Voldemort's pet snake was an Asian woman. Yikes. | Riley J. Dennis

Thread of science fiction / fantasy media made by POC: https://twitter.com/justicedanielh/status/1044953794461622272 Good thread on critiquing JKR: https://twitter.com/linhtropy/status/1044987805611380738 Another thread on JKR’s representation of Asian women: https://twitter.com/whatthe_shea/status/1044621596059549696 Tweet pointing out that Naga mythology came from India: https://twitter.com/authoramish/status/1044947100830773249 When white people try to “diversify” without consulting POC: https://twitter.com/ElloEllenOh/status/1044638809999200256 Thread on how JKR botched her world-building here: https://twitter.com/FondaJLee/status/1044957934952693760 More info on Naagin mythology: https://twitter.com/mspriyankabose/status/1044752845390729217 Article overview of criticism: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fantastic-beasts-crimes-of-grindelwald-criticism-casting-asian-actor-claudia-kim-nagini Another article with more info: https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/nagini-fantastic-beasts-racist/ Dumbledore was in love with Grindelwald: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more/ Those feelings were unreciprocated: https://www.hypable.com/grindelwald-and-dumbledore-lgbtq-romance/ Yates and Rowling defend Depp: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/7/16746582/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-casting-controversy-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-harry-potter Dumbledore won’t be “explicitly gay” in upcoming film: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/01/dumbledore-fantastic-beasts-explicitly-gay Lack of diversity in Fantastic Beasts: https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2016/11/24/fantastic-beasts-is-not-so-fantastic-with-diversity/ JK Rowling liking transphobics tweets back in March 2018 and October 2017, also info on Silkworm: https://www.them.us/story/is-jk-rowling-transphobic JK Rowling still liking transphobic tweets in September 2018: https://twitter.com/UglaStefania/status/1040253474330603520 ♥SUPPORT ME Patreon (monthly): http://patreon.com/rileyjaydennis PayPal (one-time): http://paypal.me/rileyjaydennis ♥SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rileyjaydennis Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rileyjaydennis Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rileyjaydennis Website: http://www.rileyjaydennis.com YouTube: http://youtube.com/rileyjaydennis Tumblr: http://www.rileyjaydennis.tumblr.com ♥PODCAST & GAMING LIVESTREAMS All info here: http://bit.ly/GalPalsPod ♥MY PRONOUNS She/they ♥PATREON SUPPORTERS Andrea Breanna, Kristen Walker, Maya Jones, Nefarious Devil, Rahn & Shaina (AKA Raina), Sophie McAvoy, and others who wish to remain anonymous ♥MUSIC Fan Service by Anozira Music https://soundcloud.com/anoziramusic