What do you do when your favorite artist/writer/celebrity turns out to be… problematic? We dig into the messy gray areas of separating art from the artist, with J.K. Rowling, her role in the trans rights debate, and "Harry Potter" as our central case study. From social media outrage cycles to purity politics, activism to empathy, we explore who gets to decide what’s “problematic” – and how to hold onto the values that matter most.

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  Vox: Why So Much Obama-Era Culture Feels Cringe Right Now

  Constance Grady, Vox

  Dec. 27, 2021

  https://www.vox.com/22641501/hamilton-parks-rec-harry-potter-cringe-obama-era-pop-culture

  Your Fave is Problematic Tumblr

  https://yourfaveisproblematic.tumblr.com/list

  My Year of Grief and Cancellation

  Liat Kaplan, New York Times

  Feb. 25, 2021

  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/style/your-fave-is-problematic-tumblr.html

  Owl Post Edition: J.K. Rowling and Transphobia with Jackson Bird

  Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

  July 16, 2020

  https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/episodes/owl-post-edition-jk-rowling-and-transphobia-with-jackson-bird/

  What Happened to J.K. Rowling?

  Panic World

  July 16, 2025

  https://podcasts.apple.com/is/podcast/what-happened-to-jk-rowling/id1740187810?i=1000717484579

  The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints

  ContraPoints

  April 17, 2023

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmT0i0xG6zg

  The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

  The Free Press

  February - March, 2023

  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling/id1671691064

  It’s Time to Talk About J.K. Rowling

  Pantsuit Politics

  May 2, 2023

  https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/p/202351its-time-to-talk-about-jk-rowling?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web