If J.K. Rowling Had A Stereotypical Character

If J.K. Rowling Had A Stereotypical Character

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If J.K. Rowling Had a Stereotypical Character refers to a TikTok trend in which people of different ethnicities and races play-act auditioning for a character in the Harry Potter films. These videos criticize and parody Rowling's usage of characters of color and of diverse backgrounds in the series, which many believe are one dimensional and promote ethnic stereotypes.

Origin

On June 13th, 2020, TikToker @henryli.official shared a video in which he parodies J.K. Rowling's supposed reaction to the Harry Potter character "Cho Chang." They write, "When JK Rowling names the only Asian character 'Cho Chang' and sorts her into Ravenclaw, the 'smart' house." The post received more than 200,000 reactions and 2,200 comments in less than six months (shown below).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6837836989807578374

On August 25th, TikToker @ilovewomenbutnotlikethat posted a video as the "Black character" in a Harry Potter story. In the video, other characters play into negative stereotypes about Black people. The post received more than 428,000 reactions and 4,200 comments in less than two months (shown below)


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6864962471279545606

Spread

Over the next few months, others started participating in the trend, using other groups and stereotypes. For example, on September 6th, 2020, TikToker @notyourabg posted a variation, "If Harry Potter had a Muslim character." The post received more than 245,000 reactions and 1,500 comments in less than two months (shown below, left). The following day, TikToker @morganic.lui shared another version as an Asian character. The post received more than 281,000 reactions and 1,400 comments in less than two months (shown below, center).

Later that month, the trend grew in popularity as TikToker @munchy_monk posted a variation, "If J.K. Rowling had a latino character." The post received more than 1.8 million reactions and 21,000 comments in less than one month (shown below, right).

On October 14th, the Daily Dot [1] published an article about the trend.


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6869472106569321733
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6869949273203625222
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6874338405581360390

Various Examples


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6870694720465587462
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6880970036379520257
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6870589697387760902
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6874679363506359558
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6872077289689992454
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6876719942075469058


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Top Comments

Crystal Geyser
Crystal Geyser

Really though? What the fuck is this shit?
She's already had Indian people, Slavs and Black people in the books and movies.
Only reason Latinos don't show up is because they'd go to the American school.

Tiktok is some real steaming Chinese shit. The people who use it are even worse.

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