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reminder: Harry Potter tattoos have a higher regret rate than trans surgeries and that's very funny actually
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God bless my poor folks who regret their Harry Potter tattoo because they're trans. You have my condolences. π
Just because an Author has some bad takes doesn't have to sour the franchise for you. On principle, you can move on and still carry the enjoyment of your experience. Chalk the author up as "gone cuckoo" or something and don't spoil your initial reactions and interpretations.
Life is all about what you feel, experience and reminisce over. And no one can take that from you. While facts cannot change, your feelings do evolve over time and something you can and should look forward to.
Lovecraft fans understand this all too well.
The difference between Lovecraft and Rowling is, lovecraft doesnt make a profit off of his stuff anymore
Also, Lovecraft had good relationships with other authors and collaborated with them, and effectively made the Cthulhu mythos open source before that was cool. Rowling on the other hand...
Also, as far as I know, Lovecraft came around and said he was an idiot for being racist.
On the other hand Lovecraft stories work because he was racist. Fear of the unknown etc.
That is the true horror. That something good came from racism and xenophobia.
"On the other hand Lovecraft stories work because he was racist. Fear of the unknown etc."
Well when you get right down to it, the wizarding world of harry potter only really functions because of the author's hardcore belief in the importance of the status quo and the existence of groups of people who are inherently evil... Not saying the premise wouldn't have worked without that but it would have been a really different story
Also the belief that some groups are inherently superior or gifted. Not a great look in context!
Eh, that's like every super hero story, too. Like The Incredibles, and I still enjoy that movie.
Syndrome did nothing wrong.
And he hardly made profit off it to begin with. I would bet most HP tattoos will outlive Joan.
Here's a spoiler for you; you don't have to pay JKR, even indirectly.
Buy used books or pirate movies / games so she doesn't get the benefits.