Time article

I would be disappointed if Terry Pratchett had drunk the Koolaid had he lived. So I do vaguely get it. It's the ownership they seem to feel that is troubling.

Basically they are suffering extreme cognitive dissonance which is causing them distress. Either resolved by pillorying JK and 'noticing' racism and homophobia they'd previous overlooked (we have always been at war with Eastasia) or by agreeing with JK eventually.

Why are adults looking for recommendations for new children's books to read anyway?

it’s my hope that my phone will ping with fewer problematic opinions and instead be filled with kid-lit recommendations

I have a book recommendation for the author of this article. 1984.

Who are all these grown ups who still lean on Harry Potter in graduate school?

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It's utterly baffling. And deeply infantile.

It's interesting that they don't seem to think that the person who spent time and effort writing books which promoted ideals they value and provided comfort to them may not have had a personality transplant and turned into a raging bigot and that instead her recent opinion may be an extension of her earlier stance on life and love and respect for others and that ...she may have a point?

Who are all these grown ups who still lean on Harry Potter in graduate school?

I'm sorry if that sounds rude and unsympathetic but I just don't get it. I mean I'm still very fond of Mallory Towers and The Chalet School and Sue Barton but I don't expect comfort or sustenance from them and haven't since I was about 12.

Belief in magic and imaginary worlds seems very popular amongst the trans and NB young folk.

This is the bit I don't get, this sort of sense of ownership over art one consumes and belief that, having consumed and enjoyed it, its author is then obligated to continue providing one with nurturing and comfort.

Problematic? Yes. And personally hurtful, considering her Harry Potter series was a source of comfort to me during the stresses of graduate school.

I'm seeing this a lot from trans identified young people. Is it just immaturity? Something related to the trans identification that's causing the immaturity, or the immaturity causing the trans identification? It's just odd and striking how many people in that demographic seem to have that relationship to creative work that they consume.