J.K. Rowling is very skilled at world-building and mystery, and it’s too much of both of these things that’s pushing many longtime fans away from her.
“I believe that JK Rowling has held onto this idea for 20 years because I have no trouble believing that she has been having terrible, racist, and terribly racist ideas for 20 years.”
Also, we’ve gotten quite a few people asking why Nagini’s reveal as a cursed East Asian woman is racist. Assuming you are genuinely curious (just uninformed) and not just sea-lioning, here are some things to get you started:
As an atheist, putting my hand on the Bible and saying an oath before testifying to a court is less likely to get me to tell the truth than a pinkey promise
When my parents were fighting for custody, I was old enough to have a say, so they put me under oath to assure I was being honest with my feelings. Using my best serious face, knowing what was coming, when offered the bible to swear on, I requested to swear on the secretary’s hole punch, “because it’s far more honest. It says it’s going to punch a hole, and it does, best God I’ve seen today.” My mom buried her face in her hands, my dad sighed and rubbed his forehead. The judge almost choked on his water before telling the bailiff “find this young lady a hole punch!”
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Lan Diep sworn into office with his Captain America Shield
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