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The Wisdom of Isaac Asimov

Jan 04, 2019 18:54

The Wisdom of Isaac AsimovA few days ago was Isaac Asimov’s 99th birthday. (Rather, his official birthday. He knew he was born between Oct 4, 1919 and Jan 2, 1920, and since he hated the idea of being old, he took the latest date possible as his birthday.) One of the comments on a blog I was reading that day about the Good Doctor was the following ( Read more... )

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madderbrad January 5 2019, 23:34:23 UTC

I have nothing to say except I agree, I agree, I AGREE! So tired of Rowling's post publication preaching to instruct everyone on how we're supposed to interpret her work. Don't see it her way? "They should go back and re-read", as I recall. Pfeh.

Some of the longest running discussions/arguments I ever had in the fandom were those with pro-Jo disciples who just couldn't shake lose their "BECAUSE JO SAID SO" brainwashing. Incredible and very sad to witness.

We should raise what we think was the worst of Rowling's real-world disinformation. My choice is her instant knee-jerk SJW reaction upon the selection of Noma Dumezweni for the role of Hermione in the Cursed Child play; her tweet to please her leftist mates on Twitter, yes my series was so 'progressive' REALLY:

Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever. White skin was never specified. Rowling loves black Hermione.

So much untruth. Hermione's hair was never described as 'frizzy' (as was Dumezweni's hair at the time), only 'bushy', totally different. Her skin colour ( ... )

chantaldormand January 6 2019, 02:24:19 UTC

Pfff this reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKxpwlKRQ2U

Honestly, the worst part about dealing with so called "Potterheads" (or however else they call themselves in your part of the internet) is being accused of racism/bigotry/etc. Facts are facts no matter how somebody feels about it and the only things that this kind of behaviour does is ending conversation and making words like "racism" meaningless.

As for author's need to correct how readers interpret their works? It shows to me that author in the question is insecure about their work. Not a good thing :(

madderbrad January 6 2019, 05:55:23 UTC

The video has it right - she's "changing [the characters] after the fact" so she "can be more inclusive and get good press".

As always I'm stunned at how many people let her get away with it. The emperor's new clothes never rang so true as it did with Rowling.

Honestly, the worst part about dealing with so called "Potterheads" (or however else they call themselves in your part of the internet) is being accused of racism/bigotry/etc. Facts are facts ...Well, that's the classic problem today when engaging with Social Justice Warriors and the rest of the 'postmodern' crowd, isn't it? I realise now that my tussles with 'potterheads' were precursors of what we now see everyday with SJWs. Stands to reason, since many of the pro-Jo HP crowd we met in the fandom were kids who had grown up with the books and were just leaving university. Brainwashed by the same education system which we now see as the source of SJWs ( ... )

jana_ch January 6 2019, 17:53:52 UTC

I agree with you that Hermione as described in the books was clearly intended to be white. It’s ridiculous for JKR to try to retcon her as having been black all along ( ... )

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sunnyskywalker January 6 2019, 03:05:20 UTC

I like that! I second the motto.

snapes_witch January 6 2019, 22:44:23 UTC

Wow! JKR says we should re-read the books? She who has admitted never re-reading them!!

BTW thanks so much for making this American 'libtard' welcome to the discussion with all the SJW and left bashing.

jana_ch January 7 2019, 01:26:38 UTC

When madderbrad is having a rant, one just has to ignore his name-calling (I had to look up SJW on Acronym Finder) and address the root issue, which sunnyskywalker does better than I did. Brad makes a valid point, and it would be just as valid if he were writing about a conservative author (shall we say a ‘wing-nut’?) who produced a book full of liberal values, which the author later tried to disavow.

And I love the video chataldormand linked to. That says it all!

madderbrad January 7 2019, 11:11:24 UTC

Rant? I do not think that word means what you think it means ... :-)

Since you didn't know anything about SJWs I guess the relevance of the association I was drawing escaped you. Other readers who know of SJWs would have hopefully immediately grasped my meaning.

Brad makes a valid point, and it would be just as valid if he were writing about a conservative author (shall we say a ‘wing-nut’?) who produced a book full of liberal values, which the author later tried to disavow.Yes, thanks. Except I wouldn't be able to apply the term 'Social Justice Warrior' in that case, since that is a label which applies only to the (extreme?) Left ( ... )

chantaldormand January 7 2019, 11:40:14 UTC

Please, don't call these people mine. I'm in no way associated with them and usually I try to avoid them. This is simply a term that had catch on in the part of internet that I frequent.

Honestly I think this is more problem of how parents treat their kids than what kind BS celebrities or teachers spout. If you leave your kids with internet and television instead of talking to them, then their are going to absorb whatever crap they will see there.

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