Rowling Derangement Syndrome - "TERF/Woke Author Bad!!1"

[Gondolindrim]

Also, Hermoine was so much cooler and more fun in the books, and was often the instigator of the trouble the trio got themselves into, lol. Emma Watson made Hermoine a buzzkill.

I think her acting got worse as she got older. She spent the last 3 or 4 movies looking like she was on the verge of tears all the time, even in scenes that weren't tragic and sad.

 

[Terffals]

Honestly still signaling though, even if "just" internally. After the run-in with the large chess pieces at the end of the first book they should have realized death wasn't a far-off abstraction, but could happen to them. No point in saving a relatively small amount of money for later if there's a good chance you're going to be dead later. The three main characters would have been better served by the best gear harry could buy along with around-the-clock guards.

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And QRF teams standing by for when the guards invariably get overwhelmed.

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Magic apparently sucks for both authenticity and non-repudiation, so regular check-ins using passwords from regularly rotated codebooks would be required as well.

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I don't know why pretty much no one comments on the chess pieces, maybe there's some sort of weird teleological blind spot thing going on there.

Have you checked out the Eliezer Yudkowsky thread? I think you’d like it.

 

[Vecr]

Have you checked out the Eliezer Yudkowsky thread? I think you’d like it.

Yeah, I know. Yudkowsky's "Harry Potter" is explicitly not the actual Harry Potter though, and funnily enough follows none of what I said in my post. Yudkowsky's Potter is already jacked up on weird nonsensical powers by that point so indeed dismisses the chess pieces even more than Rowling's.

 

[Chandelier]

Matt Bernstein, resident Circuit Queen and botted likes enjoyer, decides to rub Imane Khaleif's victory in JKR's face. Archive.

This resident whore, who hangs around Erin Reed and Alex Caraballo to name a few, states that Khaleif's opponents do not deserve respect:

If Imane does decide to sue JKR for defamation, he'll have no choice but to provide the evidence that they are a True and Honest Woman and not a suspected DSD male. If that comes out, watch these people cope as that gold medal is stripped and taken away. Of course, I'm being optimistic here. It took ten years for Caster Semenya to be outed as a DSD male. It may be the same here.

 

[Sourceress]

If Imane does decide to sue JKR for defamation, he'll have no choice but to provide the evidence that they are a True and Honest Woman and not a suspected DSD male. If that comes out, watch these people cope as that gold medal is stripped and taken away. Of course, I'm being optimistic here. It took ten years for Caster Semenya to be outed as a DSD male. It may be the same here.

Unfortunately for Khelif's litigious hopes and dreams, his trainer gave up the goose on him, repeating my own post on the Paris 2024 Olympics thread out of laziness here:

With kudos to @annnanovichova on the Tranny Sideshows thread, Imane Khelif's trainer has just openly admitted, in a French interview, that Khelif is a biological male with XY chromosomes and - before they medically suppressed "her" testosterone levels - male-typical testosterone levels.

Interview is here: https://archive.ph/Nrnw0#selection-1259.0-1259.95

Relevant portion, run through Google translate (emphasis mine):

After the 2023 world championships, where she was disqualified, I took the lead in contacting a renowned endocrinologist from the Paris University Hospital, Kremlin-Bicêtre, who examined her. This confirmed that Imane is indeed a woman, despite her karyotype and her testosterone level. He said: “There's a problem with her hormones, with her chromosomes, but she's a woman. » That's all that mattered to us. We then worked with a doctor based in Algeria to monitor and regulate Imane's testosterone level, which is currently within the female norm. Tests show very clearly that all his muscular and other qualities have diminished since then. Currently, she can be compared on a muscular level and on a biological level to a woman-woman-woman.

There's a lot of coping in the interview, but the answer is beyond clear: Imane Khelif is a biological male who underwent a male puberty and, when not being medicated to lower them, has male-typical testosterone levels.

Good luck suing people for "lying" about you being a man, I-Man, when your trainer has already admitted to the world that not only are you a man, but you've known since well before the Olympics.

 

[Raging Capybara]

The first Harry Potter films are great because of John Willians. The moment they decided to kick him out because his paycheck was too high and prohibited the new composers from using the old tunes because they didn't want to pay Willians' royalties the series became unwatchable.

 

[Ballsack Pussylips]

With kudos to @annnanovichova on the Tranny Sideshows thread, Imane Khelif's trainer has just openly admitted, in a French interview, that Khelif is a biological male with XY chromosomes and - before they medically suppressed "her" testosterone levels - male-typical testosterone levels.

Additional info, he beat up all the women in training, so they had him train against a male boxer:

Now Spanish national coach Rafa Lozano has revealed that Khelif was considered too dangerous to pair with women at a boxing retreat in Madrid ahead of the Olympics.

'They were doing a retreat at Blume and we couldn't put her with anyone,' he told Radio Marca.

'We put her with Jennifer Fernandez and it hurt her. Whoever we put her with was injured.'

He said coaches only found a match for her after pairing her up with Jose Quiles, one of Spain's leading male boxers.

'I don't see it as fair,' he said. 'Everyone can think what they want, but that's how I see it.'

https://archive.is/QDhQN

Now that he has won gold, they come crawling out of their holes.

 

[Gorillion others]

Additional info, he beat up all the women in training, so they had him train against a male boxer:

https://archive.is/QDhQN

Now that he has won gold, they come crawling out of their holes.

He really is just some disgusting cheater.

 

[TruffleSpark]

facebook serving me up some nonsense:

251 people who are big mad, comments are what you would expect


in summary:

He really is just some disgusting cheater.

another bit of coal I got from facebook:

you cannot please these people

 

[Dr. Butt]

facebook serving me up some nonsense:

Have these people not heard of a "wedding" or "museum"? You can't get into certain events or sites without putting on a yarmulke or dupatta from the bin and some families will require a foreign husband or wife to wear traditional dress for the wedding even if he/she has never set foot in the spouse's home country. Especially in the West! Foreign brides wear white dresses with sleeves and veils for random Americans or Brits all the time. Maybe this guy's just trying not to fuck up his brother's photos or something. Jesus Christ I thought the internet superhighway was supposed to make us all smarter.

 

[Maginot]

Specifically, that is Korean formal dress for upper-class men from sometime in the Joseon era. So they do not know shit. I've been to the site he's at.

 

[Dr. Butt]

Specifically, that is Korean formal dress for upper-class men from sometime in the Joseon era. So they do not know shit. I've been to the site he's at.

So even dumber than I assumed? He's playing dress-up at a re-enactment thing like Colonial Williamsburg or the Ren Faire? Things that troonatics do all the time but which are somehow bad when a man who supports battered women having their own spaces does them?

 

[Gorillion others]

The incel to troon pipeline is real. None of them would be this vitriolic if they didn't have a chip on their shoulder. Since they couldn't get chicks, they decided to be chicks to get back at them. Is it messed up? Yes. So are troons.

 

[Elysian]

Specifically, that is Korean formal dress for upper-class men from sometime in the Joseon era. So they do not know shit. I've been to the site he's at.

I’m pretty sure there’s at least one historical site like that which lets tourists in for free if they get dressed up in clothing like that at one of those traditional clothing rental places. I saw a YouTube video recently where a group of people did it and then were pleasantly surprised to find that they didn’t have to pay for entry upon entering the temple they were going to. Also one of the dudes dressed up in the old timey female concubine outfit and got some laughs.

I think her acting got worse as she got older. She spent the last 3 or 4 movies looking like she was on the verge of tears all the time, even in scenes that weren't tragic and sad.

I mean, she did have to interact with Harvey Weinstein at least once. I’d probably be constantly on the verge of tears too.

 

[Maginot]

More like going around in an historical costume at a place that is an artificial reconstruction for that period of history. They don't sell that clothing at the place so he probably went to some effort to costume like that. South Korea has had significant effort put forth to broadcast their connections to unified historical Korea so I don't think the natives would find fault in whitey spending a bunch of money reminding people that it wasn't china or japan.

 

[Gorillion others]

Rowling's worldbuilding is ropey as shit

This was what I got from Brave AI.

Several aspects of the Harry Potter magic system have been criticized for being unclear, inconsistent, or illogical. Here are some examples:

1. Lack of clear rules: The magic system is often described as having rules, but these rules are rarely explicitly stated or consistently applied. This makes it difficult for readers to understand how magic works and why certain spells or actions are possible or impossible.
2. Inconsistent wandlore: The relationship between a wizard’s magic and their wand is unclear. Wands are said to choose their masters, but this doesn’t always seem to be the case. Additionally, the idea that a wand’s core and wood can affect a wizard’s magic is not consistently applied.
3. Unexplained magical abilities: Some characters, like Harry, exhibit magical abilities without apparent explanation or training. For example, his ability to make his hair grow back or Aunt Marge inflate.
4. Inconsistent portrayal of Polyjuice Potion: The potion’s limitations and potential side effects are not consistently depicted throughout the series. In some cases, it seems to be used with minimal consequences, while in others, it has severe and unpredictable effects.
5. Unclear boundaries between “dark” and “good” magic: The distinction between dark and good magic is often blurred. Some spells or actions are labeled as “dark” without clear justification, while others seem to be morally ambiguous.
6. Inconsistent depiction of magical creatures and objects: The behavior and properties of magical creatures and objects are not consistently explained or depicted. For example, the Hogwarts ghosts’ abilities and limitations are unclear.
7. Lack of logical consequences: Some magical actions or events lack logical consequences. For instance, the Imperius Curse’s effects on its victims are not consistently depicted, and its use is often portrayed as having minimal repercussions.

Soft vs. Hard Magic

Some critics argue that the Harry Potter magic system leans towards “soft magic,” where the rules are flexible and often unexplained, allowing for plot convenience and wonder. Others argue that it attempts to be a “hard magic” system, with clear rules and limitations, but falls short in its execution.

Conclusion

While the Harry Potter series is beloved for its storytelling and world-building, its magic system has been criticized for its inconsistencies and lack of clear rules. These criticisms highlight the challenges of creating a coherent and logical magical system within a narrative, and the importance of consistency and clarity in world-building.

 

[Red Fanta]

Probably why she likes writing her crime novels; she can indulge in what she's actually interested in (human psychology) without having to deal with a haphazard fantasy backdrop and the inevitable screeching autists whining about the tiniest things.

 

[Gondolindrim]

you cannot please these people

The funny part is how this is supposed to be an own by that little goth goblin but it's such a scummy tactic. Right out the gate, she's accusing the other woman of being transphobic and clearly won't accept any answer other than "Yes"

No matter what, you still need to be the oppressed party I guess.

 

[White-Kettle Shufflepunk]

This was what I got from Brave AI.

Okay, I feel like I need to use this as a lesson in not relying on AI.

1. Lack of clear rules: The magic system is often described as having rules, but these rules are rarely explicitly stated or consistently applied. This makes it difficult for readers to understand how magic works and why certain spells or actions are possible or impossible.

Okay, this one is fairly on point, but... an example would be nice? For instance, Rowling that conjuring money is a fundamental magical impossibility, even though money isn't a natural catagory. Did she specifically mean gold, silver, and bronze? Or could a government render say, pogs unconjurable by declaring them legal tender? What about the

1. Inconsistent wandlore: The relationship between a wizard’s magic and their wand is unclear. Wands are said to choose their masters, but this doesn’t always seem to be the case. Additionally, the idea that a wand’s core and wood can affect a wizard’s magic is not consistently applied.

Wand cores and woods are said to have inclinations towards different types of magic, but it's never implied to be a make or break rule. Like, if you're shit at transfiguration, switching to a maple wand probably isn't going to make much of a difference.

(I have no idea if maple is supposed to be good for transfiguration, even I'm not that autistic)

As for the thing about wands choosing the wizard, that's pretty consistent throughout the books? But again, it's perfectly possible to use someone else's wand, it's just harder.

1. Unexplained magical abilities: Some characters, like Harry, exhibit magical abilities without apparent explanation or training. For example, his ability to make his hair grow back or Aunt Marge inflate.

It is explained! Young, untrained wizards are prone to surges of wild magic when stressed or emotional. The point of magical education is to learn how to cause effects consistently.

1. Inconsistent portrayal of Polyjuice Potion: The potion’s limitations and potential side effects are not consistently depicted throughout the series. In some cases, it seems to be used with minimal consequences, while in others, it has severe and unpredictable effects.

Polyjuice potion goes wrong exactly once in the books, due to a clearly explained bit of user-error on Hermione's part: she used cat hair instead of human. A better potential inconsistency would be the last book, where Hagrid explictly can't use the potion because he's half giant, despite Fleur (quarter-Veela) having no problem, though you could quibble that she's three quarters human or something. Notice the AI percieves a pattern being broken (polyjuice potion working, except for the time Hermione turned herself into a fursona) but can't tell if it's a mistake or not.

1. Unclear boundaries between “dark” and “good” magic: The distinction between dark and good magic is often blurred. Some spells or actions are labeled as “dark” without clear justification, while others seem to be morally ambiguous.

I guess you could point to love potions bouncing between treated as a harmless joke or rape drugs as an example of this, but generally, dark magic pretty clearly earns the label. The Unforgiveable Curses, for instance, kill you, control your mind, or inflict mind-blowing pain, respectively. I guess you could argue that the Killing Curse is a relatively humane option in a self defense situation, seeing as it's quick and painless, but still, most dark magic stuff in the books is shit like "phylactery created via murder" or "zombie slaves, probably also created via murder." I think Brave is trying to convert us to black magic.

1. Inconsistent depiction of magical creatures and objects: The behavior and properties of magical creatures and objects are not consistently explained or depicted. For example, the Hogwarts ghosts’ abilities and limitations are unclear.

Okay, an actual example, if only in vague allusion! Ghosts in Harry Potter said to be unable to touch anything, or consume food and drink, yet Nearly Headless Nick is cured of his petrification by using a potion. The fuck did they do? Spray him with it?

1. Lack of logical consequences: Some magical actions or events lack logical consequences. For instance, the Imperius Curse’s effects on its victims are not consistently depicted, and its use is often portrayed as having minimal repercussions.

At a couple of points, it's mentioned that careless or prolonged use Imperius Curse can leave people deranged. For instance, a junior MP in Muggle parliament ends up thinking he's a duck, even once he's freed. Again, though, this isn't a hard and fast rule, and most characters we see controlled with the curse are only bewitched for fairly short periods of time, usually by very competent wizards.

I'm not trying to dunk on you, or present Harry Potter as a flawless work of art, I just think that AI summation is very sloppy.

 

[Otis Mallebrok]

If Imane does decide to sue JKR for defamation, he'll have no choice but to provide the evidence that they are a True and Honest Woman and not a suspected DSD male. If that comes out, watch these people cope as that gold medal is stripped and taken away.

It has already come out. Khelifs trainer admitted in an interview that Khelif has high testosterone and has the wrong chromosomes. But you can be certain that the reddit segment as well as trannies like Erin Reed brigade will completely ignore this. As will IOC. Caster Semenya has been confirmed male but he still has his goldmedal, whereas the Canadian runner Melissa Bishop who was robbed, has not even received an apology much less her medal. Its fucked up.