[HPforGrownups] Does anyone else have a problem with the amazon.com HP store tagline?

[Jamieson]

No: HPFGUIDX 15423

I feel that whoever wrote that had to of read or heard some of the books. Mudblood isn't a word that's been on the backs of the books or on the dust jackets. But all that aside, it's not a word I would have chosen to put as a tag line. I
don't think the writer of those words actually read the word in context, or s/he would have realised it was not a word to be used in an add.

S/he could have just flipped through the books for ideas, looking at chapter headlines for ideas (there is a chapter called "Mudbloods and Murmers" in CoS) and chose the words at whim.

Then again, people who know nothing about Harry Potter will not find anything offensive in the word. I think it just depends on your prespective. I (and others probably) feel the word shouldn't be there, but I guess it comes down to freedom
of speech.

And sure, words like jap, wop or kike are known is society as bad words. Words that some wish souldn't be in existence. But others may argue that Harry Potter is fiction, therefore the word mudbloods doesn't have any bareing.

So, you can argue the point that the word shouldn't have been used, or you can overlook it. Those whoKNOW HP can't overlook it, but the general public will. Again, I guess it's perspective.

I did have a point, but I don't know if I made it correctly. This could be the start of an interesting dialouge, however...

Hugs and Peace to all,
Jamieson

heidi.h.tandy.c92 at alumni.upenn.edu wrote:

> "Author J.K. Rowling brought to life a world of magic, mystery, and
> mayhem when she introduced Harry Potter to millions of readers. Now
> kids can have more adventures with Harry and his friends. Muggles,
> mudbloods, and wizards alike are bound to be entertained by these
> games and puzzles."
>
> Look at the last sentence. Do you get the feeling that whoever wrote
> that may've read GoF, but never read CoS? In GoF, the
> whole "horribleness" of that word is alluded to but if you hadn't
> read CoS, you might not realize just HOW horrible it is.
>
> But I don't want to sound silly in emailing amazon.com about it - I'm
> hoping that by opening the subject up for discussion here, maybe
> someone on this list from Scholastic or Warner Bros/AOL will read it
> and let amazon know that the tagline is, well, like using words like
> (just for illustration purposes!) Jap, Wop or Kike...i.e. not a good
> idea.
>
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