HP-nacht
I don't see a writeup on fandom_wank, but people have hat-tipped
amireal,
chopchica,
jennem,
thebratqueen, and
zvi_likes_tv, so you can check them out for details and commentary. [Apparently there is a bit of a roundup at UnfunnyBusiness.]
Basically, there's a Harry Potter RPG over on IJ which titled itself Kristallnacht. The premise is exploring what would happen if Grindelwald (who is posited as a Hitler-like figure in the books) hadn't gotten defeated. Anyway, people protested that using the name of an actual historical event was offensive, and some of the people supporting the Kristallnacht name did not respond well. (Though they have since changed the name to Hexennacht.)
As the furor was going on,
fox1013 made an icon which says: "Things Which Can Reasonably Be Compared To The Holocaust (a list): 1. The Holocaust." ( Collapse )
Basically, there's a Harry Potter RPG over on IJ which titled itself Kristallnacht. The premise is exploring what would happen if Grindelwald (who is posited as a Hitler-like figure in the books) hadn't gotten defeated. Anyway, people protested that using the name of an actual historical event was offensive, and some of the people supporting the Kristallnacht name did not respond well. (Though they have since changed the name to Hexennacht.)
As the furor was going on,