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JK Rowling slammed for asking if she can be Black if she likes “Motown & fancy myself in cornrows”
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this post was submitted on 14 May 2024
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Wow I thought she was perhaps subtle about her hatred, and that's why she isn't universally rejected yet, but apparently that's not the case:
I have not met a single Harry Potterfan in my generation or previous who have anything good to say about Rowling. Most people who loved the series still love it and don't give a shit what derailed in the mind of the person who made it.
It's one of the more profound Death of the Author moments in modern media. And I think it's great, take away her only claim to fame,adopt it and let the fans run wild with it, I'm sure her money alone will make her endlessly happy for the rest of her life.
Death of the Author doesn’t really work when the author is still alive, profiting off the work, and gets to decide which new projects get an official stamp of approval. Plus, she’s absolutely delusional enough to believe that her continued royalties off the franchise justify her views and that people must secretly agree with her.
There’s enough other great works out there to put your time and effort into building an expanded world around, if that’s your thing, written by authors who are far kinder and more talented than Rowling. Might I suggest Ursula LeGuin or Terry Pratchett for some light and enjoyable fantasy?
Actually, it makes it more striking. What you're doing there is conflating art and art reception with economics and economical relations. In purely artistic terms yes she's deader than dead because anything she says about anything about her work will be disregarded if fans don't vibe with it. Usually, while still alive, artists at least have some influence on the interpretation of their works, she doesn't. Not because she's physically dead, but because fans have declared her dead to them.