Oh yes true! I'd forgotten she had it up anyway, but yeah no matter what it's incredibly problematic if she was supposed to always be black. Which is why I don't think she was at all.
That's why I'm so glad to see Stiefvater doing that, because with Rowling we get to see an author just doing it wrong and that's disheartening.
I do too. This article here (http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/195905/harry-potter-spin-off-may-be-a-very-jewish-one) goes on about it and they seem more hopeful for representation than either of us are. But yeah, from what I could find none of the actresses playing Goldsteins are Jewish at all. So no to portray of a good witch by anyone but a goyim yet again. But hey this time we do get a good black witch in the play!
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Date: 2015-12-22 07:35 pm (UTC)That's why I'm so glad to see Stiefvater doing that, because with Rowling we get to see an author just doing it wrong and that's disheartening.
I do too. This article here (http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/195905/harry-potter-spin-off-may-be-a-very-jewish-one) goes on about it and they seem more hopeful for representation than either of us are. But yeah, from what I could find none of the actresses playing Goldsteins are Jewish at all. So no to portray of a good witch by anyone but a goyim yet again. But hey this time we do get a good black witch in the play!