tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post4363290590757609005..comments2024-03-25T14:54:04.942+00:00Comments on Dora Reads: Nerd Church - The Pottermore ControversyCee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-79528701170688416382016-03-21T10:47:40.661+00:002016-03-21T10:47:40.661+00:00Exactly! I'm pretty sure J K Rowling has never...Exactly! I'm pretty sure J K Rowling has never been a teenage boy-wizard, for example ;)<br /><br />I personally didn't think there was anything offensive in what she wrote - but then, I'm British and don't have a clue about what Native American peoples might believe.<br /><br />Like I said, I'm pretty damned sure she wasn't *trying* to be offensive - and intent counts for a lot as far as I'm concerned. <br /><br />That doesn't mean that people can't disagree and point out the failings with what she wrote - it's just, what's with all the hate? Y'know? You can express yourself without getting so nasty about it. She tried, goddammit!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by :)Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-49775681632138116152016-03-21T09:26:34.133+00:002016-03-21T09:26:34.133+00:00ohhh, I LOVE this post. *nods* I haven't read ...ohhh, I LOVE this post. *nods* I haven't read the essay, mostly because I just never got around to it, but gosh did I hear the blow-up over the misrepresentation. I mean, I don't doubt that JK Rowling got it wrong. She isn't American and it's very hard to properly represent a nation without BEING in it, right? But tbh, I thoroughly agree with what you said about these kind of things scaring off authors from even tRYING. I feel so bad that the diversity-movement has sort of turned from "let's encourage people to write diversely!" to "how dare you write that if you haven't lived it"...I mean, if you haven't lived it, you'll probably not write it as authentically as someone who HAS lived it will. But that doesn't mean we should stop writing! Books would suck if authors only wrote 100% what they knew personally. :(CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-37221800156538170862016-03-20T15:56:23.157+00:002016-03-20T15:56:23.157+00:00Don't be sorry for the long comment - I agree!...Don't be sorry for the long comment - I agree!<br /><br />I think that we have to walk a very fine line - all of us, because we all consume the culture and media that's out there. So we all need to be involved in discussions of diversity.<br /><br />I think intent is very important - like I said, I also think it's fine to disagree with the representation. As long as you're polite, civil, and explain your views. <br /><br />It's only through getting it wrong that people are going to get it right. And I don't want people being put off from including a character of a different ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, whatever - from themselves.Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-70598872846667399672016-03-20T15:14:10.635+00:002016-03-20T15:14:10.635+00:00I agree with you 100%, I do not think that it'...I agree with you 100%, I do not think that it's offensive to write about a culture that you want to learn more about. I think that if we keep bringing upon this idea of cultural appropriation, then that will only drive writers away from wanting to write about different cultures, and like you said, make less diverse books. I personally didn't think that anything that Rowling said was offensive, but then again I am not Native American so I can't really judge. However people do need to remember that it was fiction and not a representation of real Native American people. Sorry for the long comment, I just have a lot of feelings haha! paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.com