Viral Tweet About J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' Character Names Leads to Discussion About Cultural Stereotypes

The Internet is discussing J.K. Rowling‘s character naming process. The author of the wildly popular Harry Potter series was the subject of a viral tweet from The New York Times‘ Astead W. Herndon on Wednesday (May 13). “J.K. Rowling, thinking of a name of white character: Albus Dumbeldore, Hermione Granger, Minerva McGonagall. J.K. Rowling, thinking [...]