i think one major difference between HPL and JKR is that lovecraft was entirely unimportant during his life and died penniless, alone and with basically no platform except for a handful of weirdo that kept the candle burning until somehow he developed a posthumous cult following. jkr on the other hand is fabulously wealthy and influential as a result of that wealth. she still has time to die penniless and alone but I'm not holding my breath. her hatefulness is much more impactful
Yeah, this is a prime example of something that is true but used to justify shitty behavior or beliefs.
The modern day equivalent would be if JK Rowling moderated her shitty beliefs and Potter stans decided that made her books unproblematic
The thing is, people have to actually try and undo some of the damage they did before they can be counted as reformed
Simply being less vociferously racist is the absolute minimum of a start, but it doesn't fix anything
For some though, that's the equivalent of Darth Vader being redeemed by saving Luke and killing the Emperor
i think one major difference between HPL and JKR is that lovecraft was entirely unimportant during his life and died penniless, alone and with basically no platform except for a handful of weirdo that kept the candle burning until somehow he developed a posthumous cult following. jkr on the other hand is fabulously wealthy and influential as a result of that wealth. she still has time to die penniless and alone but I'm not holding my breath. her hatefulness is much more impactful