Where doe Goodking and Rowling say that they dont like fantasy and don't want to be associated with fantasy? I read about the first 100 pages of Goodkinds first book and pitched it years ago. I thought it was amateurish B grade writing.
To be honest, alot of fantasy is really bad. I stopped reading fantasy for a long time (other than GRRM and Robert Jordan) because every time I would read the book cover to see what a fantasy book was about they all seemed to be the same story. Some kingdom is in trouble and they need so and so hero to save the day. Then again most fiction in general is not very good. I moved more into Science Fiction since they seemed to be about different stories, plus there are alot of different types. I really got into hard sci fi for a long time (Stephen Baxter, Harry Turtledove, and Neal Stephenson were my favorites). I recently read a sci-fi book called Spin which is completely original and different from any other sci-fi novel I ever read (Stephen King said the Robert Charles Wilson is his favorite sci fi author).
I am reading fantasy again a little bit, but I am choosy. I don't want to read about yet another hero who goes off to save the day. Especially with the really poor writing. I also read alot of historical fiction. I like historical fiction, particularly ancient and medievil history. I have to research the authors before i waste my time. Some authors spend incredible amounts of time on the research (Colleen McCullough, Sharon Kay Penman, and Steven Saylor to name a few, plus of course The Pillars of the Earth which is the best novel I have ever read), but alot learn bits and pieces of history and clearly don't know what they are writing about.
So I get where some self hating fantasy writers are coming from. Most of it is just bad. Where does Terry Goodkind and JK Rowling say they dont like fantasy?