Accused of transphobia since 2018, the author of Harry Potter saw her name removed from the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, United States. The museum’s curators justified this decision by the need to “reduce its importance”.
If it is impossible to hide the universe of “Harry Potter” as it is a figure of pop culture of the 2000s, some seek at all costs to eclipse its creator. For example, the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in the United States erased all mention of JK Rowling, the author of the novels that inspired the films about the sorcerer’s apprentice – from its exhibition “Fantasy: worlds of myth and magic.
The museum’s curators explained their desire to maintain the exhibition to “pay homage to the work of the actors, props and costume designers”, but, they explain, “we learned that You-Know-Who was a problem, c That’s why you’ll see the artifacts without any mention or image of the author. »
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You-Know-You being a reference to how Voldemort is named in the hit saga dedicated to the sorcerer’s apprentice. He refers here to JK Rowling.
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Accused of transphobia
According to Euronews, this decision comes mainly from the person in charge of the exhibition, Chris Moore, who defines himself as transgender. In a note written on they are blog back in May, he explained, “We’d like to follow the internet’s theory that these books were actually written without an author, but this person is a little too loud, with his super hateful and divisive opinions, to ignore. “.
There’s a certain cold, heartless, joy-sucking entity in the world of Harry Potter, and this time it’s not really a Dementor.
Chris Moore, on his personal blog
Chris Moore refers in particular to the fact that in 2018, JK Rowling defended on social media a woman who was fired for criticizing the wording “menstruating” used instead of “women” to better include transgender people. Remarks that the author has since reiterated, attracting the wrath of associations for the defense of trans people.
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“An imperfect solution”
The curators of the museum also criticize JK Rowling for her strong opposition to the project of Nicola Sturgeon, ex-First Minister of Scotland, who tried to facilitate the recognition of gender change from the age of 16 without a medical certificate, but also “the lack of inclusivity” in his books dedicated to “Harry Potter”.
More broadly, they criticize the author: ” [son] support from anti-Semitic creators, the racial stereotypes she used while creating certain characters, the incredibly white wizarding world, the fatphobia, the lack of LGBTQIA+ representation, the super cold view of bigotry and alienation from those who don’t not correspond to the standard wizarding world. »
The exclusion of the author “is not a perfect solution”, acknowledges, however, Chris Moore. “But that’s what we were able to do in the short term.” Distinguish the work of the artist…
2023-08-11 13:58:59
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