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[Meta] The elephant in the room (self.harrypotter)

submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers to c/[email protected]

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What are our thoughts regarding posts focusing on (potentially unsavoury) views held by the author of the series?

Is [email protected] community a good place to discuss them, or should we hold such discussions elsewhere?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't see why not. Separate the art from the artist, including not giving the artist money (eg pirating the media)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Giving the saga more visibility still keep it relevant in the current popular culture. I haven't given any money to JKR for years, but Hogwarts Legacy was still the best selling game of 2023 with 15 millions copies (https://thesagenews.com/22413/lifestyle/top-selling-games-of-2023/)

On the other hand people will probably argue that she has probably enough money to fund hate actions for generations, and that a local boycott on Lemmy isn't going to achieve much.

It's a debate to have, hence this post.