so i saw a bunch of posts on pinterest saying they wanted a rewrite of harry potter but with a non homophobic/transphobic writer and honestly i felt so upset here's what i responded as: ok but can you not diss the books and legacy harry potter has because of the author? i dont even like harry potter that much and think its pretty overrated and i strongly dislike the author because she's homophobic/transphobic but you must accept how she made a world, characters, and stories that millions of people around the world fell in love with. you can appreciate someone's work without liking them. honestly its like ur denying the fact that a cake's sweet because it was made by a homophobic baker.
also i added this part after a moment of consideration: and yeah, i guess you might not want to support someone homophobic/transphobic by purchasing and supporting their work, but she's already gotten way too rich to do that. at this point, someone would lose the ability to enjoy harry potter and have the fond memories we had. and any rewrites just wouldn't have the original magic of harry potter. each author writes a little different than the next. ik homophobic people suck, through personal experience as i am lgbtq+ myself, but it breaks my heart to see amazing work (especially writing) hated upon because of things that aren't in the work. i have another anology for this: its like if a historian found out shakespeare (ik these are two completely different people who differ a LOT, but its an analogy) would treat women like objects. yes, i would be mad (like cartoon-smoke-out-of-my-ears mad like i am about j.k.) but you can't just go around and say "since the person's bad, whatever they do/make is bad" especially not if it you liked it before. you only changed your opinion because of the author. i beg you, enjoy harry potter w/o thinking of j.k. and get mad at her after. you must admit, the boy who lived is "bloody amazing" as ron would say. you dont have to listen to me, but i hope you think of this post before hating on the overall legacy (just because of the author). i made this at 3am wth is wrong with me (no the post's fine and i have the same opinion as i did then but wth heck me its monday u need sleep)
