What are our thoughts regarding posts focusing on (potentially unsavoury) views held by the author of the series?

Is !harrypotter@literature.cafe community a good place to discuss them, or should we hold such discussions elsewhere?

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    This community isn’t about JK Rowling, it’s about Harry Potter. That’s what I came here to see. If it turns into just a JK Rowling dunk fest, I’ll unsubscribe.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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      3 days ago

      Thanks for your input. We will consider our options carefully, though I suspect it will not be possible to please everyone. I hope we will be able to provide an update in the next few days.

      Edit: Blaze and I are currently organizing a bunch of community migrations due in anticipation of lemm.ee’s closure, so it may be a few more days until we can come to a decision on this community. Thanks for your patience, and apologies for the delay.

    • Blaze (he/him)@piefed.social
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      7 days ago

      The main question is probably “can we split Harry Potter from JKR while she is now funding trans hate actions, and can do so thanks to HP?”

      • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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        7 days ago

        I don’t see why not. Separate the art from the artist, including not giving the artist money (eg pirating the media)

        • Blaze (he/him)@piefed.social
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          7 days ago

          Giving the saga more visibility still keep it relevant in the current popular culture. I haven’t given any money to JKR for years, but Hogwarts Legacy was still the best selling game of 2023 with 15 millions copies (https://thesagenews.com/22413/lifestyle/top-selling-games-of-2023/)

          On the other hand people will probably argue that she has probably enough money to fund hate actions for generations, and that a local boycott on Lemmy isn’t going to achieve much.

          It’s a debate to have, hence this post.