Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale by J.K. Rowling

4 reviews

morgagnomic's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

I read the Harry Potter series over a decade ago, and wasn't super impressed then, and am utterly offended by them now. JKR is an abhorrent transphobe, and her non-white characters are nothing but 1-dimensional, racist tropes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ddmgembala's review against another edition

Author is a bigot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Cultural appropriation

imyerhero's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Classism

doriandelioncourt's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism