Talk:Implied author
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Loss of clarity in the lead paragraph edit
The difference in wording between these edits appears to be a considerable loss of clarity. AllyD (talk) 19:19, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
Contentious Example edit
The following sentence contains a slightly contentious example of JK Rowling as an LGBT ally (at least given recent discourses of trans identity and the fallout against Rowling in particular) but also the opinion of that the implied author from Fantastic Beasts seems quite hyperbolic (however true it may be) and seems to confuse the actions of the actual and implied authors (ie the Rowling's lack of LGBT characters is also an omission on her behalf). The examplein question (which I've simply cut from this article):
For example, while "real" author J. K. Rowling has expressed solidarity with the LGBT community, the implied author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has been said to convey no such solidarity, since "the only person that Rowling has ever written as definitively queer in her text is portrayed as pedophilic and manipulative and also a fascist".[1]
I'd suggest a better, more neutral (or at least less controversial) example to explain the concept be added by whoever has one and is interested in providing edits to this article! Alexithelion (talk) 18:05, 15 October 2020 (UTC)