Arguing with the clueless

[jdorris at omlaw.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 29134


I also have wasted my time arguing in favor of HP.  What it comes 
down to for me is that the biggest issue in our society is not the 
fear of an outbreak of child witches and wizards, but rather rampant 
illiteracy!  HP increases the number of children reading and using 
their imagination, which is such a greater good and the perceived 
potential evil (kids wanting to be witches) is just a ridiculous 
fear.  It is not going to happen.  Besides, it is the parents duty to 
explain to their kids that HP, like PowerRangers, Pokemon, and 
Superman, is a fictional hero and not real ... Superman isn't real 
and can't fly, HP isn't real and can't fly.  Kids actually understand 
that concept, amazingly enough.

Jennifer
   

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Jenny from Ravenclaw" <meboriqua at a...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Peg Kerr <pkerr06 at a...> wrote:
> 
>   What I'd like to know is, what arguments have any of you found
> > to be helpful/useful in shooting down the theory that the books 
are
> > Satanist--or do you find it utterly hopeless to argue with people 
> like this because their heads are buried too deeply in the sand?>
> 
> Grrrrr!  Buried in the sand pretty much covers it, IMO.  A teacher 
I 
> met last year had the same view of the books and wouldn't teach 
them.  
> She also had not read them.  Arguing with her resulted in nothing 
but 
> frustration and disgust on my part.  It wasn't worth it.
> 
> It is truly amazing to me that these people are more interested in 
> upholding their own ignorances instead of rejoicing in the fact 
that 
> reading has become a favorite pasttime for children again.  I think 
> about the terrifying things going on throughout the world right now 
> and I wonder how and why these people want to focus on proving that 
> Harry Potter is Satanic.  How ridiculous.  Besides, when I start 
> hearing reports of children trying to fly off their rooftops on 
> broomsticks, then I might consider getting worried... but I doubt 
even 
> that.
> 
> --jenny from ravenclaw, who has a hard time dealing with adults who 
> are closed-minded and ignorant 
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