I would listen to a Harry Potter podcast.. I do not like JK Rowland and will not read anything else she puts out now.. but I've already read and seen the movies
My husband, who’s Japanese, notices “weird/hostile, aloof,”
etc behavior from people sometimes too. It’s disappointing and frustrating for sure.
I don’t want to believe that people would treat someone else poorly because of their race or heritage, but it happens, even though I’ve never noticed it. He’s not lying.
Btw, Corey, have you read Name Of The Wind? It’s in my top 5 fav series.
It’s fantasy but does not follow the typical Tolkien template. Highly recommend!
Corey, you did a great job in differentiating JKR’s writing and Bill Cosby’s comedy. While HP has never appealed to me, and I haven’t read it, I get why a reader isn’t thinking of her persona or actions while reading any of her work. Whereas, Cosby’s humor *is* Cosby, front and center.
It is difficult for me to justify putting any money in the pockets of those who have hurt others through words or deeds and I don’t do it.
Loved hearing and reading about your NE experience.
Rowling is one of the very few people who gave away the majority of her money to charities. The actual comments I read by her seemed like she was tired of PC language. My son said he read very anti-trans stuff from her, so I am ready to stand corrected. But, I love her books and know she has done some very positive things.
Separating the art from the artist only works when the artist is no longer profiting from the art. As a queer/trans fan of yours Corey, JKR’s position is that all trans women are violent men and rapists/sexual assailants and trans men (like myself) are poor confused women who suffer from internalised misogyny. She openly mocks and dogpiles trans people *and* cis people who disagree with her. She said openly she comforts herself with royalty checks she gets off HP so it IS something that ... yes it’s complicated but supporting her work supports her directly still.
Ps. I love history too. If you ever wanna talk Vikings i can give you a whole BUNCH of resources. Someone may potentially theoretically be writing a viking based fantasy novel...*whistles innocently*
I hated Harry Potter from day one. I love Lord of the Rings and Neil Gaiman and there was both a thing about "Harry Potter is better" so teenage me was like "FUCK THAT SHYTE ASS LOTR RIPOFF FRODO WITH PUBERTY ACNE SHIT" and then later it turned out it mightve been a rip off of a Neil Gaiman story about a boy with a scar on his forehead and an owl going to a wizard school. So I never read it till later. But then I read it and I hated it more. There's some bits where Rowling shows her ass and writes in some veiled queer hate. If you make a podcast about Harry Potter ...I think the way to do that is when you get to those parts...where she sprinkles some bigotry on top..you have to point it out if you see it and if you don't see it, see what others are saying about it. Separating the art from the artist is difficult because art is part of the artist. So don't. Deconstruct the art and show where their artist poisoned their work with their bs. I'll do one for ol jrr Tolkien. Lord of the Rings is my blood. And yet every fucking culture in LOTR that isn't non human but also isn't coded white..is written like "ooo lookit these dirty savages we must SAVE THEM, both from sauron and from themselves" crinkly ol British politely racist bs. This is an easy thing to do and you're gonna find it in ALL art because art reflects the artist. And while I loathe Rings of Power for the Canon murdering badly written money grab that it is...they did get one thing right. They pointed it out by trying to address it. They did a bad job of addressing it (casting black actors isn't really fixing the racism in the story because they didn't reframe the characters who got treated racist like in the books) . I think I've made my point and also not so subtly flashed a digital butt tattoo that says "IM HERE FOR NERD SHIT" lol
I...feel like if you and I compared our diagnoses we would prolly have one in common cuz obviously I ramble on and on and on...twice as hard if someone is rambling first.
I’m not a sports guy or a Game of Thrones guy ( I just haven’t watched it yet) but I love most everything you put out. Honestly one of my top favorite comedians
Wait!! Y'all are having a baby? Congratulations! And, Oh yeah massholes. It's a thing for sure., but they are skeptical of everything/everyone even though they have kind hearts.
I would listen to a Harry Potter podcast.. I do not like JK Rowland and will not read anything else she puts out now.. but I've already read and seen the movies
My husband, who’s Japanese, notices “weird/hostile, aloof,”
etc behavior from people sometimes too. It’s disappointing and frustrating for sure.
I don’t want to believe that people would treat someone else poorly because of their race or heritage, but it happens, even though I’ve never noticed it. He’s not lying.
Btw, Corey, have you read Name Of The Wind? It’s in my top 5 fav series.
It’s fantasy but does not follow the typical Tolkien template. Highly recommend!
Yes, please do
More history stuff. I love it!
I bet you're enough of a history buff that you know who Wilder Tower at the Chickamauga battlefield honors.
Maybe read another book? Octavia Butler or Ursula K. Leguin?
Corey, you did a great job in differentiating JKR’s writing and Bill Cosby’s comedy. While HP has never appealed to me, and I haven’t read it, I get why a reader isn’t thinking of her persona or actions while reading any of her work. Whereas, Cosby’s humor *is* Cosby, front and center.
It is difficult for me to justify putting any money in the pockets of those who have hurt others through words or deeds and I don’t do it.
Loved hearing and reading about your NE experience.
Rowling is one of the very few people who gave away the majority of her money to charities. The actual comments I read by her seemed like she was tired of PC language. My son said he read very anti-trans stuff from her, so I am ready to stand corrected. But, I love her books and know she has done some very positive things.
Separating the art from the artist only works when the artist is no longer profiting from the art. As a queer/trans fan of yours Corey, JKR’s position is that all trans women are violent men and rapists/sexual assailants and trans men (like myself) are poor confused women who suffer from internalised misogyny. She openly mocks and dogpiles trans people *and* cis people who disagree with her. She said openly she comforts herself with royalty checks she gets off HP so it IS something that ... yes it’s complicated but supporting her work supports her directly still.
Ps. I love history too. If you ever wanna talk Vikings i can give you a whole BUNCH of resources. Someone may potentially theoretically be writing a viking based fantasy novel...*whistles innocently*
Can I send you some money to bet for me lol?
I hated Harry Potter from day one. I love Lord of the Rings and Neil Gaiman and there was both a thing about "Harry Potter is better" so teenage me was like "FUCK THAT SHYTE ASS LOTR RIPOFF FRODO WITH PUBERTY ACNE SHIT" and then later it turned out it mightve been a rip off of a Neil Gaiman story about a boy with a scar on his forehead and an owl going to a wizard school. So I never read it till later. But then I read it and I hated it more. There's some bits where Rowling shows her ass and writes in some veiled queer hate. If you make a podcast about Harry Potter ...I think the way to do that is when you get to those parts...where she sprinkles some bigotry on top..you have to point it out if you see it and if you don't see it, see what others are saying about it. Separating the art from the artist is difficult because art is part of the artist. So don't. Deconstruct the art and show where their artist poisoned their work with their bs. I'll do one for ol jrr Tolkien. Lord of the Rings is my blood. And yet every fucking culture in LOTR that isn't non human but also isn't coded white..is written like "ooo lookit these dirty savages we must SAVE THEM, both from sauron and from themselves" crinkly ol British politely racist bs. This is an easy thing to do and you're gonna find it in ALL art because art reflects the artist. And while I loathe Rings of Power for the Canon murdering badly written money grab that it is...they did get one thing right. They pointed it out by trying to address it. They did a bad job of addressing it (casting black actors isn't really fixing the racism in the story because they didn't reframe the characters who got treated racist like in the books) . I think I've made my point and also not so subtly flashed a digital butt tattoo that says "IM HERE FOR NERD SHIT" lol
I...feel like if you and I compared our diagnoses we would prolly have one in common cuz obviously I ramble on and on and on...twice as hard if someone is rambling first.
I’m not a sports guy or a Game of Thrones guy ( I just haven’t watched it yet) but I love most everything you put out. Honestly one of my top favorite comedians
Wait!! Y'all are having a baby? Congratulations! And, Oh yeah massholes. It's a thing for sure., but they are skeptical of everything/everyone even though they have kind hearts.
Hey Corey
Thanks for what you do bud. I look forward to hearing from you every time you have a post. My addled brain can certainly find a kindred home with you.
Love ya. Skew!!!