The December 2021 episode of Jon Stewart’s podcast “The Problem with Jon Stewart” is now making headlines with the goblins who work and manage Gringotts Bank in Harry Potter. Stewart noted the similarity of the characters to the anti-Semitic illustrations in the 1903 book entitled “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”
“Here’s how you know the Jews are still where they are,” Stewart said in the podcast episode. – Talking to people, I say, “Have you ever watched a Harry Potter movie? Have you ever seen scenes at Gringotts Bank? Do you know who the people who run the bank are? They’re Jews!” And they said, “Oh, [ta ilustracja jest] from Harry Potter! “” And you said, “No, this is a caricature of a Jew from anti-Semitic literature.” JK Rowling said, “Can we make them run our bank?” It’s a wizarding world … we can. to fly dragons, you can have a pet owl … but who should run the bank? Jews. If only the teeth were sharper? – he added.
Agent JK Rowling: bullshit
Rowling herself has not yet spoken publicly on the matter, but Stewart’s words were commented on by her agent. Neil Blair tweeted that these comparisons were “bullshit.” “JK Rowling has no anti-Semitism in him, on the contrary,” he wrote, adding that the journalist should apologize for what he implied.
Rowling has been around for some time because of her statements about transgender people. Both the main actors and the Warner Bros. studio. they distanced themselves from the writer’s words. They stated that for them diversity and inclusiveness are important.
On January 1 this year, the program celebrating the 20th anniversary of the premiere of the first Harry Potter film had its premiere. JK Eowling did not take part in the recording, only her archival statements appeared in the production.
This year, the movie “Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets” from the Potter universe will have its premiere. JK Rowling collaborated with filmmakers on it.
Source: Gazeta
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