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Love Harry Potter but Not the Author!

WitchyPrincess06

I have a small dilemma. You see, I am a huge Harry Potter Fan, absolutely love everything about the wizarding world... which is why it really disappoints and slightly horrifies me that the author/creator has such negative comments and views regarding the trans community. Obviously I was well aware she came under fire for her views a few years back but now with this latest news of a crushing blow for the trans community she really has dug herself into a massive pit of trouble with her latest comments

Anyways my point is, I love harry potter but I do not support J.K. Rowlings views in anyway shape or form, especially when I consider myself an ally of the LGBTQ+ Community.

So my question is... is okay to still love a franchise even after it's author/creator is blacklisted? Can I still love something and hate the creator mainly for their awful views?? Can you disassociate the two???

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  • I think works of art, including literature, can have a life of their own independent from that of their creator. Yukio Mishima was a xenophobic, Fascistic, Japanese ultra-nationalist who committed seppuku after an attempted coup d'état. His politics disgusts me, but his writing is often beautiful. Being able to separate the work from the artist is often useful.

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  • I think works of art, including literature, can have a life of their own independent from that of their creator. Yukio Mishima was a xenophobic, Fascistic, Japanese ultra-nationalist who committed seppuku after an attempted coup d'état. His politics disgusts me, but his writing is often beautiful. Being able to separate the work from the artist is often useful.

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