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J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' goblins echo Jewish caricatures
Jan. 6, 2022
J.K. Rowling’s celebrated "Harry Potter" series of children’s books uses antisemitic tropes. Most people don’t notice this because antisemitic tropes are ubiquitous in our popular culture. But this is a problem much bigger than Rowling.
Rowling’s novels have often been seen as metaphors for the fight against fascism.
Indeed, Rowling’s novels have often been seen as metaphors for the fight against fascism. Her main villain, Lord Voldemort, is motivated by a kind of eugenic prejudice against non-magic-users that’s an obvious nod to Nazi ideology.
But critics have been pointing out for years that the hook-nosed, greedy goblin bankers who run Gringotts Wizarding Bank look a lot like the hook-nosed, greedy Jewish caricatures that have been a hallmark of antisemitic propaganda from the Middle Ages to Der Stürmer.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinio...es-ncna1287043
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