There are popular book franchises, and then there’s Harry Potter. The Wizarding World has been entertaining audiences for decades, and is showing no signs of slowing down thanks to movies, video games, stage plays, and theme parks. But some of the folks that grew up on Harry’s adventures through Hogwarts have actually boycotted the franchise as a whole, due to J.K. Rowling’s controversial comments about transgender women. And the acclaimed author has seemingly double downed on her views, while also addressing fans who have abandoned the franchise.
The Harry Potter franchise elicits strong feelings from fans, especially those who felt like outsiders as young people, and therefore identified with Harry and his friends at Hogwarts. This is partly why so many have been outraged by J.K. Rowling’s comments about gender and sex as it related to the trans community. Her current controversies will be explored in a forthcoming audio documentary by The Free Press, with Rowling herself participating. In the trailer for the doc, she was quoted saying:
I never set out to upset anyone. However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal. And what has interested me over the last ten years, and certainly in the last few years – the last two, three years – particularly on social media: ‘You’ve ruined your legacy.’ ‘Oh, you could have been beloved forever, but you chose to say this.’ And I think, ‘You could not have misunderstood me more profoundly.
There you have it. It looks like J.K. Rowling is resolute on the comments she’s made about gender and sex. What’s more, she doesn’t seem all too concerned about the Harry Potter fans who were disappointed in the way she’s used her platform. And regarding her future legacy, only time will tell how things ultimately shake out between Rowling and her fans (past and present).
As previously mentioned, this quote from Rowling comes from a trailer for an audio documentary titled “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling,” which will focus on the ongoing controversy surrounding the titular writer. While there’s been plenty of discourse surrounding her views about sex and gender, this will seemingly be focused on her perspective of the events. And smart money says plenty of moments are going to go viral as a result.
More to come…
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