Ron: prejudices, meanness

[zsenya at sugarquill.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 16406

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 
wrote:
> Hi --
> 
> Glad to see one of the SugarQuill types agrees with my assessment on
> this score.  :--)

Um, I don't know if this was intentionally meant to be joking or not, 
but isn't classifying someone as a "SugarQuill type" akin to 
classifying a person as a werewolf or a giant? <vbg>

There's perhaps a stereotype out there that all regular visitors to 
the SugarQuill are staunch defenders of Ron and unwilling to admit 
that he could ever be in the wrong (I'm not saying that is the 
stereotype, but I'm just using that as an example of something that 
*might* be the stereotype)

The truth is that we have all types at SugarQuill just as there are 
here at HPforGrownups (which is why members frequent both groups, as 
well as others on the web).  This whole Ron discussion seems to be 
turning into another one of the THEM vs. US rumbles that seem to start 
whenever Ron is the topic of conversation.  Just as HPforGrownups is 
not the only message board that provides an outlet for adult fans of 
Harry Potter, SugarQuill is not the only group that loves the Weasleys 
and sees excellence in Ron's character.  In addition, there are many 
people with differing views here at HPforGrownups who have never 
visited or intend to visit the SugarQuill.

Before we start coming down on Ron for distrusting werewolves 
initially or commenting that all giants might be mean-spirited, let's 
maybe take a look at our own prejudices.  Everyone has them; not 
everyone is daring enough to vocalize them.

Zsenya