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    Britain's most remote pub cancels Harry Potter night over backlash
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    Britain’s most remote pub cancels Harry Potter night over backlash

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    1. Jamie00003 on

      So basically, pub did nothing wrong and it pissed everyone off because of JK Rowling. Seems really stupid to me

    2. weirdhoney216 on

      I (from Liverpool) live in the US currently and our local quiz night does a regular Harry Potter night in a heavily LGBT community and everyone enjoys it. Anecdotal I know but an example of the other side of the coin

    3. Hungry_Horace on

      Its fascinating to see this particular conundrum played out at such a scale, I have to say I can see both sides of the argument.

      On the one hand, Rowling has put herself outside of the mainstream with opinions and actions that many find hugely offensive.

      On the other hand you have this large body of creative work which still means a LOT to people, and is intertwined with memories of childhood, growing up, informing people’s loves and even careers.

      Should one separate the art from the artist? Can a person’s work still be appreciated independent of them?

      The analogue of this which I often think about is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It’s a fantastic series that was genuinely ground-breaking in its depictions of female characters, did a lot to disseminate feminist ideals to a young generation of women and is beloved by many. Unfortunately Joss Whedon has turned out to be a piece of shit who bullied and abused women including his cast members over many years and many projects. Does that lessen the impact of the characters that he wrote?

      I know quite a few people who’ve worked on Harry Potter-related media over the years. They’re very proud of their work, and the results. Have Rowling’s opinions forever tarnished those works and those efforts? Do you show the movies to your kids, or let them read the books?

    4. bduk92 on

      >It was always meant to be just a fun night, but unfortunately using Harry Potter as a theme has proven dividing, and some of our staff have received inappropriate grief as a result. “We thought it was clear how we feel about everyone’s rights, especially given our recent support for the amazing Knoydart Pride celebrations – we had also planned a collection for trans youth on the night.”

      Well isn’t that pretty sad.

      The incessant purity testing needs to end.

    5. Comfortable-Pace3132 on

      Hate this sooooo much. Wish the pub would have gone through with it unless it was threats of violence/vandalism in which case the police should be investigating

    6. HumanWithInternet on

      You should see how this post was received on a couple of other subs, I’ll let you use the reddit search yourself for fear of breaking rules.

    8. Jensablefur on

      I’m sorry but regardless of where you stand in the wider debate and on the author’s views, love it or hate it (or think it’s pretty mid like myself), Harry Potter is a pop culture icon and a genie that’s not going to go back into it’s bottle.

    9. IrishMilo on

      Reckon it was the locals who were divided over it? Or don’t think a bunch of randoms on the internet who live nowhere near Britains most remote pub got whipped up in a frenzy about an event which they have no intention of attending?

    10. FionaRulesTheWorld on

      Lol. Good. Anyone who still wants anything to do with harry potter or anything that lord moldemort created can get in the bin.