Physical information Far worse is her inability to provide proper buildup or payoff across multiple books, which likely stems from an inability (or unwillingness) to adequately plan her series overall. Reporter for the Daily Prophet, unregistered animagus, and Jo's transphobia in human (and illegal beetle) form. One of her earliest works was an exaggerated autobiography written to gain fame and notoriety, in which she succeeded greatly as the book was a top seller. She gave up a year's worth of article writing when blackmailed by Hermione Granger (her main means of making a living) as she knew the alternate consequences would be a sentence in Azkaban. Mere pages after we first meet her, Bellatrix kills a supposedly-important character and then serves as just another Death Eater for the rest of the story. In this manifesto, she argues without evidence that trans women are somehow a threat to cis women having an identity, and she even goes on to push the right-wing narrative of trans women sexually assaulting cis women in bathrooms. Specifically, were going to examine the flaws in Rowlings stories that weve all been ignoring. In her bizarre non-sequitur of a tweet, Rowling misgendered a trans woman called Tara Wolf who was fined for a crime. Thus, when Denethor arguably kills Thoden indirectly, his death is more impactful than any of Rowlings character deaths. If sex isnt real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. The idea that women like me, whove been empathetic to trans people for decades, feeling kinship because theyre vulnerable in the same way as women ie, to male violence hate trans people because they think sex is real and has lived consequences is a nonsense. What does that mean? Rita's writing tended to be sensationalist and sometimes outright dishonest, paralleling her beliefs about writing what people "like to read". While she had a huge disregard for her interviewee's reputations and journalistic integrity, Rita deeply feared her own status as an unregistered animagus being revealed to the world. Welcome to TransLogic! He makes few meaningful choices, as Dumbledore arguably planned out his whole journey for him. However, while Hermione thought this one year of abstinence would curb Skeeter's ill-habit of writing hurtful articles, she was wrong, as once the deal has reached its end, she swiftly and shamelessly returned to her old ways of writing sensationalist and dishonest journalism. Even the prophecy predicting his fateful battle is worded in such a way as to make Harrys character traits pretty much irrelevant. Sam even briefly forgets about Frodos peril, desperate as our hero is to kill Gollum. That aside, Albus Dumbledore as portrayed in the books and films is a truly terrible human being. Harry did not see Rita Skeeter again until the next year where he gave her an interview for The Quibbler announcing the return of Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, which she did bitterly. #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill. Posts about my hobby of painting The Lord of the Rings miniatures from Games Workshop. It is likely she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, and she spent time training to become an Animagus. She's described as having a square jaw, wide shoulders, and large hands. But in Harry Potter, it is. Without a doubt, they will find videos by alt-right personalities defending Rowlingpeople like Carl Benjamin and Blaire White. The most important of these is his lack of compassion for the corrupted hobbit Gollum. Harry then tells his son that the Sorting Hat only put him in Gryffindor at his request, and were told that hes never told anyone this before. As it was Rita who laid the foundation for the Prophet's defamation of Harry, with her initial stories about him, Hermione wanted her to also be the one to set the record straight. HARRY POTTER'S SECRET HEARTACHE, published in Witch Weekly by Rita, When Rita encountered Harry, Ron, and Hermione in Hogsmeade, Hermione insulted her for her libel. Notice how she keeps using the misleading and irrelevant phrase Sex is real: If sex isnt real, theres no same-sex attraction. Snape, on the other hand, goes from Death Eater to triple agent, and through all of it, hes a child abuser. Lets examine why, in making Hermione black, J.K. Rowling has actually managed to make her theme of benevolent slavery in Harry Potter even worse. Skeeter visited Hogwarts with Linderina Crane during the 20102011 school year and attempted to interview Daniel Page, but gave up when he didn't feel like divulging anything. While this is technically realistic, the fact is that realism does not matter or even exist in fiction. I could talk about how the werewolves and giants are established as the targets of bigotry only for them to join Voldemort in the end, but I dont think theres much more I can say. Game of Thrones vs. Bellatrix is introduced when she kills Sirius, signalling that she will be important, but shes not. In 1981, at the fall of Voldemort and end of the War, Skeeter reported on the Death Eater trials before the Council of Magical Law; people such as Igor Karkaroff and Ludovic Bagman. After Harry defeated the Hungarian Horntail and retrieved his egg, Rita tried to get another interview to which Harry refused. #TheIckabog. Rita Skeeter was born in England in 1951. [25] It was, perhaps, her being present at the funeral that prompted her to write a biography of Albus Dumbledore, as within four weeks, she wrote a 900-page biography about him, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, which also included authentic old photos of the famed Hogwarts headmaster. Rita Skeeter (b. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Dumbledores brother sends Dobby to rescue Harry and his friends from Bellatrix and the Malfoys. Remember that Harry Potter is supposed to be the hero. * She turned the whole school against Harry with her lies, turning him into a troubled youth who seeks glory. Also sometime in her early career, Skeeter provided a quote for the critical acclaim for Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp, when she wrote "I've read worse." [7], Rita was an unregistered Animagus, wherein she took the form of a beetle and was able to slip around undetected and spy on unsuspecting company so she could obtain gossip for her articles which she later exaggerated and exploited to gain the attention of the masses. Firstly, Rowling has a long history of liking transphobic tweets and following known TERFs. Patronus At that point, even Harrys successful attempt to free Dobby comes across as having been motivated by spite more than compassion. I'm concerned about the huge explosion in young women wishing to transition and also about the increasing numbers who seem to be detransitioning (returning to their original sex), because they regret taking steps that have, in some cases, altered their bodies irrevocably, and taken away their fertility. Far from giving her fans a gay hero, Rowling gave them a coded-gay villain in Grindelwald. After Voldemorts underwhelming death, Rowling adds insult to injury by skipping forward nineteen years. May 30, 2022 Posted by: Category: Uncategorized; In Chamber of Secrets, Harry shows little or no empathy for Dobby until he realizes the house elf belongs to the Malfoys. In the German audio books, Rita speaks with an American accent. It doesnt. No. so in this video i'll. There, she helps to pass laws that encourage wizards to treat their slaves better, at least until she shifts her attention towards helping muggle-born wizards. After carrying Frodo up Mount Doom, Samwise Gamgee once again fights Gollum. She publicly shamed Hermione for her relationship with Viktor Krum and her supposed relationship with Harry Potter. All Bellatrix Lestrange did to Molly was taunt her about how her son was killed by somebody else. A younger Rita Skeeter as a court reporter at the trial of Igor Karkaroff, Skeeter was a journalist at the time of the First Wizarding War when Lord Voldemort was in power. T here must have been something good about her. It really is Harrys abilities that make him who he is. Troubled Blood Is The Latest Element In Rowling's Long History Of Transphobia The author, who has drawn criticism for her depictions of people of color and Native American religion and culture, has a long history of transphobic Twitter behavior. The character of Rita Skeeter, a "poison pen" journalist seen throughout the series, is curiously described. Her biography of Harry Potter, for instance, was described as being only one-quarter factual with the remaining three-quarters being pure fabrication and general dislike for Harry Potter being made into fake stories. Although on its own it wouldnt be a problem, the manner in which Rowling kills off her characters forms a pattern when you factor in the generally poor planning in Harry Potter. Jacob's sibling and Tulip Karasu thought that in order to get rid of her so they could unblock Warbeck's blocked throat, they would spook her with frogs spawned with Frog Spawn Soap, as Tulip heard frogs made her uneasy. Theres a lot more to most of the characters and plot elements in the book, and even a twelve-hour masterpiece of a movie just cant compare. By contrast, if we look at the example of Samwise Gamgee, the chief protagonist in The Lord of the Rings, we see a character who saves the world by overcoming his character flaws. You may be asking, what could possibly be worse than a white author signalling to her readers that her only abolitionist character is silly, nave, and wrong? The Lord of the Rings Explained: What Moviegoers Missed. [Source]. To use it, Skeeter sucked on the end and then placed it upright on parchment.. One notable use of the Quick-Quotes Quill was when Skeeter interviewed Harry Potter after he had been chosen to compete in the 1994-1995 Triwizard Tournament. #Rita skeeter full. This all sends the explicit message that child abuse builds character. The woman who created Harry Potter treats trans people with nothing but cruelty and contempt, always insisting that the trans women have stolen something that is rightfully hers. Wand During her early days as an author, Skeeter wrote a biography on Armando Dippet, entitled Armando Dippet: Master or Moron?. Hermione Granger wanted to get the truth to the public, and thus instructed Rita to meet her and Luna Lovegood in Hogsmeade on 14 February 1996, in the Three Broomsticks Inn. Dobby, for example, later appears to serve Harry and other slaveowners like a Confederates ideal former slave. Animagus Tolkien constantly drew parallels between them, and he did so in the text. Believing that Frodo is dead, Sams first impulse is to hunt down Gollum and take revengebefore even considering taking up the Ringbearers quest. Unfortunately, somewhere down the line, J.K. Rowling decided Snape was a sympathetic hero. She writes disjointed stories about a heroic slaveowner, whom other characters constantly die to protectincluding a former slave. That concept is personified in Rita Skeeter, Jo's oddly prescient satire of unscrupulous journalism. Rita also wrote primarily for the Daily Prophet, though some of her articles have also appeared in other sources, such as Witch Weekly and The Quibbler. [12] Although Hermione was more disdainful than upset about the article, she unfortunately started receiving angry mail from people who believed Rita's lies. . Rita Skeeter Notice the part where one of them has to die at the hand of the other there? I was certainly too young to see some of the more toxic themes of the story, but I began to lose my taste for Rowlings work all the same. Unknown length, wood and core[9] After this time period was up, Rita returned to her writing with as much gusto and as little scruples as before. Yeah Voldemort ties by his own curse, so thats out the window. Community content is available under. She wrote articles for the Daily Prophet, as well as a few 'tell-all' biographies. As an article by Constance Grady for Vox pointed out, Rowling routinely and increasingly writes about womanhood as if it were a disability. J.K. Rowling writes like an alt-right blogger, pretending to be rational while distorting the facts, wielding emotional arguments and misleading buzzwords, and demonizing societys most vulnerable. She also wrote a mystery novel called The Silkworm, where she dehumanized a trans woman. Daily Prophet[9]Witch Weekly[12]The Quibbler[13]Order of the Phoenix (indirectly)[13] In fact, shes probably a better example than Luna! In December of 2019, Rowling defended a known TERF called Maya Forstater after a long time quietly liking tweets from other TERFs. Professor Minerva McGonagall introduced her to the school in the Great Hall, with Rita adding a bit more detail, stating herself to be "a widely popular writer for the Daily Prophet". Returning to the subject of Bellatrix Lestrange, Rowling has said that she always intended for Molly Weasley to kill Bellatrix Lestrange. The Lord of the Rings, Russian-American author and cult leader Ayn Rand, Why Ayn Rands Atlas Shrugged Is the Worst Novel Ive Ever Read, The Lord of the Rings Explained The Voice of Saruman, The Lord of the Rings Explained The Mercy of Samwise Gamgee. Just as they teleport out of Malfoy Manor, Bellatrix throws a knife that mortally wounds Dobby. Perhaps the most obvious example of this is the way the author kills off characters. Rita Skeeter (b. If Rowling wanted to contrast two characters, she would have had to actually contrast them somehow. I know now that this is what we call a shift in genre, and its not always a problem. She illegally transforms herself so she can spy on children. Bilepure, unadulterated hatred for everyone J.K. Rowling considers beneath herdrips from every page of Troubled Blood. In fact, so much of the story happens off-page that it becomes difficult to care about what one is actually reading. She didnt do thisat least not in any way that would cause any of this to work on any level. Occupation Harry looked down quickly at the quill. At some point after the first task, Albus Dumbledore had banned Rita from entering Hogwarts Castle, though. Indeed, Rowling treats her black heroine as an unworldly child. Overall, Tolkiens books are deeper and more complex than any film adaptation could be. [9], Apparently, unemployment did not serve Rita well, as when she showed up during the year she was blackmailed by Hermione not to write, Rita's nails were chipped, she was missing fake stones in her glasses, and her hair was lank and unkempt. Loyalty owyn was Thodens niece, and Merry had formed a bond with the old man. When I first read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, I loved it. All this suggests quite convincingly that Hermione is, in fact, white. Skeeter preferred writing for the sake of publicity and wrote what she thought people would "like to read" and what was lies rather than what they "ought to read" and which was the truth. Rita Skeeter reported live from the final of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup in the Patagonian Desert, on 11 July 2014. Let me say that again: Harry Potter is a slaveowner. Skeeter was described as having blonde hair set in elaborate curls that contrasted oddly with her heavy-jawed face. J.K. Rowling, whether she realizes it or not, has caused some portion of her fanbase to drift into the alt-right. [7] Hermione used this as leverage to get Rita to do an interview with Harry for The Quibbler without any charge. [19] Her subsequent article described Hagrid as a ferocious-looking man who used his authority to terrify his students, but this interview's quote information was otherwise mostly true and unchanged. Instead, she said Dumbledore is gay in an interview, and then the author wrote a screenplay where Dumbledore is never shown to be gay. Im not saying Skeeter was necessarily meant to be a trans woman, but its a distinct possibility. Where the deaths of characters like Thoden in The Lord of the Rings were the result of Gandalfs understandable inability to be in two places at once, Dumbledore plans seemingly every detail of the later books, including the deaths of almost every halfway-interesting character in Harry Potter. This would have been a weighty payoff had Bellatrix been the one to kill Fred, but he died in an explosion presumably caused by an unnamed Death Eater. In response to the ensuing criticism she received, Rowling claimed that TERF was a misogynistic slur. Indeed, a surprising number of them die protecting the great Harry Potter. As a result of suffering the effects of institutionalized racism and subconscious bias, Hermione understands whats being done to the house elves on a deeper level than Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, or J.K. Rowling herself can ever comprehend. This blatantly contradicts the prophecy that the whole story is built on: The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches, born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies, and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not, and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives, the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies. For my part, Im ashamed to say I knew nothing. Why should it be any different if the victim is trans? Her blonde curls were curiously rigid, suggesting it was styled with the magical equivalent of hairspray. This is a relatively minor grievance when compared with the others, but in keeping with the theme of Harry and his friends always ensuring their hands remain clean, Harry Potter doesnt even kill Voldemort at the end. Its never explained. [16], Subsequent to her guest speaker role, during the 19871988 school year, Rita returned to Hogwarts to interview the staff as research for a book she was writing. However, she could also be very vindictive and spiteful towards those she disliked. Rita Skeeter clashed with Hermione several times during both The Triwizard Tournament, and during the denial of Lord Voldemort's return. Killing off this many supposedly-important characters off-page is simply not a recipe for a strong narrative. Rita Skeeter Biographical information Born Between January and November 1951 Blood status Pure-blood or half-blood (possibly) Marital status Single Nationality British Also known as Queen of the Quills Signature Physical information Species Human Gender Female Hair colour Blonde Magical characteristics Animagus Beetle (unregistered) Boggart Queen of the Quills[4] Kreacher, it turns out, was partly responsible for Sirius Blacks death, allowing Rowling to frame Harry as justified in how he treats his slave. Dont just say you contrasted two characters; make an effort to actually do it. Not only has everything in the prophecy been correctly interpreted by the time we hear it, but it also fails to tell us anything we didnt already know about where the story was headed. Language: English Words: 6,951 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 12 Kudos: 199 Bookmarks: 31 Hits: 1542 Footer About the Archive Site Map until Viktor makes a big decision. Thats what proper buildup and payoff can do for a story. What follows is among the most vacuous and saccharine pieces of writing Ive ever read. Now, in some stories, the hero refusing to kill the villain is in service to some theme or other, but not here. The author, main character, and wise mentor all condescend to a black woman for hating slavery, because slavery is good, and the black woman who wants to abolish it is just being bossy.. Rita claimed the Prophet would not buy the story, reluctantly admitting that the Ministry of Magic was influencing it. Supposedly this is because she wanted to contrast Mollys love for her husband and children with Bellatrixs sick love for Voldemort. The book proceeds to tell us that Harrys scar hasnt hurt in many years, and the series ends on this line: To be honest, I cant think of a single sentence you could end on that would be more vacuous than this one. [13], After the death of Albus Dumbledore, Rita made her own biography about him called the Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, which infuriated Hermione further.[27]. Lets get right down to it; Hermiones abolitionism suddenly makes a whole lot more sense. Skeeter makes her debut in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire during the Tri-Wizard Tournament and slanders Harry and others in some rather infuriating ways. [7], Skeeter was born into a half-blood or pure-blood family[2] in 1951. rita skeeter transphobia. She's exactly the sort of person that JK thinks of when she thinks of trans folk, manipulative, lying about who they are, and a danger to children. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. Pretentiousness isnt even the biggest flaw in J.K. Rowlings writing. rita skeeter's first and last appearance was in harry potter and the goblet of fire, while in the books she had a huge presence. Harry thought that Hermione and Rita were "the unlikeliest pair of drinking mates he could ever have imagined". Live your best life in peace and security. Rita Skeeter. [29] The latter added to her series of hatchet jobs on former Headmasters of Hogwarts, along with The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore and Armando Dippet: Master or Moron? This wouldnt necessarily be a huge problem, but the vast majority of the story revolves around him. After doing almost nothing of note, Bellatrix is killed by Molly Weasley, whose son Fred was killed shortly before. Notable stories Rita covered include the trials of various Death Eaters after the First Wizarding War, the Triwizard Tournament, and (albeit reluctantly) Harry Potter's account of Lord Voldemort's return to power in 1995 for The Quibbler. Dobby dies, and his last words are Harry Potter: Such a beautiful place, to be with friends. Throughout the story, Rowling ensures that Harry Potter and his friends neednt get their hands dirty. Hermione calls her in to conduct an interview with Harry, to be published in . End of story. The TRUTH about Newt Scamander; like the rest of her books, most of it was rubbish-- one claim even stated that Newt Scamander broke Seraphina Picquery's heart in 1926, something which he revealed was untrue in his own book. When youre writing a story, try to ensure you actually bother to communicate whatevers in your head. In return, Hermione furiously vowed to get revenge on Rita if it was the last thing she ever did. I lost count of how many magical concepts Rowling brings up in one book or other, only to introduce a contradictory idea in a later book. Rita Skeeter first met Harry Potter in 1994 when Hogwarts was housing the Triwizard Tournament, which Harry's name shot surprising from the Goblet of Fire. In this series of short articles, I talk about the various ways Tolkiens books differ from the film adaptations. I was somewhat younger than eleven when I first started reading Harry Potterperhaps six or sevenso for most of that time I was considerably younger than Harry was. Following the Reappearance of the Dark Mark after the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, Skeeter penned a scathing report of the British Ministry of Magic's handling over the riots, accusing the Ministry of incompetence over their failure to catch any of the culprits. After defeating Voldemort, Harrys first thought concerning Kreacher doesnt pertain to whether or not the elf survived the battle (he doesnt appear again in the books). Ive read all the arguments about femaleness not residing in the sexed body, and the assertions that biological women dont have common experiences, and I find them, too, deeply misogynistic and regressive. There are numerous examples of Rowlings transphobia, including but not limited to citing several articles by TERFs, incorrectly conflating menstruation with being a woman, and implying trans women arent discriminated against. Both Snape and Dumbledore are deplorable; Pottermore cant change that. Ideally, Harry could have not returned from the dead, leaving Neville to defeat the Dark Lord. She is a self-proclaimed journalist, who writes in a very biased manner and tends to bring out the worst in her subjects, rather than the best in them. [9], Rita with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger in the tent during the first task. Shed wronged each of them in various ways, torturing Hermione and robbing both Neville and Harry of the people who would have been their parental figures. The school already thinks Harry cheated to get in. Most of the characters who die in the Battle of Hogwarts were one-note background characters who were either never important or had fallen from prominence several books previously. Also, the novel shows a clear disdain for Rowlings own fans and anyone who aspires to be like her. Despite his muggle upbringing, he only joins S.P.E.W so Hermione wont nag him. Voldemorts death is of the sort wed expect of a Disney villain. My best advice when it comes to ending a story is this: dont end your book with All was well. As far as Im aware, its the worst line you could possibly end a book with. A central theme in The Silkworm is that a family that includes a trans person is not a real familyonly a pathetic imitation of one. Isnt that nice? The plot twists are all either completely obvious or feel like they come out of nowhere. But as far as that bookish young boy was aware, the problems started with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery& Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells& Harry Potter: Magic Awakened.As such, spoilers will be present within the article. Let us not forget the time Harry threatened to strangle Dobby, who was a slave at the time. Non-corporeal[8][10] After the interview she dedicated a whole page of the Daily Prophet for his interview, which greatly annoyed Amos Diggory, the father of Cedric, another Hogwarts champion. Our hero Harry Potter, for example, regards Hermiones abolitionism as pushy and annoying, and its clear were meant to share his views and laugh at her pathetic idealism. Gender Blood status Readers shouldnt have to visit Pottermore to find out. From students and teachers being petrified one-by-one to the diary of Tom Riddle, from the comedy of Gilderoy Lockhart to Harrys battle with the basilisk, it was by far the most engaging and thrilling of the series. 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