more...and more

[carolynwhite2]

--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "Talisman" 
<talisman22457 at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, Barry Arrowsmith <aIn HPFGU-
> Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, Barry Arrowsmith
> <arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote>
> > Sean - the Molly posts. It's a female thing. They tend to get a
> >bit stroppy when women aren't characterised as thrusting, go it
> >alone, "take charge of your life, Girl!" types. Mind you, when
> >they do they end up like Dolores or Bella.
> > Sad really.
> 
> 
> Talisman's little ears perk up.
> 
<snip wickedly funny rant>

> She's a prig and an ass and a human Howler. Pitch her in the flames
> and be done with it.
> 
> Love and Kisses,
> 
> Talisman,
> 
> 
> P.S. When I was a Girl Scout we carried weapons and swam naked.
> 
> Carolyn: Those tranquilizer darts sound like just the thing. And you
> know the way?


Alas, the wretched man is right..you really must finish some of those 
posts, even at the expense of the catalogue. This had me convulsed at 
the end of an exceptionally annoying day... no mean achievement; I 
thank you. 

Making an immense effort to be charitable to JKR, since Molly is such 
a dreadful stereotype, do you suppose she's really trying to make 
some sort of point about manipulative motherhood and the dubious joys 
of family life? As the Weasleys unravel, I am reminded somewhat of 
Ivy Compton Burnett's remorseless dissections - ever read 'Mother & 
Son' ? I was once moved to give it to a particularly frightful quasi-
mother in law for Christmas. Very effective.

But this is just wishful thinking methinks. Sadly, our Moll seems far 
from complex, just a stock figure to fit into the 1950s landscape. 
Sean, Kneasy's comments tell you all you need to know as to why that 
inspires undiluted rage in a sub-section of female readers.

Ok, so he's amusing himself pressing some buttons to get a reaction, 
but the truth is the books do only provide these terribly limited 
female characters. The only possible response is to treat the whole 
thing as a joke, and a bad one at that.

Carolyn

PS Talisman, it's pretty easy to find him apparently.. the billowing 
clouds of green and black smoke, the screams of people he's annoyed, 
the empty bottles and broken bones..a grim sight, not for the faint 
hearted, I'm told. 

Your girl guide training will be invaluable - on the couple of 
occasions I was forced to go, all we did was learn to lay the table :(