JK Rowling, an anti-American?

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 132597

Adi wrote:
"It's one thing  not to include American characters in the books(no
problems with Bulgarian or French)"

Del replies:

1. The Tri-Wizard Tournament is a competition between the three
biggest *European* schools. That's the very definition of the TWT.
It's not a world competition, it doesn't include *any* school from
*any* other continent: it's a *European* Tournament.

2. If JKR did have a soft spot for France or Bulgaria or even for all
of Europe (not saying she does, as I don't know), what would be wrong
with that? Not being pro-American is definitely not the same as being
anti-American, you know.

3. Be careful in your wording please: you almost make it sound like
it's abnormal to feature Bulgarian or French characters while not
featuring American characters, or like if a British author is going to
feature foreign characters then they should necessarily choose
American ones over any others. As a French person married to a Slavic
one, I feel almost insulted...

Adi wrote:
"or to disallow any American actors from acting in the movies not even
as extras (no problems with American producers  producing the movies
and American money can funding them ),"

Del replies:

1. Would you rather she'd refused to let any non-Brits produce the
movies? 

2. I don't see why there *should* be *any* American actor in a movie
taking place in a British setting, and shot in the UK if I'm not
mistaken : there are *way enough* British actors to play all the parts.

3. It's not like JKR forced the Americans to produce the movies: they
*chose* to.

4. Technically, it's not even "American money": it's *private* money.
I don't think (but I could be wrong, of course) that any public money
from the American tax-payers went into the funding of the movies.

Adi wrote:
"but isn't it going to the extreme not to give chance to American kids
to interview J.K.Rowling? I mean children from practically, every
other country are included in her guest-list as cub reporters but why
is that opportunity denied to American kids alone? After all, America
as one statistic put it, accounts for 55% of all books sold? "

Del replies:
So? JKR is *freely offering* a gift to some kids, so *why on Earth*
should she be restricted by statistics??? She's free to set her own
rules (*IF* she has indeed set those rules, which I have not heard of).

And finally, I'd like to point out that it's the American publishers
who set America apart first by "translating" JKR's books into
"American"...

Del