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Speaking as someone who got very firmly sorted into Ravenclaw* at 12 and stayed there until I was at least 25*, and who therefore got...

Yes! Rankin / Bass goblins / orcs are so cool. Japanese studio interpreting orcs with an Arthur Rackham style. Aside: that studio...

My first exposure to the concept of "Orc" would have been playing the original Bard's Tale on the 1994 Interplay 10th anniversary...

Sure. But the starter of any [-] thread has to pay the moderators $10 per post report to keep the peace. At least I’ll be able to...

Aren't all not + threads ultimately - threads after page 3?

FWIW, the most recent movies DID get some fan based criticism along those lines. (Also, because my Dad is an MD with an MPH, I grew up...

It’s never going to stick just to the show/game without the author. Because nothing says “Eff you” to the people the people she’s...

I think your memory or perception is selective in this regard. People call out Lovecraft's racism all the time here.

I think Ender's Game is a really good book and interesting story. I like its prescience about influencers manipulating public opinion...

Minus the "elderly men should totally have lots of sex with young women left, right and center" stuff, I assume.

HP was getting dissected for years before JK Rowling started tweeting about trans people, people were arguing about both the goblins and...

I would say that you're not wrong, but finding out that sort of thing about an author/actor/musician/artist makes you look to see if...

Weird. I see all of those things get pulled apart (in amounts reflecting their cultural relenance). HP is a touchstone for an entire...

Yeah, if it came out now we'd definitely be talking about the colonialism, racism, and the author's outspoken antisemitism.

I can help you with that! Twilight: teaches unhealthy lessons about relationships, and features an age gap that's "May / December" to...