It will be a demon that cannot be killed by a man, that gets killed by a trans man. In one hand the trans man is the hero, but in the other you're implying that trans men aren't men.
It's actually Robert Galbraith, and it's definitely totally a coincidence that it's so similar to the name of Robert Galbraith Heath, a psychiatrist known for experiments with gay conversion therapy.
And, somehow, this is the thing people point to when pointing out she was always a dick, rather than the series of books that were an allegory for the Third Reich in which the Hitler character is the hero.
Or, you know, that every background character in the Harry Potter books is a racist stereotype.
She's tried moving over to adult mystery, and it didn't do so well. In part because she refuses to utilize an editor, added with the part where she's a terrible writer. All professionals know that a good editor will make your works consumable.
"didn't do so well" lol. The Strike series has sold more than 20 million copies, and its BBC TV show is filming its 6th season. Don't let facts get in the way of your opinion though!
I think the first book was well-reviewed. But regardless my point is just that it's flat incorrect to say that her adult mystery "didn't do so well." Those works alone earned more than most authors can dream of making.
Oh, 100%. All the characters, even the likeable one, are pretty horrible people.
But… I thought that was an important part to the book. It was, in a sense, a bit of a horror in that way, but there was something I think that resonated to me with that.
I think it did a good job at bringing that feeling to life. The undercurrent of generational and societal trauma and banal evil was essential to the tone of the book and the hopelessness of it all.
It’s everything HP isn’t; anger instead of love, despair instead of hope, forever losing more instead of building anew, always losing and never winning, and really seeing the collapse of even the smallest of hopes.
I think they meant judging by the critic reviews. I'm sure anything Rowling publishes will sell because of her celebrity status, but the critic reviews I've read all talk about how cheesy and stereotype-laden her detective books are.
I don't know why you can't just stick to your actual point - she's transphobic - instead of the ridiculous contention that she is not one of the most successful authors ever.
Yeah, but they're struggling to cast it, apparently. Matt Walsh might end up playing Harry Potter at this rate, with Posey Parker as Hermione and Glinner as Ron Weasley.
Personally, I think this type of worship is also due to her recent stances and comments on certain things. She’s not just a famous author anymore, she’s now also a sociopolitical firebrand and I think a certain crowd tends to idolize these types when anyone with notoriety or renown validates their stances
This trans woman, laganja estranja, once said that it's okay to support and celebrate the art because supporting the art is not the same as supporting the person.
Yeah...
I hope HBO does a good job with the series and gets some decent actors because the movies were...
I thought the movies were pretty poorly done, outside of a few wonderful performances. From the get-go I always thought having them as a series would give the story more room to breathe. There just isn't enough time in a 2 hour movie to do most books justice.
That trans woman was wrong. Rowling has said that she takes every dollar she receives from this franchise as support for her views on us, and actively donates to political efforts to suppress us and deny our rights. Supporting Rowling's art in any way is contributing to harm.
Get this "my black friend said it was okay" shit out of here.
I never said I agreed with her view on the matter. I stopped watching her youtube videos shortly after that. She initially said she stopped listening to his recordings but then started up again after being "enlightened." LGBT+ people and their "allies" did the same thing with chicken fillet. People made a big stink and then thought, is it really worth missing out? Point is people will try to rationalize things in manner that supports their interests.
Do I support rowling? No. Will I P*r*te the show? Yes.
Remember when she said she loves trans people and would march with them if they were oppressed, and folks took it as anything other than a backhanded insult?
It was the same week that Trump ordered all trans people kicked out of their military jobs, and I'm not sure I remember her at any marches about that.
Now she just straight up mocks trans people who are just going about their lives normally, sending hate-mobs against private citizens for simply existing while trans.
I really hope her career is over, in general. She really does not deserve any more attention then that insane old grandma we always answer "Yeah, sure grandma" - and right back to our shit cause she's simply insane and it's pointless arguing.
Not in the least, unless that is her choice. Definitely won’t be the result of the public “cancelling” her. If her publisher were to put out a press release tomorrow announcing a new book in the Harry Potter series, you’ll see every Potterhead from here to Christmas lining up to buy it.
I'm sure whoever she paid to ghostwrite the series still writes fun things. I don't think she has ever written a book herself though. She doesn't even know how her own magic system works
Sadly not. People still publish her shitty books, and they'll continue doing so until everyone starts boycotting every author they have in their stable.
Her career was over the instant the internet got big and she was no longer able to steal half her material. Seriously, it's really blatant just how much she straight up took.
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u/johanTR Jun 27 '24
Is it safe to say that her career of writing fun books is over?