33 min
S2, EP8: Harry Potter and the cancelling of art with Robbie Read It Belongs To The People
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- Personal Journals
On today’s episode we are addressing a discussion which is one I’ve been intrigued by for years which is the dilemma - “Can you love a piece of art but not the artist?.
To help me dabble on such matters, I’m inviting my friend Robbie Read, for we both share our love of a quite famous piece of art but have mixed feelings about its author, which is Harry Potter and its author JK Rowling.
If you grew up as a kid during the 2000s you probably experienced the Harry Potter mania, the books, the films, the merchandising and everything in between. The saga spiced magical embracement for loads of people and established itself as one of the biggest film series in the world to this day.
Then came 2020. JK Rowling, the author behind the series, has gone through a barrage of controversial discussions and gender, feminism, and public policies that sparked conversations about transgender’s right, which we will delve into later on. The repercussions of JK’s comments and actions undoubtedly tainted some perspectives people had of her, for better or for worse. Amidst this rift, the Wizarding World created by her has also been under scrutiny for its lack of representation and stigmatisation of some races.
On today’s episode Robbie and I are going to use JK’s example in which to base the discussion of how and if we can support artists who once committed acts deemed to be cancelled by the public.
On today’s episode we are addressing a discussion which is one I’ve been intrigued by for years which is the dilemma - “Can you love a piece of art but not the artist?.
To help me dabble on such matters, I’m inviting my friend Robbie Read, for we both share our love of a quite famous piece of art but have mixed feelings about its author, which is Harry Potter and its author JK Rowling.
If you grew up as a kid during the 2000s you probably experienced the Harry Potter mania, the books, the films, the merchandising and everything in between. The saga spiced magical embracement for loads of people and established itself as one of the biggest film series in the world to this day.
Then came 2020. JK Rowling, the author behind the series, has gone through a barrage of controversial discussions and gender, feminism, and public policies that sparked conversations about transgender’s right, which we will delve into later on. The repercussions of JK’s comments and actions undoubtedly tainted some perspectives people had of her, for better or for worse. Amidst this rift, the Wizarding World created by her has also been under scrutiny for its lack of representation and stigmatisation of some races.
On today’s episode Robbie and I are going to use JK’s example in which to base the discussion of how and if we can support artists who once committed acts deemed to be cancelled by the public.
33 min