J.K. Rowling Slams ‘Bunch of Racists’ Over Black Hermione Criticism

[Kane]

J.K. Rowling Slams ‘Bunch of Racists’ Over Black Hermione Criticism

J.K. Rowling won’t let “a bunch of racists” bother her or stop her from supporting a black actress who was cast to play Hermione in the London theater production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, she said in a new interview.

The Harry Potter author addressed the criticism surrounding the selection of British actress Noma Dumezweni for the role of the brainy Hermione Granger, who was portrayed by Emma Watson for eight films.

“I had a bunch of racists telling me that because Hermione ‘turned white’ — that is, lost color from her face after a shock — that she must be a white woman, which I have a great deal of difficulty with,” Rowling told The Observer. “But I decided not to get too agitated about it and simply state quite firmly that Hermione can be a black woman with my absolute blessing and enthusiasm.”

Rowling said her "experience of social media" had led to her to expect "idiots were going to idiot" [sic] about Dumezweni's casting.

"But what can you say? That's the way the world is," she continued, adding she had "decided not to get too agitated" about the reaction online.

Instead, she said, she had decided to "simply state quite firmly that Hermione can be a black woman with my absolute blessing and enthusiasm."

Rowling also called Dumezweni the “best actress for the job.” She has previously said Hermione’s race was never described in the books.

 

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I should check the HP books back out, it's been years

 

[King Poetic]

Why they so mad over fictional characters

Making it out like the woman is going to portray princess Diana...

Some people really need to get a hold on life

 

[Turk]

 

[Larry Lobster]

bytches suck my dikk cause i look like J. K. Rowling.

 

[Pyrexcup]

That's my pawg

 

[The Fire]

 

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[Imhotep2]

I love how when these cacs get called out for white washing REAL LIFE characters like Egyptian pharaohs, Japanese samurais, and even Jesus Christ and portraying them as pale skinned blue eyed blonde haired cacs when common sense and evidence very clearly contradicts such portrayals, their response is "bu..bu..their color shouldn't matter, we don't see race its just a movie "

Meanwhile some fictional wizard character is portrayed as black and they lose their white minds