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The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling | 3. A New Pyre

The Free Press Investigates

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Tumblr and Cancer Culture

In 2016 JK Rowling was accused of Native American appropriation. She wrote about skin walkers, this idea of malevolent wizards who disguise themselves as animals. When it's not fandom wars, it's like Twitter is politics, full stop. 4chan users delighted in developing new ways to inflict reputational damage on people they saw as embodying Tumblr values.

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