[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron Week: Prejudices - a question

[Morag Traynor]

No: HPFGUIDX 16215

>
>Just a question I'm tossing out here:
>How many of you who forgive Ron's prejudices about giants and house elves 
>because "he grew up in a wizarding family" would be willing to (a) consider 
>the genesis of Draco's seeming prejudices against muggle-born witches & 
>wizards, and (b)
>forgive him those?

a) these don't seem so widely shared in the wizarding world
b) no I don't forgive - nor do I forgive the prejudice about giants and 
house elves (or even "interestin' creatures")

I think the reason it's Ron who tells us about attitudes to giants and house 
elves is so that we can see that these particular prejudices are *not* 
confined to obvious racists like the Malfoys, but are shared by the vast 
majority of wizards.  Of course, that doesn't make them right - it's just 
information we need.  And, as Ron knows, but the others don't, giants have 
caused actual harm to the wizarding community.  He is also right about house 
elves, in that they *do* like work - even Dobby.  Naturally, this does not 
mean they ought to be exploited - Ron just doesn't question these things 
more than the average 14-year old.
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