Rowling Offends Native Americans
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deathtocapslockI don't know if anyone on here heard about it, but Rowling is writing a new series of sorts called the History of Magic in America.
Not only does she seem to have done barely any research at all on American history (if there are any Americans on here, check it out and have a laugh!), but she also seems to have caused a bit of controversy as many Native Americans have found her portrayal of them to be backwards and offensive.
Can't say I'm surprised, I've always felt that in Potter fans could reread the books without their nostalgia goggles on they'd find the series has a lot of unfortunate implications and overall nastiness. Without the protective shield of nostalgia, it seems that people are starting to see the many of the faults of Rowling's writing that this community has been pointing out for years.
Not only does she seem to have done barely any research at all on American history (if there are any Americans on here, check it out and have a laugh!), but she also seems to have caused a bit of controversy as many Native Americans have found her portrayal of them to be backwards and offensive.
Can't say I'm surprised, I've always felt that in Potter fans could reread the books without their nostalgia goggles on they'd find the series has a lot of unfortunate implications and overall nastiness. Without the protective shield of nostalgia, it seems that people are starting to see the many of the faults of Rowling's writing that this community has been pointing out for years.
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Date: 2016-04-16 08:41 pm (UTC)JKR world building reminds me of the song "Razzle Dazzle" from Chicago.
She said:
Various modes of magical travel – brooms and Apparition among them – not to mention visions and premonitions, meant that even far-flung wizarding communities were in contact with each other from the Middle Ages onwards.
That isn't thought through is it? For Apparition requires knowing exactly where you are going. Brooms to cross the Atlantic Ocean (the shorter trip than crossing the Pacific). How fast can you go on a broom? How long can you stay up? Can you image going at the speed of an airplane on nothing more than a broom stick? Completely open and exposed to the wind? Or if it is a longer trip how do you bring supplies? How do you sleep? Would the broom just hover as you rest above the ocean?
Visions and premonitions are veiled in symbolism and open to interpretation. Even the early explorers didn't really understand where they had travel. The name Indians reflects the belief the land they had discovered was connected to India.