Proposal: Alternative lists for Emerald and Wizard?

[silvercat17]

What with JK Rowling going mask-off TERF (among many other failings), I'm pretty uncomfortable having lists for Harry Potter.  We have two: Wizard and Emerald.

On the other hand, I don't want to erase lists that previous members contributed

I'd already used my moderator privilege to remove Emerald from the Palette it was in (iirc, it was Jewelry Box and I replaced it with another gemstone). But I'd like to go a step further and either replace the list or offer a second list that people can use instead (I was thinking Wizard of Oz - Baum was not a great person either, but he's dead and not currently trying to make the world worse)

I did something similar with Rich Black to reflect Pluto being recategorized as a dwarf planet, but this would go further.

Opinions? Suggestions for replacements for Wizard? (I was thinking Diane Duane's Wizard series...)

Comments

[paradoxcase]

Oh, I think a Young Wizards list would be great!

If you want an Oz story that isn't Baum, there's also Wicked, which might be more topical anyway. I was also thinking of Chrestomanci, which isn't exactly wizard-related, but it's at least like wizard-adjacent.

[himejoshiheart]

wizard could be elements/types of spells? like thunder healin illusion etc?

[matsushima]

"Emerald" could be Ireland-themed, if you wanted to take it in a different direction? Young Wizards would work for "Wizard," or maybe something less fandom specific and more folkloric?

[silvercat17]

We do have a number of Ireland lists, but that's not a bad idea