When all is said and done, JK Rowling is a talentless, transphobic bitch who should never have been published. While the fact she got so many young people into reading is obviously a good thing, when viewed in the context of literature, the Harry Potter books are nothing but tacky, amateur, lightweight piffle. I never used to have any issue with them, of course – Rowling’s books are perfectly enjoyable, the same way that vanilla ice cream is enjoyable, if there’s nothing better in the fridge – but now that the vile cow has started to use her fame as a platform from which to spread blatant transphobia, it’s time to recognise her books as the utter crap they are. Rowling stole most of the ideas in the Potter series, and the rest is soap opera fluff which is barely worth reading. If she is so arrogant that she thinks she has a right to deliberately misgender transwomen, and that would presumably have included Lyn, then surely I have a right to criticise her books as the derivative bullshit they are, and would encourage others to do the same.
Vanilla ice-cream is really great. Of course I mean real vanilla, which is quite expensive. A single vanilla pod can easily set you back a tenner, but it will fill your kitchen with the fantastic aroma. I visited a vanilla farm in New Caledonia some years ago, and the pods I brought back still smell as strongly as they did when I bought them. I still have one left, which I keep in a glass tube. When making a desert like a caramel cream, take a small piece of the vanilla pod, about a quarter of an inch, scrape it into the milk that is on the boil. The aroma immediately busts into the air. I really hate it when I ask for vanilla ice-cream and get something almost tasteless. Also, the expression “plain vanilla” should be banned as it gives the impression that vanilla is something bland.
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To be honest, I was thinking about the kind of vanilla ice cream you find at your local supermarket.
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Hi Matthew
I must say I find this headline rather tasteless, whatever your views.I’d prefer not to get emails like this thank you.
All best,
Barbara

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I know what you mean. I should not have used thee b-word in the title, and have now changed it. I originally wanted it to reflect my disgust. sorry.
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