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Bald Brah said:
I'm sure it was calculated. They probably thought which main character can we get away with making black without alienating everyone. Obviously not the main 3 or Dumbledore. Honestly it probably would have been better to make Harry's Aunt and Uncle black. Then all their treatment towards him would have an additional layer lol.
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It gets down to being accurate to the character. The actor himself delivered one line, and it was delivered with the amount of spite I’d expect and was appropriately menacing. Probably not an acting chops problem, but don’t fucking race change characters. Particularly ones that will have a complicated story that will not be co-opted for a bunch of false racism. Racism that doesn’t work because they already have a higher level prejudice that puts people in two categories already in a much more deadly situation than racism in 1995.

Hermione is annoying too. But I think they cast a half Indian half white actress or something. Plus she’s a kid and not 100% making her own decisions and probably idolizes the book character. The guy playing Snape could have said he respected the character and Alan Rickman too much.
 
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Mahes said:
I bet this does insane numbers. We know it shouldn't but it will. I would be somewhat excited for this if they had just cast Hermione and Snape appropriately.
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Probably correct. The local bookstore still has an aisle full of Harry Potter toys and things. A lot of Harry Potter things.
 
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Harry Potter is still popular by itself, but the show is under intense scrutiny for every choice made compared to the movie and there is the subset who will claim they are not supporting it simply because they hate JK Rowling. Most of those will still watch it in some form but not admit to it. Can't call it hate-watching because if she dropped dead the week before the first episode aired all of them would openly support it then.
 
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Malakriss said:
Harry Potter is still popular by itself, but the show is under intense scrutiny for every choice made compared to the movie and there is the subset who will claim they are not supporting it simply because they hate JK Rowling. Most of those will still watch it in some form but not admit to it. Can't call it hate-watching because if she dropped dead the week before the first episode aired all of them would openly support it then.
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The dykes and trannies don't have kids anyway. They aren't the target audience.
 
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The cast seems weak for this. I'm a fan of the books. My only interest in watching this is too see how much of the stuff that was cut in the movies shows up. Like there is a shitload more Elf stuff through the books.
 
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Harshaw said:
The cast seems weak for this. I'm a fan of the books. My only interest in watching this is too see how much of the stuff that was cut in the movies shows up. Like there is a shitload more Elf stuff through the books.
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Dude when they finally discover Hogwarts is running on house Elf slavery in Season 4, how much you wanna bet they make them mo-capped off black people.
 
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moonarchia said:
Dobby's going to have dreads?
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Him no, i think they will make him cute and a character to sympathize with like they did in the movies. The Goblet of Fire film cut out the part where the kids see & learn that Hogwarts is literally run on an unpaid and bound slave work force, those are the ones I mean. Dobby ends up working in the kitchens too after Chamber but because he was freed he got a salary by Dumbledore
 
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Juvarisx said:
Him no, i think they will make him cute and a character to sympathize with like they did in the movies. The Goblet of Fire film cut out the part where the kids see & learn that Hogwarts is literally run on an unpaid and bound slave work force, those are the ones I mean. Dobby ends up working in the kitchens too after Chamber but because he was freed he got a salary by Dumbledore
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Also all the Elves pretty much love their lives and Hermione goes all Karen trying to "help" them.
 
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Harshaw said:
Also all the Elves pretty much love their lives and Hermione goes all Karen trying to "help" them.
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and all the Elves except Dobby start refusing to clean the Gryffindor common room because they're sick of her trying to free them against their will.
 
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Gavinmad said:
and all the Elves except Dobby start refusing to clean the Gryffindor common room because they're sick of her trying to free them against their will.
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I was kind of mad they didn't even show Kreacher and the Elves helping to defend Hogwarts in the final battle. Kreacher fighting in Regulus' name against Voldemort was kind of his shining moment.
 
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Harshaw said:
I was kind of mad they didn't even show Kreacher and the Elves helping to defend Hogwarts in the final battle. Kreacher fighting in Regulus' name against Voldemort was kind of his shining moment.
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If I were in Harry's shoes Kreacher would have been in several pieces and Dumbledore could fuck right off if he didn't like it. The moral ambiguity of House Elves almost feels like it doesn't belong in the series, or it's meant to mentally stimulate older readers while just being an easy to understand lesson for younger kids.

I said calmly.
 
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