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- Mar 15, 2020
Gonna quote myself, I listened to the first episode and the host and Rowling talk about her difficult beginning, how she got out of the horrible relationship with her ex who almost destroyed the harry potter manuscript etc. Not gonna go into detail but her beginnings is what's mostly covered and it's compelling to listen to. I didn't know most of it.I missed it if it's already been talked about but Megan Phelps-Roper has a podcast called The Witch Trials of JK Rowling. Phelps is the daughter of the schizos who run westboro baptist church, the granddaughter of its founder. She's the one who managed to get the fuck out about 10 years ago. Features interviews with Rowling and people on all sides of the debate. 2 episodes are out, this is how she describes the podcast. I'm gonna give it a listen.
But the episode starts at some event where Harry Potter fans are asked what they love about the story. And they go on and on about it comforting the outsiders, being about acceptance and love, friendships and forgiveness and all that. Then they're asked about Rowling and they clam up like the cowards they are. It's a podcast, your name or and face won't even be out there and you're what? Afraid of being labeled an infidel by voice? The answers are that "it's tricky" (it's not), "I'm trying to stay out of it", "I have a comment but I'll say it off mic"
I don't know how the fuck could the painting of Rowling as some monster be more tragic. This woman couldn't be more kind and aware of everything. She says, commenting on what certain people say on social media specifically "You've ruined your legacy. Oh you could have been beloved forever, but you chose to say this. And I think you could not have misunderstood me more profoundly. I do not walk around my house thinking about my legacy. What a pompous way to live your life ,walking around thinking what will my legacy be. Whatever. I'll be dead. I care about now. I care about the living"