“There is a cold, heartless, joy-sucking entity in the world of Harry Potter, and this time it’s not a Dementor. »… but of the creator ofHarry PotterJK Rowling.
These are the words used by Chris Moore, director of exhibition projects at famous Museum of Popular Culture from Seattle. In a particularly enlightening long post published on Saturday, the latter explained it any reference to the creator of the saga would be banned from the exhibition Harry Potter currently on display at the museum.
JK Rowling is ” too loud with his hateful and discriminating opinions to ignore them »
At the beginning of the post, Chris Moore indicates that he is himself transgender. He says this as a former young fanatic ofHarry Potterhe experienced the same disillusionment so many Potter’s head discover the amount of discriminatory remarks made by JK Rowling. He explains:
We’d like to follow the Internet theory that these books were written without an author, but that person is a little too loud with her hateful and discriminating opinions to be ignored.
Yes, we’re talking about JK Rowling, and no, us I don’t want to do it to him commercials, so this is the last you will see of his name in this post. We will call it now You-Know-Who, because they have quite similar personalities.
Referring to the episode Hogwarts Legacythe director returns in particular to a brief history of the transphobic positions taken by ” You know who “remembering that it is also problematic because of his “the support for anti-Semitic creators, the racial stereotypes he used when creating the characters, an incredibly white wizarding world, and the lack of LGBTQIA+ representation”.
Pay tribute to Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and all the people related to Harry Potter who deserve it
To those who would deem this decision futile, Chris Moore reminds: “From an outside perspective, it may seem silly, but these people and their ideas are piling up”. He explains : “Currently, there are over 400 bills in 43 separate states (…) that would limit or ban the health care and rights of trans youth and adults”.
Of public utility, the text also highlights the name of different associations to which people cis allies can help.
Finally, the author of the text explains the museum’s willingness to pay homage to the work of the other people involved in the saga, starting from its trio of leading actors. Qualifies Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint “of allies whose voice is particularly sonorous. »
The aim of the exhibition is to pay them the tribute they deserve, without contaminating it with the author’s problematic positions.
About Hagrid, whose interpreter Robbie Coltrane had supported JK Rowling, Chris Moore confides: “I will never again be able to benefit solely from Hagrid (…) because of his support for the author. »
Inevitably, we’ve all had trouble learning that in 2020 the Hagrid actor assured in the columns of Radio Times : “I don’t think what he said is offensive. I don’t know why, but there’s a whole generation of people on Twitter waiting to be shocked by something. »…
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Source: Madmoizelle
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