Diotima@tiefling@bardicperspiration.club
Derp aside for a moment...
Okay so we all should agree that the Harry Potter universe (Rowhell? Sure) is a terrible dystopian
place where the "master" race (wizards) use their weapons and wizardry to enslave or control the rest of the world. The struggle in the story is not good versus evil, rly. It's mean Nazis versus nice Nazis, you know the ones that "kindly" let you stay alive as long as you are in no way threatening.
The kmporant point to me, I think, is the belief by the author that she's writing a hero's tale. Cute (arguably) white male hero must defeat ugly male villain to save the master race from the more extreme version of themselves. And yay he wins and literally becomes a secret police cop.
Spoilers, sorry.
That the author sees that as GOOD should have been a super early indicator that she was fked in the head. Non-humans? Menial labor. "Oh but they love it!" Half giant falsely ccused of dark magic? Evidence revealed! "Eh so what he's just a half giant."
Goblins want equal rights? "Ooh let's make a game aboug violently suppressing them, framing them as evil!"
Basically, the author is th e person ignoring I dunno pick, US / UK / France / China (I see you, tankies) / Russia's monstrous acts so they can reframe their "superior" group as heroes.
But as a non-human tiefling, I'm probs biased.
#jkrowling #harrypotter #racism #bigotry
