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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 know where you are coming from. I grew up with the Harry Potter books and films, and though I am not LGBTQ I DO support people who are because we’re all different we all deserve to be a part of this world whatever our gender, colour or sexuality is.

    It’s crushing to see how horrible JK actually is. It blew my mind and still does – how can someone who wrote such magical stories be such a horrible person in real life?

    At first I really did turn my back on the whole Harry Potter world but then I realised the problem isn’t Harry Potter, it’s the creator. The stories themselves are the same as ever, same as the films, magical, fun, a good escape. JK is horrible but what she made is timeless, it doesn’t change and it can’t be changed.

    I realised I don’t love JK, I don’t support her views and opinions on others, I just love everything about Harry Potter, the books, the films, the actors and how they’re characters were relatable or fun, how their performance truly brought it all to life.

    My dad likes the Christmas song by Gary Glitter – he doesn’t support Glitter, who would!? -  But the song he loves to play at Christmas and sings it, very loudly! My dad always says you need to separate the person from the song – and it’s the same with JK.

    Separate her from what she’s made and done.

    She wrote amazing books, but they don’t hold her awful views on transgender people. The books ironically celebrate people who are different and don’t fit in, they are shown in a positive light. They are magical and impossible, and that’s why people loved them and continue to love them.

    It’s a shame she has ruined her image but one thing she will never ruin for me is Harry Potter. I have no respect or love for her, or anybody who targets people like she does, but Harry Potter is separate from that and I will always love it.

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  • I know where you are coming from. I grew up with the Harry Potter books and films, and though I am not LGBTQ I DO support people who are because we’re all different we all deserve to be a part of this world whatever our gender, colour or sexuality is.

    It’s crushing to see how horrible JK actually is. It blew my mind and still does – how can someone who wrote such magical stories be such a horrible person in real life?

    At first I really did turn my back on the whole Harry Potter world but then I realised the problem isn’t Harry Potter, it’s the creator. The stories themselves are the same as ever, same as the films, magical, fun, a good escape. JK is horrible but what she made is timeless, it doesn’t change and it can’t be changed.

    I realised I don’t love JK, I don’t support her views and opinions on others, I just love everything about Harry Potter, the books, the films, the actors and how they’re characters were relatable or fun, how their performance truly brought it all to life.

    My dad likes the Christmas song by Gary Glitter – he doesn’t support Glitter, who would!? -  But the song he loves to play at Christmas and sings it, very loudly! My dad always says you need to separate the person from the song – and it’s the same with JK.

    Separate her from what she’s made and done.

    She wrote amazing books, but they don’t hold her awful views on transgender people. The books ironically celebrate people who are different and don’t fit in, they are shown in a positive light. They are magical and impossible, and that’s why people loved them and continue to love them.

    It’s a shame she has ruined her image but one thing she will never ruin for me is Harry Potter. I have no respect or love for her, or anybody who targets people like she does, but Harry Potter is separate from that and I will always love it.

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