[HPFGU-Feedback] Anger towards JKR (was Re: Great group / Quoted text)

[Schlobin1 at susanmcgee48176.yahoo.invalid]

In a message dated 10/21/2007 11:01:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
arielock at ... writes:

Susan  McGee wrote:
> I guess it's fine that lots of people don't like DH, but  how can you be so 
> nasty towards an author who has created a universe  that you care so deeply 
> about?

Arianna replies:

Because  she callously destroyed that universe in DH.  

-Arianna



Well, really Arianna, your response encapsulates the severe problems I have  
with the list. I am not the only adult who feels the same way.
 
It was almost funny when JKR said she got hate mail from grown-ups about  the 
fact that Harry and Hermione didn't become romantic partners. On one of the  
lists, another grownup said it was horrible that DD was gay, she could have  
dealt with him being bisexual, but she wanted to maintain her romantic 
fantasies  about him.
 
I think some people on the list have lost touch with reality.  Seriously.
 
Here's JKR who gives millions to charity. She's written wonderful books  
about love, trust, fighting for justice and tolerance. She has an amazing  
imagination -- she's created a universe full of incredible creatures, history,  
mythology, etc. If you watch her read you can tell she loves her books and she  
loves children.
She's done all kinds of amazing things for kids.
 
On the list I've read that she's trying to get more attention and more  
money! She doesn't need any more attention - she gets more than most people in  the 
universe. She has plenty of money - she's the richest woman in England.  
Still, she stays true to her values. She loves her husband, he's obviously a  
great guy, and they are protecting their children from the spotlight.
 
Yet everyone seems to want her to be perfect. Too many people are furious  
because the end to the books didn't match their fantasy or vision. 
 
Gosh, it's fine to be annoyed -- but then to turn around and viciously  
attack the author? Ychhh....To impute that she "callously destroyed" the  universe? 
Callously means that she did it to be nasty and mean? Do you really  think 
that? Goodness gracious me!
 
I also worry a little bit. Will some mentally ill fan attack JKR because  she 
or he is angry that Hedwig was killed? Or that she never did tell us what  
individual would develop magical powers in later life? There's real fuel for the 
 fire for emotionally disturbed individuals on the list.
 
If I were running the list, I'd put out a plea for people to just calm down  
a little bit.
 
Also, I notice that some posters get to insert their political viewpoints  
while others do not. Lee Kaiwen has just told us that the purpose of sex is  
propagation -- that's the whole purpose! I guess some people still believe  
that.....I feel sorry for them.
 
Susan
 



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