I spotlighted J.K. Rowling’s awesomeness recently. That was because her capacity to wage metaphorical war on racism via fantasy is pretty much epic and deserved mention. While my first instinct was to say that today’s yes-and tale tacks on to that fact – but that the recent story in question is of a different caliber – that’d be in poor taste. ’cause it involves a gun shooting victim. So, we.. Read More
The muggle is real: Harry Potter teaching tolerance
I always knew it – and it’s great that science has officially stepped in to confirm it: Harry Potter teaches tolerance. Eh. “Tolerance” is a shitty word. I take that back. Let’s use “decreases discrimination” – which is a great quality in an extended fairy tale. Indeed, the series shows kids that whether you were born magical or are a mere muggle, everyone deserves to play Quidditch if they’ve got.. Read More