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ShootyBear's avatar

One thing that is very interesting is that Emma’s comments are largely unintelligible. I have a hard time figuring out what her point is and the way she speaks and the words she uses makes me instantly want to skip over them. JKR is one or two orders of magnitude more clear. I may not agree with her but at least I know what she’s saying.

M.D. Wiselka's avatar

Glad I'm not the only one that couldn't make sense of what Emma was saying. Maybe she was afraid of saying anything that could make sense.

ShootyBear's avatar

There is indeed a certain protection with jibber jabber. She can always claim to be misquoted or misinterpreted. And she’s not a billionaire so she probably needs to not piss off TPTB.

SK's avatar

"Argle bargle." - Emma Watson

Craig Fitzsimons's avatar

They are intellectually on different planets. I never read any of the Potter books but JKR's writing, as exemplified here, is majestically good

EG2025's avatar

Rowling is a woman who has seen it all, and experienced it all, created a literary phenomenon that will last generations, and still creates worlds beyond Harry Potter. Emma Watson is a cloistered actress who never had a normal childhood where she wasn’t being spoiled and treated like an A-list actress, who will never have to worry about paying the rent, affording a home, and buying a car, and has peaked with her only noteworthy role. Her unintelligible blathering is a hallmark of the attitude, and lifestyle, she now enjoys thanks completely to Rowling.

Ben's avatar

So's the rest of the Liberal Left, whats your point, Rowling?

William Rivera's avatar

Maybe Emma is impacted by the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Since she has her phone number she should call JK Rowling directly and talk it out between them, and then speak publicly.

Craig Fitzsimons's avatar

It would be more entertaining if JKR phoned her, with the loudspeaker on, and broadcast the entire conversation live on X

Joe Katzman's avatar

That went over about as well as calls for COVID Amnesty.

For the same reasons.

One more early pebble falling, warning that the "find out" phase is beginning.