The joke is that JK Rowling names her characters offensively.
I’ve seen this done before with multiple non-existent examples.
This one also uses a Japanese example.
My point is that JK Rowling already named an Asian character offensively. She also has an Irish kid named Seamus that loves blowing stuff up, and a black man named Shacklebolt.
All I’m saying is the joke is now distracting from the source, because there is a real example of using her naming conventions on Asian characters. I’ll also say that we don’t actually know Cho’s nationality, yet I don’t have faith in JK Rowling to distinguish between non-European nationalities.
Of course, the longer I talk about it the less funny everything becomes.
I think CS Lewis employed a similar strategy, and Narnia is all the more fantastical for it. I mean what the fuck is going on in The Horse and His Boy and The Silver Chair?
JK Rowling’s strategy of adding lore via halfassed Twitter replies may have a bit less thought involved, though.
I am normally used to high fantasy where the worldbuilding makes sense, but harry potter just flows like she thought of what could come next, and that’s it.
Just a quick reminder that she designed Quidditch specifically in a way that would infuriate any person even remotely familiar with how sports games work, because she wanted to “bet back at” a guy who dumped her.
Rowling is a diverse writer who can make multiple offensive asian characters. Yes she has a generic asian character but get ready for hiro and their friends Walla Greataru (China), pungeen Pitt (vietnam), and Ima Eatdog (Korea) who will be diversifying the bigotry in fun new ways along with their rivals Rege Sheepfucker (Wales), Maple Beaverlodge (Canada), and Gitmo Castro (Colombia)
That’s the joke.
The joke is that JK Rowling names her characters offensively.
I’ve seen this done before with multiple non-existent examples.
This one also uses a Japanese example.
My point is that JK Rowling already named an Asian character offensively. She also has an Irish kid named Seamus that loves blowing stuff up, and a black man named Shacklebolt.
All I’m saying is the joke is now distracting from the source, because there is a real example of using her naming conventions on Asian characters. I’ll also say that we don’t actually know Cho’s nationality, yet I don’t have faith in JK Rowling to distinguish between non-European nationalities.
Of course, the longer I talk about it the less funny everything becomes.
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Some fantasy is heightened by that, though.
I think CS Lewis employed a similar strategy, and Narnia is all the more fantastical for it. I mean what the fuck is going on in The Horse and His Boy and The Silver Chair?
JK Rowling’s strategy of adding lore via halfassed Twitter replies may have a bit less thought involved, though.
Just a quick reminder that she designed Quidditch specifically in a way that would infuriate any person even remotely familiar with how sports games work, because she wanted to “bet back at” a guy who dumped her.
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Sergay Lovecock would make for a badass porn name though
Funnily there is an actual Italian football player named Kevin Lasagna
Rowling is a diverse writer who can make multiple offensive asian characters. Yes she has a generic asian character but get ready for hiro and their friends Walla Greataru (China), pungeen Pitt (vietnam), and Ima Eatdog (Korea) who will be diversifying the bigotry in fun new ways along with their rivals Rege Sheepfucker (Wales), Maple Beaverlodge (Canada), and Gitmo Castro (Colombia)
Omg I didn’t realize her writing had grown so much! I’ll be paying much attention to the inclusion of Cheeseburger Slurman (American).
Don’t forget his cousin obe seschoolshooting
Just kinda fits with the stereotypical naming convention. Like John White for an American.
At least he’s not named Longnoz or Beageers Goldstein…
Torah Goldbergenstein, Jewish Wizard
Thanks!