'Fantastic Beasts' Sparks Major Controversy Over Nagini Reveal
The sequel to Fantastic Beasts is on its way, and fans got a final look at the film before it [...]
Confusion Hour
prevnextSo Nagini the snake...is a Korean witch...that lived in Albania with a Sanskrit name...that’s an animagus??
This ain’t it
— virghoe (@serpentbrownie) September 26, 2018
Following The Trail
prevnext"Nagini is an Albanian snake"
— Sky♠️? (@blackcatblue9) September 26, 2018
--Cool.
"Nagini is actually a cursed human"
--Okay...?
"A cursed WOC, in fact!"
--Uhh
"Played by a Korean!"
--Uh
"Was in a circus! Voldemort's pet snake!"
--So Evil White Guy's pet is a WOC?
"I kept this secret for 20 years!"
--... *opens book* pic.twitter.com/mu8L5ZZAol
Jan Strikes Back
prevnextJkr: I've known Nagini is a woman for 20 years
— andie ☆ (@ahstanoka) September 26, 2018
Literally everyone: pic.twitter.com/cdd206PUTO
Unconscious Bias 101
prevnextHow Nagini's role plays into the unthinkingly racist subtext of #FantasticBeasts. https://t.co/Px0UXWZhGH pic.twitter.com/e33hHwZ2vy
— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Hello_Tailor) September 26, 2018
A Counterargument
prevnextAll these people upset about Nagini being Asian keep calling her "a pet" and it's like... Did you guys only watch the films? I'm Asian. I'm happy to see Asian women in Hollywood films. I have no problem with them portraying us as badasses, or villains. We can be villains too. FU.
— Dawn Moore (@dawnwow) September 26, 2018
A Bad, Bad Look
prevnextI have no words for how disgusted I am by the whole Nagini thing. To have a creature depicted as no more than a beast revealed to be a PERSON, a WOMAN, is bad enough, but for her to specifically be an East Asian woman?
Bad look. Bad fucking look.
— JY Yang ✍? (they/them) (@halleluyang) September 26, 2018
Well, There You Go
prevnextMe: jk Rowling totally pulled the Nagini is an asian woman thing out of her ass and it’s literally canon that Voldemort drinks naginis snake titty milk
— dulce de leche carmel Phoenix ⚡️ (@Kelseyummm) September 26, 2018
Also me, desperate for any asian woman representation: I should be Nagini for Halloween
Slavery? Or Comrade?
prevnextThis is my feelings regarding the nagini issue: when I read the books, never ever in my life thought that nagini is a slave. Nagini is voldy’s right hand like a vice pres to a president. He trusts her like a comrade. His only comrade.
— WomanUp ✨ (@bookishlycali) September 26, 2018
Post-Canon Questioning
prevnextDumbledore is gay. Hermione might be black. There are magic schools with spirit animals in N.America. And now, Nagini is an Asian woman trapped in the form of a snake. ALL of these stink of post-production tweaking NOT at all well supported in the original canon and it shows.
— Fonda Lee (@FondaJLee) September 26, 2018
Neville Just Became Way More Hardcore
prevus: so how ab some lgbt and poc rep
jkr: how about uhh... dumbledore is gay but it never gets mentioned and uh *spins wheel* nagini is an asian woman who gets beheaded without a second thought
— karolina dean love bot (@therunagays) September 26, 2018