sentiment.

You see, the only thing a liberal believes in politically is their own personal convenience. Leftism is all about justice, equality, and putting in the hard work to support each other. Fascism is all about convincing you that it's in your own interest to attack minorities. So when a liberal is inconvenienced (or their favourite book is attacked), suddenly they care about politics and they radicalise. And the direction they radicalise is to the right.

If someone's made Harry Potter central to their identity, an attack on Potter is an attack on them. They feel the need to defend themselves. And how do you defend a fascist's books? You use fascist talking points. Potterheads will always justify slavery, glorify the police, and make excuses for transphobia until the day they stop defining themselves by that book.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Damn, you miserable as fuck.