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maybe_Lena t1_j7kr8f1 wrote

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It’s not baseless, have you read the books? Because she makes the bankers Jewish stereotypes…

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Jack-Campin t1_j7kw7vg wrote

The objection is to her featuring goblins, which were commonly used in children's books in the period when she was writing (ultimately inspired by George Macdonald in the 19th century; he was rediscovered in the 1980s). Just google "goblin children's book" and see how many hits you get.

I think I know exactly which book was her main influence, as it was popular around Edinburgh a bit before she started writing the HP books - my wife got it for her kids. Nobody's ever accused that book of being antisemitic.

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Trashcoelector t1_j7l5cqj wrote

Have you seen Warhammer goblins and gnoblars? Their noses are like 2 feet long. Even if goblins did emerge from antisemitic stereotypes, assuming that fantasy writers have to be aware of this and that they are antisemites is ridiculous.

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