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In reply to the discussion: J.K. Rowling calls her Harry Potter fans "racists" if they can't accept Hermoine as a black woman [View all]dembotoz
(16,922 posts)11. She wrote the damn book
What she says goes
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J.K. Rowling calls her Harry Potter fans "racists" if they can't accept Hermoine as a black woman [View all]
davidn3600
Jun 2016
OP
Bushy hair and brown eyes, Hermione could be white, African descent or mixed.
TexasProgresive
Jun 2016
#2
Rowling doesn't pull punches. I thought everyone liked that when a dead black man did it.
HuckleB
Jun 2016
#3
Exactly, stories can be retold with different colors. The story is still the same. nt
retrowire
Jun 2016
#12
The characters in the movies aren't particularly true to their descriptions in the books
TexasProgresive
Jun 2016
#47
Since her race isn't related to the plot, what difference does it make what race she is?
hughee99
Jun 2016
#34
It always surprise me when I come to DU and find commentary that would be at home on right leaning
wcast
Jun 2016
#40
Before declaring them racist with a blanket statement, I'd have to get their answer to one question
PersonNumber503602
Jun 2016
#44
Hermonie is a character that, at no time, is described as having "black" skin or as "being black."
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2016
#51
Well.... part of the "defaulting" was the eight movies that JK Rowling approved the casting of.
Nye Bevan
Jun 2016
#55
No it isn't. I wish I could go see the plays, but that will never happen.
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2016
#56
It has been a while since I read the books, and I don't trust the movies to accuratly
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2016
#63