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Harry Potter was a fun kids series of books and the movies were entertaining. Who wouldn't want to have magical powers? That would be great!
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 16:42 |
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learnincurve posted:Because muggle technology won't work around magic, they addressed this in the Goblet of Fire. (Reeta Skeeter bugging story line) That makes some sense I guess. Though now I'm sad that we didn't get an entire battalion of solemn British soldiers fixing bayonets rather than let a bunch of high schoolers and their teachers fend for themselves.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 16:44 |
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inokichi posted:Rowling is now revising the characters in a way that has no bearing on the plot I.e. Hermione was black inokichi posted:Plus all that Robert Galbraith pseudonym poo poo
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 17:02 |
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skander posted:She didn't do that. It was a casting decision made by somebody else, for a stage play. You DON'T GET IT. Hermione NEEDS TO BE WHITE. How am I supposed to explain a negress to my children?
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 17:15 |
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inokichi posted:Yeah but I read how j.k. Rowling is now revising the characters in a way that has no bearing on the plot I.e. Hermione was black Yeah I'm afraid the books contradict that. You see, hermione knows how to read
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 17:33 |
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ashgromnies posted:How am I supposed to explain a negress to my children?
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 17:33 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMjrXRgu8IU
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 17:41 |
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learnincurve posted:Because muggle technology won't work around magic, they addressed this in the Goblet of Fire. (Reeta Skeeter bugging story line) Electronics don't work properly around areas of high magic concentration, but gunpowder works just fine. Light 'em up!
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 17:48 |
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They picked the black lady because she was the most talented person to audition for the role, not because of her race. Are you saying that jobs shouldn't go to the most skilled person available? I guess you don't really believe in meritocracy Anyway there are only two really good reasons to read Harry Potter: 1) You read at or below a 5th-grade level and need to practice before you can move on to more complex literature 2) You are a lonely, unhappy child who needs the escapism
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 17:57 |
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Nanomashoes posted:Yes, Terry Pratchett, or something good Actually Terry Pratchett is good. Sorry you are incapable of joy.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:04 |
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I was the target demographic for Harry Potter and I thought it was gay. Also stupid.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:06 |
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Applewhite posted:Actually Terry Pratchett is good. Sorry you are incapable of joy. trap sprung
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:12 |
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The #1 running theme of discussion on SA has always been that popular nerd things are actually bad
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:19 |
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loquacius posted:The #1 running theme of discussion on SA has always been that popular nerd things are actually bad Generally I agree with your sentiment but in this specific case Harry Potter is actually bad.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:21 |
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Nanomashoes posted:trap sprung Your dad is a trap.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:24 |
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Nanomashoes posted:trap sprung I you died instead of sir terry nobody would have noticed. I would have been no big loss for humanity
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:32 |
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I would read Harry Potter when my parents would fight, it was a decent distraction. Outside of that, the majority of what I enjoyed about the series was speculating about what will happen next. Also, the fanart was my introduction into my budding sexuality.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:34 |
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your post gave alan rickman cancer, rear end in a top hat
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:36 |
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TEAYCHES posted:Generally I agree with your sentiment but in this specific case Harry Potter is actually bad. I meant more in the case of Terry Pratchett here, I haven't actually read any of his books tho Harry Potter was very well written and plotted, even if the WW2 allegory got a little heavy-handed at times and the worldbuilding was kind of shallow and inconsistent. Rowling is a very good young-adult author because she describes abstract emotions particularly well. Things being silly and whimsical for their own sake kind of wears on an adult reader, but it works in the context of a children's book and most of it is confined to the first few books (which are definitely kids' books as opposed to the later ones which are YA fiction).
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:38 |
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Decebal posted:I you died instead of sir terry nobody would have noticed. I would have been no big loss for humanity He's entertaining but not a good author, hope this helps.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:47 |
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op killed rickman
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:50 |
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So now that Alan Rickman is dead, is Jeremy Irons gonna avenge him by fighting cancer?
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:50 |
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Nanomashoes posted:He's entertaining but not a good author, hope this helps. As opposed to all those good authors who aren't entertaining at all.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 18:53 |
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Gaunab posted:Op killed Alan Rickman
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:00 |
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Video is blocked.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:01 |
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has anyone taken care of the op yet? where are we on that mob justice thing?
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:03 |
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loquacius posted:I meant more in the case of Terry Pratchett here, I haven't actually read any of his books tho harry potter is actually an allegory for the early church. the muggles are gentiles
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:06 |
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JK Rowling is very active on Twitter also I didn't know any kids with friends who liked Terry Pratchett e: what I mean by this is if you liked Terry Pratchett you were likely a friendless child
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:09 |
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A misanthrope posted:has anyone taken care of the op yet? where are we on that mob justice thing? Unironically support the OP getting probated because it would be hilarious and cool to see "Your bad post killed Alan Rickman, user was probated for 6 hours" on his rap sheet.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:09 |
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Applewhite posted:Unironically support the OP getting probated because it would be hilarious and cool to see "Your bad post killed Alan Rickman, user was probated for 6 hours" on his rap sheet.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:11 |
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Applewhite posted:As opposed to all those good authors who aren't entertaining at all. Yes.
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:12 |
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Nanomashoes posted:Yes. like?
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:13 |
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Matoi Ryuko posted:Video is blocked. http://videosift.com/comedy/video/Stewart-Lee-on-Harry-Potter
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:15 |
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Applewhite posted:like? Tolkien comes to mind or, like, Tolstoy or some poo poo
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:16 |
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Applewhite posted:like? Ferdinand Celine or Robert Musil
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:16 |
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TEAYCHES posted:I was the target demographic for Harry Potter and I thought it was gay. Also stupid. you're gay
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:18 |
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loquacius posted:Tolkien comes to mind Tolkien is entertaining imo. I'll accept that Tolstoy is "great" because everyone says he is, but his books are a chore to read so I haven't experienced his greatness first hand. Wanna fill me in on what makes him so great?
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:18 |
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SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE CANCER KILLS SNAPE
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:19 |
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Applewhite posted:Tolkien is entertaining imo. tolkien is godawful i would rather read harry potter any day over LOTR the hobbit is a good book but LOTR is awful
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# ? Jan 14, 2016 19:20 |
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Applewhite posted:Tolkien is entertaining imo. Beats the hell out of me, but War And Peace is one of those books that everyone just kind of accepts as being great without bothering to read it What was the quote? "A classic is a book that everyone wants to have read and nobody wants to read." e: it was Twain Mark Twain posted:I don't believe any of you have ever read PARADISE LOST, and you don't want to. That's something that you just want to take on trust. It's a classic, just as Professor Winchester says, and it meets his definition of a classic -- something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.
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