• Viceversa@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    And according to Joanne KKK Rowling, that’s the only way you can be a woman; if you can produce children.

    Harry Potter books don’t have that assertion to me. There are different positive female figures in the books.

    There’s no character there beyond that.

    Did you read my comment? There were examples of characters beyond that. Your own examples, in fact.

    pro-slavery bits.

    Hermione is opposed to slavery, even though elves themselves don’t consider it so (who knows why - they are magical creatures).
    And Hermione is a positive figure. I was sympathetic with her goal when I read the books.

    Cho Chang

    Chang is a common Chinese surname. Cho - was a miss.
    Overall it looked like the author wasn’t really bothered to choose some real real name and chose to construct one to emphasize the character’s origin.
    By the way: Cho Chang was a positive figure also.

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          9 hours ago

          There is no argument. You’re allowed to believe what you wish, wrong or not. I just don’t have the energy to waste on apologists and supporters of such heinous politics. Rowling’s politics are apparent in all of her writing, she’s always championed outdated eugenicist beliefs. If you choose to ignore that, that’s your prerogative and I don’t think anything I say or show you will convince you otherwise.

          Ergo, this conversation here is just a waste of time for the two of us.