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[demeter918]

Good god people.

Criticizing JK Rowling is not an act of unforgivable evil.

In reference to this.

Edit: And for the record, I hadn't even heard of Yolen before now. Being an obsessive fan is fine and all (I'm one myself), but if it gets to the point where you cannot tolerate even the idea of someone saying something unflattering about your particular obsession, then it's something to be worried about.

Edit2: As long as, you know, it doesn't apply to me. Hypocrisy and all that jazz.

Edit3: Oh, why do I bother?

Comments

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is frustrating. And Jane Yolen was writing children's fantasy LONG before 1991, since I first saw one of her stories on Reading Rainbow in like 5th grade. :p

[traykor.livejournal.com]

Her first book was out in 1961. Long before. Also, she has a response to the uproar on her blog:
http://www.janeyolen.com/journal.html

[demeter918.livejournal.com]

... there are times I wish I could throttle certain parts of the HP fandom. I swear, these kids are giving us a bad image.