"Mudblood" vs. "Muggle"

[Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Audra1976 at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 1/14/03 2:58:44 AM, bboy_mn at y... writes:
> "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)
> <catlady at w...>" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> << I was torn between a small smile of laughter and a 
> > small moue of disapproval.  >>
> >

> bboy_mn originally said: Mudblood is a statement of someone's 
> derogatory and insulting opinion.  ...edited..
> 

> Audra continues:
> 
> How bout if I just shorten it to 'Bloods?  <JK>  Alright, alright,
> alright, fine.  I was only trying to lighten things up.  ... ... ...
> apparently I'm the only person who finds any humor in this debate.
> 
> So "Muggleborn" is the term of choice then?  Well then what about 
> the word  "Muggle" anyway?  
> ...edited...
> 
> Audra

bboy_mn:

First, I hope I haven't put my foot in it again, and insulted someone
personally. I did point out that I was making a comment on the subject
in general.

Next... yes, I see the humor, and I feel some frustration. That's why
I pointed out several times that we are discussing a fake word from a
fictional world. So, let's skip the long drawn out analysis and look
at the fictional fake facts.

Muggle-born is a fact.

Mudblood is an insult.

Now, bearing that in mind, you are free to do whatever you want. But
the words do have a REAL fake fictional meaning, and I summarized it
in the most condensed possible way. The fake fictional words do have a
context, but at the same time if you get the context wrong, it pretty
hard to truly offend fake fictional people with a fake fictional world.

So make a choice and let's move on.

Muggle-
Someone suggested a while back in a somewhat fanficish post, that in
the US Muggles are called Mundanes. They are the common people, the
ordinary people, the regular people (must be all that fiber in their
diet). While both terms do have a 'less than us' quality to them, they
really only refer to the 'ordinary people'. Anything else comes from
the attitude of the speaker.

Back to humor-
When the discussion is forced to use phrases like "REAL fake fictional
meaning" and "fictional fake facts"; how can you not see the humor in
the discussion.

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn