That was made to be a show that adults could watch, too, though. 

You can recognize that people have the right to do something while at the same time respecting them a little less for it. These things are not mutually exclusive. She’s not saying that it should be illegal to sell a Harry Potter book to a thirty-five-year-old. 

“I have no knowledge of this subject, no interest in learning more about it, but felt the urge to express something about it based on my assumptions,” that’s a very online sentiment right there.

She's right and she should say it

I don’t think there’s anything wrong per se with an adult enjoying a piece of culture originally intended for children or young adults. I think it becomes an issue when your cultural intake or taste doesn’t broaden as you grow up.

I think Half-Blood Prince was a romp, and Deathly Hallows was a fairly strong ending.

The other aspect of it is that being a die-hard insane sports fan is SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE and even encouraged, wheras being a die-hard fan of some nerd thing ... isn’t.

Yeah, I think I don’t love her take not even because I disagree that Dickens is better written than Harry Potter, but because that position reminds me of the sort of intellectual cowardice I’d often see from people who thought they were being smart. There is no risk in saying Dickens or Shakespeare or Milton are good…

To me it’s not about choosing to put stuff like Harry Potter aside because it’s “kids stuff”. I don’t avoid the Harry Potter movies because I’m worried about being labelled as an unserious person, I avoid them because at this stage of my life I find them boring.

But the thing is the original Space Jam movie is also kinda shit.  

Absolutely true. Everyone can use some comfort sometimes. But it’s a bad idea to eat it every day.

Last time I took my kids to Disney World I saw several couples on their honeymoons wearing wedding-themed Mickey / Minnie hats. Maybe they’re furries and into some funky shit, but mostly I agree with Morgolyes.  Yes, people are entitled to whatever they enjoy but c’mon, grow up a little.

Counterpoint: have you tried rereading those books in adulthood? There’s plenty of childhood media I return to regularly, but rereading Potter I quickly realized they’re very much for kids and best left in the past. I wouldn’t publicly censure adults for still being in the pocket for Potter, but I’d be keeping some…

Huh? People from all generations can think weddings themed around entertainment franchises are stupid.

Honestly? Yes. Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel, etc. tell simplistic stories with simple themes. They don’t challenge you, they’re comfort food. If you keep eating Kraft Dinner as your staple meal into your 30's and 40's you have an immature palate. If you are still super excited about Harry Potter into your 30's and…

I mean, one thing I will say is that I dislike the idea of entertainment being dragged along kicking and screaming with its audience as it grows.

Crimes of the Future is great, and she’s great in it.

SNL is famous for doing a good bit to death, I’m glad this one is limited to once a year. It feels special and genuine and I bet the joke crafting begins months before it’s due.

Che lost for the first time.

Thanks for the response. My parents were an avowed atheist father and a non-practicing Jewish mother so I got very little in the way of religious instruction. Thankfully Dad wasn’t an anti religion type of atheist but he was also a conspiracy theorist so he may have had an inkling that people who live in glass houses…