• andros_rex@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    That is exemplified specifically by the “rich godfather buys Harry Potter the bestest broom stick” scenario.

    Like, I’m pretty sure in Book 2(?) it’s a big deal that Evil Lucius Malfoy evilly outfits the Slytherin team with new broomsticks. Evil when Lucius does it because he’s evil, but okay when Sirius does it because he’s good.

    Just like how slavery was bad when Lucius Malfoy did it to Dobby, but okay when Harry had Kreacher as a slave (who he also treated like shit, but it’s fine, Rowling wrote him to be evil and deserve it anyway)

    Just like her worldbuilding, morality is whatever Joanne thinks is most convenient for the story she wants to tell.

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      11 hours ago

      Ugh yeah the way Sirius treated Kreacher annoyed me so much. Apparently it was completely fine for Harry to have him as a slave as long as he gave him some locket and made poor brainwashed Kreacher feel like he was the best treated slave ever.

      JK Rowling’s lack of critical thinking is glaringly obvious in everything she has ever written.