Death Eaters are still chilling in government positions
I don't think that's an uncommon development. See post WWII Germany or JKR's own creation after both recent wars. Still doesn't make me feel comfortable returning to the U.S. or the academic environment.
All of my Harry Potter books were bought decades ago, and I do not plan on financially contributing to any projects or merchandise coming from her.
Well, we are already friends and hope to remain so for a long time but I feel we never talked about this, perhaps because I don't really count as a great HP fan being Gen X and all. So I only read the books and watched the movies a few years ago, got them from the library. I don't share this nostalgia but always felt I needed to hold back with criticism because people were so into it. That being said – now I feel I am not allowed to express anymore that I am actually excited about the new Fantastic Beast movie. Of course I do not endorse JKR and her transphobic view points. Yet, I cannot deny that I am invested in this story, even though there are some problems with it itself but I for some reason cannot deny that I enjoy it a lot more than the HP series. Yet I feel like I am not even allowed to voice that in my own journal anymore.
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Date: 2021-11-14 09:12 pm (UTC)I don't think that's an uncommon development. See post WWII Germany or JKR's own creation after both recent wars.
Still doesn't make me feel comfortable returning to the U.S. or the academic environment.
All of my Harry Potter books were bought decades ago, and I do not plan on financially contributing to any projects or merchandise coming from her.
Well, we are already friends and hope to remain so for a long time but I feel we never talked about this, perhaps because I don't really count as a great HP fan being Gen X and all. So I only read the books and watched the movies a few years ago, got them from the library. I don't share this nostalgia but always felt I needed to hold back with criticism because people were so into it. That being said – now I feel I am not allowed to express anymore that I am actually excited about the new Fantastic Beast movie. Of course I do not endorse JKR and her transphobic view points. Yet, I cannot deny that I am invested in this story, even though there are some problems with it itself but I for some reason cannot deny that I enjoy it a lot more than the HP series. Yet I feel like I am not even allowed to voice that in my own journal anymore.