[HPFGU-OTChatter] "Leftist" Moral Critiques of HP

[kemper mentor]

Aberforth's Goat / Mike Gray <aberforthsgoat at hispeed.ch> wrote:
  >Hi guys -

>Long time, no see! I'm looking for a hint or two; maybe you all can 
help me out. 

>Although we are all aware of the religious criticism the HP books 
have received from folks who perceive them as promoting the occult 
and moral relativism, I am aware that the books have *also* been 
criticized by people who feel that they are guilty things like 
marginalizing women, denigrating social activism, bowdlerizing 
teenage sexuality and a number of other sins that are hardly typical 
concerns of the people who advance the *other* sort of religious 
critique mentioned above. In fact, this latter sort of criticism 
seems to come from the opposite ("left"?) side of our cultural value 
spectrum.

>Have you all seen much of this "leftist" criticism? Any particular 
names or links? - I'm having trouble finding much material. How do 
you think it compares to the other kind of criticism? There 
certainly doesn't seem to be as much of this kind - or is that 
simply because the kind of people who advance these kinds of 
critiques don't usually go bananas about it and hence don't get much 
press?

>Baaaaaaa,

>Mike the Erstwhile Goat
   
   
  Kemper now:
   
  Baaramewe Mike,
   
  For HP4GU, seach for the subject line 'Gender in the WW' and a thread will pop up by Krista spurred by Ceriden, the start date is 11/28/05.
   
  I couldn't easily find threads with regard to Social Activism specifically (though I would think a thread/essay around Hermione/SPEW, House Elves may seem to address those concerns, one of the recent ones is 'House Elf Loyalty' started off by Steve.)
   
  Nor could I easily find teen sexuality.  However, there are few threads addressing love potions and rape, though I think there more to do with adult characters rather than teen.
  On a side note, I prefer not to call these issues 'left'.  'Progressive' seems more appropriate though if there's an adjective for 'Human Concerns' it would be more accurate.
   
  Kemper

		
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