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VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The joke is that JK Rowling names her characters offensively.

I’ve seen this done before with multiple non-existent examples.

My point is that JK Rowling already named an Asian character offensively. She also has an Irish kid named Seamus that loves blowing stuff up, and a black man named Shacklebolt.

All I’m saying is the joke is now distracting from the source, because there is a real example of using her naming conventions on Asian characters.

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TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I struggle to imagine a world where magic and religion cohexist. I am normally used to high fantasy where the worldbuilding makes sense, but harry potter just flows like she thought of what could come next, and that’s it. Worldbuilding Babe, that’s how we add lore. Make stuff up.

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- VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Some fantasy is heightened by that, though.
  
  I think CS Lewis employed a similar strategy, and Narnia is all the more fantastical for it. I mean what the fuck is going on in The Horse and His Boy and The Silver Chair?
  
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- Alaknar@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  I am normally used to high fantasy where the worldbuilding makes sense, but harry potter just flows like she thought of what could come next, and that’s it.
  
  Just a quick reminder that she designed Quidditch specifically in a way that would infuriate any person even remotely familiar with how sports games work, because she wanted to “bet back at” a guy who dumped her.
  
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  - TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I am not aware of this, I just know that it’s the most potentially deadly fantasy sport out there. The mayan ball game had less casualità
    
    By far, the most popular of all Mayan sports was the Mayan ball game which was played in the Mesoamerican religion from about 1,400 BC. The game had various variations over different places and rules also varied to some extent. The common form of this game consisted of players striking the ball with their hips. In some other variations, they were also allowed the use of forearms, rackets, or bats. Solid rubber was the material of the ball and it had a weight of about 4 kg. A lot of these ball games were accompanied with grand events which sometimes even included the ritual of human sacrifice. Heavy betting was also involved in the game but it was also played as a simple recreation game by children and even women. mayansandtikal.com/mayan-games/mayan-sports/
    
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SethTaylor@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Sergay Lovecock would make for a badass porn name though

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baatliwala@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Funnily there is an actual Italian football player named Kevin Lasagna

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Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Rowling is a diverse writer who can make multiple offensive asian characters. Yes she has a generic asian character but get ready for hiro and their friends Walla Greataru (China), pungeen Pitt (vietnam), and Ima Eatdog (Korea) who will be diversifying the bigotry in fun new ways along with their rivals Rege Sheepfucker (Wales), Maple Beaverlodge (Canada), and Gitmo Castro (Colombia)

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- VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Omg I didn’t realize her writing had grown so much!
  
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  - Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Don’t forget his cousin obe seschoolshooting
    
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calmblue75@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Anthony Goldstein Can someone explain this one?

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- VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Just kinda fits with the stereotypical naming convention. Like John White for an American.
  
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  - yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    At least he’s not named Longnoz or Beageers Goldstein…
    
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    VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Torah Goldbergenstein, Jewish Wizard
    
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  - calmblue75@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Thanks!
    
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