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Community dedicated to the world of Harry Potter.

Mostly focused on books and fan creations, movie content is accepted but should not overwhelm the community.

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[Meta] The elephant in the room (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/harrypotter@literature.cafe

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What are our thoughts regarding posts focusing on (potentially unsavoury) views held by the author of the series?

Is !harrypotter@literature.cafe community a good place to discuss them, or should we hold such discussions elsewhere?

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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This community isn't about JK Rowling, it's about Harry Potter. That's what I came here to see. If it turns into just a JK Rowling dunk fest, I'll unsubscribe.

[–] Blaze@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The main question is probably "can we split Harry Potter from JKR while she is now funding trans hate actions, and can do so thanks to HP?"

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't see why not. Separate the art from the artist, including not giving the artist money (eg pirating the media)

[–] Blaze@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Giving the saga more visibility still keep it relevant in the current popular culture. I haven't given any money to JKR for years, but Hogwarts Legacy was still the best selling game of 2023 with 15 millions copies (https://thesagenews.com/22413/lifestyle/top-selling-games-of-2023/)

On the other hand people will probably argue that she has probably enough money to fund hate actions for generations, and that a local boycott on Lemmy isn't going to achieve much.

It's a debate to have, hence this post.

[–] Nima@leminal.space 2 points 1 week ago

i am the same. i came here because its a place away from all that.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thanks for your input. We will consider our options carefully, though I suspect it will not be possible to please everyone. I hope we will be able to provide an update ~~in the next few days~~.

Edit: Blaze and I are currently organizing a bunch of community migrations due in anticipation of lemm.ee's closure, so it may be a few more days until we can come to a decision on this community. Thanks for your patience, and apologies for the delay.