Is Hermione bossy or is this sexism?

Wed Jan 31 14:21:10 UTC 2001

No: HPFGUIDX 11326

Hi --

Schlobin at aol.com wrote:

> Hmmmm..yes obviously, in book one, hermione is trying to order
> everyone around, deciding on things, yes, bossy (from the female
> cow)......
>
> But later on..do adolescent females 14 plus get typed as "bossy"
> when they are really just being assertive and clear?

Yay Susan!  See, it was just a matter of time before we agreed on
something.  I think Hermione is a self-assured successful female by
GoF.  She's not perfect, and she still has issues.  But, I don't think
she's still "bossy."  Nor do I think she will "always" be fundamentally
a bossy person.

She's successful and self-confident, and she needn't "tone it down" IMO.

Penny

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