Fan fiction is what gave us 50 shades of grey. Shudder
I just did a search and there's loads of it!!!You'll all be amused to know that since JK became persona no grata for some HP fans, some people have been purposely writing fan fiction with trans characters are an 'f you' to her. Because of course they have.
Totally agree. HP is a childrens story and characters sexuality etc is largely irrelevant which is probably why JK decided not to make it obvious about Dumbledore.I'm trying to think how you could have a trans character in a novel without it being somehow relevant to the story. If it wasn't, wouldn't it just seem jarring to slip in a reference that makes it obvious they are trans? Like, it would be obvious that someone is gay when their same-sex partner is referred to, or you could describe a character as black, but these examples wouldn't detract from the story. Surely a writer would have to go out of their way to make it obvious that a character was trans. Like mentioning that a female named character was shaving their face maybe? Not sure if I am explaining myself well but that sort of thing would just take me out of the story.
Edit - just had a really quick look at "harry potter trans fanfiction" on google and it seems that the focus of the stories is on the trans aspect of the characters, so nothing that really proves me wrong.
It's all a weird obsession with themselves, I'm convinced most are narcissists who have nothing better to do than sit around all day thinking about themselves. I had a brief look at trans reddit the other day and it's remarkable how many of these people are depressed, at home without a job, doing nothing...for some I'm sure being 'trans' and having this identity is some kind of coping mechanism. Someone being trans in a story adds nothing to the story itself, and to force it in apropos of nothing seems very weird. Just more attention seeking.I'm trying to think how you could have a trans character in a novel without it being somehow relevant to the story. If it wasn't, wouldn't it just seem jarring to slip in a reference that makes it obvious they are trans? Like, it would be obvious that someone is gay when their same-sex partner is referred to, or you could describe a character as black, but these examples wouldn't detract from the story. Surely a writer would have to go out of their way to make it obvious that a character was trans. Like mentioning that a female named character was shaving their face maybe? Not sure if I am explaining myself well but that sort of thing would just take me out of the story.
Edit - just had a really quick look at "harry potter trans fanfiction" on google and it seems that the focus of the stories is on the trans aspect of the characters, so nothing that really proves me wrong.
I'm inclined to agree with you. These people seem to be bored, depressed, jobless and obsessed by promoting themselves on social media to gain attention. It's actually very sad in a way. I would feel more sorry for them if they weren't so inherently nasty. The fact is that most of them resent their parents generation and blame them for their lack of opportunities. I'd go so far as to say that they seem to hate their mothers who have made numerous sacrifices for them.It's all a weird obsession with themselves, I'm convinced most are narcissists who have nothing better to do than sit around all day thinking about themselves. I had a brief look at trans reddit the other day and it's remarkable how many of these people are depressed, at home without a job, doing nothing...for some I'm sure being 'trans' and having this identity is some kind of coping mechanism. Someone being trans in a story adds nothing to the story itself, and to force it in apropos of nothing seems very weird. Just more attention seeking.
Harry Potter isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. There’s a video game coming out next year ffs. There are studio tours and theme parks which are still hugely popular attractions. I got gifted 2 Harry Potter illustrated books for Christmas too (absolutely stunning) and there’s still more of those to come out. Demand is still very much there for HP merch and experiences, regardless of what the Twitter mob says.I think there is absolutely no way that she can win with it either. I saw a really weird Twitter thread yesterday where they were criticising her for using an overtly Irish name like Seamus Finnigan, and again with Cho Chang. I know there's been some controversy over whether 'Cho Chang' is even a legit name. But in this thread they were slating her for using 'obviously foreign names' and I mean...how else in a book does someone tell you that a white boy is Irish? Someone actually said it's akin to calling a character John Smith, which to me seems...okay? Like you say it was the 90s when actually people wouldn't have batted an eyelid back then if she had made zero effort to be inclusive. And I'm not saying 'let's celebrate her for doing a tiny thing to be inclusive' but I don't really see how this is something to criticise either. She was very pro black Hermione. Surely, true inclusivity means not having to keep pointing out that a character is Irish or not white or anything, I would think it's weird and forced to make it overt all the time which ethnicity a character is or where they're from, isn't the point kind of to avoid that and not 'assume' that characters are white unless otherwise stated?
I also really agree with whoever said that those commenting the goblins with big noses working in finance are Jewish-esque to me seems a huge projection on behalf of whoever first pointed that out. That had genuinely never ever occurred to me, goblins as a fantasy 'species' always tend to have big noses, it's not Rowling specific.
Twitter is unbearable at the moment, there is a big thread that seems to have gained traction about 'not giving Rowling your money' and 'can we all get over Harry Potter'. My pet peeve with these people is that as with the toilet issue, they want everyone to adopt their way of thinking and think that their view gets to dictate how everyone else behaves. The narcissism is astounding. If I want to give my money to Rowling I will, that's my choice and none of their business. How someone can be so arrogant to think they get to make decisions on behalf of all women or everyone else blows my mind.
Love it. So fed up with wokeness - thought it was just because I'm middle aged.Tracey Ullmans hilarious video woke 'Support Group' mentions the Harry Potter books. Well worth watching if you haven't seen it before.
It seems to have been deleted from YouTube now for some reason
guess i'm middle aged on the inside then. A) the "straight women" claiming we're jealous because they look better then us are amusing. Plenty of naturally gorgeous women out there and for those who are not if they had surgery they'd often still look better because they would start off with an actual female canvas and need less surgery.Love it. So fed up with wokeness - thought it was just because I'm middle aged.
Oh dear... loved these responses below:Plastic lib feminism!
They are SO GOOD.As soon as the bookshops open again I will be buying all the Strike books.
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