Radio4 today, "Can I still read Harry Potter" Aja Ramano

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Does anyone see this will turn into a balanced discussion? No breath holding going on here...

8pm BTW.

Think this, not see this. Doh.

I very much doubt it will be balanced....

More hatred towards women I suppose...how grabby we all are...

who knows?

open up the book and try

I know it is about Wizards and magic but I doubt the words have transformed in goblin-ish or something.

I think this is a repeat and I think when it was first broadcast a number of people were pleasantly surprised to find it more balanced than anticipated. But maybe I've misremembered.

It's a repeat and was discussed at the time:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4076594-Can-I-Still-Read-Harry-Potter-BBC-R4-Thursday-12th-November-2020

The programme is nowhere near as bad as many were expecting. I ended up feeling a bit sorry for Aja Romano. But only a bit.

Just checked and it was originally broadcast in November.

Cross-post. My recollection was the same Shedbuilder.

Thanks for finding the link to that discussion.

Always reassuring to discover I haven't imagined something!

Sorry, only just realised it is a repeat... Glad to hear it was more balanced than it might have been.

It is an interesting listen. It's always good to realise that not everyone in the BBC buys uncritically into "JKR is a bigot".

Yes, I find it quite heartening Nauticant. Makes me feel there may be some hope in all the woke madness.