How Blaise Zabini Changed Slytherin & Exposed Fandom

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Let Audible help you discover new ways to laugh, be inspired, or be entertained. New members can try it free for 30 days. Visit https://www.audible.com/princessweekes or text princessweekes to 500-500. When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released in 2005, J.K. Rowling finally described the Slytherin student character Blaise Zabini. A character many had head-cannoned as a white dark-haired Italian boy was now a Black teenager of exceptional beauty. For some, it wasn't even fully acknowledged until the film adaptation, but there was still a backlash from some fans who no longer thought the character "fit." We will discuss the reaction to that revelation and why it complicated how Rowling wrote about Slytherin and Blood Purity. Even if she didn't realize it. Thumbnail by @truesquidk Audio & Credit Edits by Joey Source: https://stitchmediamix.com/2022/04/04/whos-afraid-of-a-black-blaise-zabin Social Media Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pmweekes Patreon: www.patreon.com/princessweekes Instagram: princess_weekes TikTok: PrincessPendulum Keywords harry potter, hp, Slytherin, house-elves, Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Lord Voldemort, jk Rowling, pure-blood, blood purity