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