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[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 41219

Rosie: 

<snipping the quotes from the article>

> Any comments etc appreciated especially if you have read the 
article.
> 


I read most of it. But something I've learned in my short time out 
here is that the books can be manipulated (usually more accurately 
than the article) to fit many different political points of view.

Pro-gay: Lupin's struggle with being a werewolf is a metaphor 
for "being in the closet"

Anti-gay: His danger to others is a metaphor for the prejudice 
against gays around children and he "should stay in the damn closet."

Books are Feminist: Hermione a well-developed character.

Books are Anti-woman: Hermione only female character worth anything. 
Only other significant female characters are patriarchal slaves (i.e. 
housewives.)

The Dementors can be looked at as metaphors for the death penalty. 
The entire series has a strong Nature vs. Nuture debate going on and 
the Muggle-born/pureblood debate is just a discussion of racism.

Like I said though, usually the points are more accurate than in that 
article. You skewered it very nicely, I thought.

Darrin
-- I read the Harry Potter books to GET AWAY from all the above crap, 
not to celebrate it.