Skavau@lemm.eeM to Television@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 days agoJohn Lithgow Says He Was Surprised by Backlash Over Joining ‘Harry Potter’ Serieswww.hollywoodreporter.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down14
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkJohn Lithgow Says He Was Surprised by Backlash Over Joining ‘Harry Potter’ Serieswww.hollywoodreporter.comSkavau@lemm.eeM to Television@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squareFrogmanfromlake [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoNobody probably complained as much about him playing Dahl because he’s dead and any influence he might have had is gone with him. Rowling is still very much alive and using her influence to further flame transphobia.
minus-squareProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoAnd, as the article notes, Dahl’s estate apologised for his antisemitism. JK has not.
Nobody probably complained as much about him playing Dahl because he’s dead and any influence he might have had is gone with him. Rowling is still very much alive and using her influence to further flame transphobia.
And, as the article notes, Dahl’s estate apologised for his antisemitism. JK has not.