@CamWeck
I'm not sure it has to be an either/or. One can still enjoy Potter without agreeing with Rowling. (At least, if Stephen Fry can love Wagner's works despite knowing everything Wagner was, it's clearly possible.)

But I couldn't agree more. Pterry was a far better writer, and a lovely human being. (Though I may be a bit biased: been a fan since 1988 😁)
#Pratchett #Discworld

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Rowling has also made her bigotry a front-and-center part of her public persona. Consuming HP media contributes to normalizing that bigotry; it's a statement that trans people don't matter, and advocating for our elimination is a personal peccadillo of no consequence.

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To be clear, I have zero interest in defending Rowling. I'm merely proposing that it's possible to separate the artist from the art, to enjoy some stories (even if the writing is mediocre) without agreeing with their author's every utterance, just as one might listen to Wagner or read Kipling without being disgusted by Jews or thinking British rule in India was a good thing. And hyperbole helps nobody.