The Complete Harry Potter Collection Box Set by J.K. Rowling

Rowling and myself,” he said, “but that is really not what this is about, nor is it what’s important right now. “I realize that certain press outlets will probably want to paint this as in-fighting between J.K. Radcliffe, Harry Potter himself, was the first star from the franchise to release a statement ( via The Trevor Project) about Rowling’s comments. The celebrity and industry's initial response: We recognize our responsibility to foster empathy and advocate understanding of all communities and all people, particularly those we work with and those we reach through our content.This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. “We deeply value the work of our storytellers who give so much of themselves in sharing their creations with us all. “Warner Bros.’ position on inclusiveness is well established, and fostering a diverse and inclusive culture has never been more important to our company and to our audiences around the world,” the studio said in a statement at the time.

Her remarks have been condemned by various cast members and “Harry Potter” affiliates, including Daniel Radcliffe. Rowling, who featured in the HBO Max 20th anniversary “Harry Potter” reunion special only passingly, has been a fixture of controversy in the last couple of years due to the anti-trans comments she has repeatedly made on Twitter. “And everybody was just like, ‘Wizards.’ It was so weird.” “It was one of those things where I saw it on the screen and I was expecting the crowd to be like, ‘Holy shit, did not, in a wizarding world, just throw Jews in there to run the fucking underground bank,” Stewart continued.

But what if the teeth were sharper?” ( Via Variety.)Ī “Harry Potter” wiki describes the goblins as skilled with “money and finances.”

Rowling was like, ‘Can we get these guys to run our bank?’ It’s a wizarding world … we can ride dragons, you can have a pet owl … but who should run the bank? Jews. “Talking to people, here’s what I say: Have you ever seen a ‘Harry Potter’ movie? Have you ever seen the scenes in Gringotts Bank? Do you know what those folks who run the bank are? Jews! And they’re like, ‘Oh, from ‘Harry Potter’! And you’re like, ‘No, that’s a caricature of a Jew from an anti-Semitic piece of literature.’” “Here’s how you know Jews are still where they are,” Stewart said on the episode. Rowling’s Transphobia: ‘That’s a Very Online Conversation’

The Complete Harry Potter Collection Box Set by J.K. Rowling