People seemed to have no trouble dropping Gaiman after his horrendous behavior came to light, but even suggest people drop their beloved nostalgia books and it’s all “but my blorbo! JK bad I guess, but I like my blorbo!”.
The sad part is that the HP-verse is so clearly not for us – that is, not for anyone besides straight white liberal Christians. The stereotypes, the handwaves, the defense of the status quo. But people choose to engage with and perpetuate this media anyway.
People would rather just enjoy the blorbo than take a stand against what it represents/supports. Comfort is “easier” than tension.
My Christian mom didn’t let us watch Harry Potter because our church said it was evil. I guess it’s not for Christians either, though I think that has changed and it’s fine now.
Yup, a childhood friend of mine gave me the first Harry Potter book for my birthday, and my christian parents threw it away after they left because “it promotes witchcraft”. Then I grew up and realized I was trans, and hate Harry Potter for an entirely different reason.
People seemed to have no trouble dropping Gaiman after his horrendous behavior came to light, but even suggest people drop their beloved nostalgia books and it’s all “but my blorbo! JK bad I guess, but I like my blorbo!”.
The sad part is that the HP-verse is so clearly not for us – that is, not for anyone besides straight white liberal Christians. The stereotypes, the handwaves, the defense of the status quo. But people choose to engage with and perpetuate this media anyway.
People would rather just enjoy the blorbo than take a stand against what it represents/supports. Comfort is “easier” than tension.
My Christian mom didn’t let us watch Harry Potter because our church said it was evil. I guess it’s not for Christians either, though I think that has changed and it’s fine now.
Yeah, I forgot about that satanic panic stuff around HP. Maybe those xtians feel more comfortable now knowing she hates the same people they do.
Nah, that was just boomer panic and the moms now are millennials that read harry potter.
As a millennial I’m dying 😭. I feel like many of us really split between “comfy cozy uwu” and jaded cynicism
Yup, a childhood friend of mine gave me the first Harry Potter book for my birthday, and my christian parents threw it away after they left because “it promotes witchcraft”. Then I grew up and realized I was trans, and hate Harry Potter for an entirely different reason.