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minus-squareDoPeopleLookHere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 days agoI don’t know, there’s a lot of racism and anti-Semitism in those books as well. I mean the money obsessed long nose goblins? Cho Chang? They’re good stories, but they do reflect the work of a fundamentally biggoted author.
minus-square1SimpleTailor@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 days agoIn general the entire series is mean-spirited. You can see the roots of Rowling’s hate in how she describes any of the series antagonists.
I don’t know, there’s a lot of racism and anti-Semitism in those books as well. I mean the money obsessed long nose goblins? Cho Chang?
They’re good stories, but they do reflect the work of a fundamentally biggoted author.
In general the entire series is mean-spirited. You can see the roots of Rowling’s hate in how she describes any of the series antagonists.