#I didn’t ’always know’ jkr was shitty — I just liked mythology over wizards | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

feeshies · 6 months ago

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I never got into Harry Potter, but I have a lot more respect for someone who can say “these books were an important part of my life, but I recognize the pain and harm that comes from supporting them, so I’m making an effort to stop engaging with them” versus someone who’s like “lol the books were always bad, I don’t have to worry about boycotting them because I have Good Taste.”

Like, if you think you never have to think critically about the things you like because you only engage with “Good Art,” then that’s awfully convenient

#this not just limited to hp btw #it’s just the most common example #and it’s one I know where I don’t have personal bias bc I never got into it myself #like the fact that I was more into Rick Riordan than hp does not make me morally superior #I didn’t ’always know’ jkr was shitty — I just liked mythology over wizards #Rick could have turned out just like jkr and then where would that leave me?#id like to think I’d be able to cut his works out of my life

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