Reason why Harry has never been called a Mudblood

[Laura]

No: HPFGUIDX 55576

addictedtobass2003 wrote:
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The reason why Harry has never been called a mudblood, is simply the 
fact that he isn't one.

Mudbloods have BOTH muggle parents >> we know that Harry's parents 
were a witch and a wizard because they both attended Hogwarts.

However, Lily Potter was a "Mudblood" (I hate that word) as is 
mentioned in CoS by Tom Riddle a.k.a Lord Voldemort. "You'll be back 
with your dear Mudblood mother soon, Harry."

Harry has a wizard and a witch for parents, the fact that one of his 
parents was muggle-born is irrelevant.
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It's a good explanation, but a bit practical for racism.  Do you 
think Malfoy is going to say "shut up, Harry, you Mu- oh wait, I've 
just suddenly remembered that your dad was a wizard."

Extreme example, as most people know about Harry's background.  But 
does everyone know everything about everyone else's parents?  Do 
people hesitate to call people of mixed-race marriages the n-word?  
Seems rather flawed that if the racism is against all Muggles/Muggle 
parents, that we've only seen that word directed at those who have 
BOTH Muggle parents.

Or perhaps that's the point, that racism is quite illogical. 

How much do you think students know about the status of their 
classmates parents?  If we're not quite sure about the heritage of 
some minor characters, then are the students themselves also unsure?

The point I'm trying to make is that this seems rather too directly 
focused for racism, as racism tends to attack as many people as it 
can.

Hope I've made sense. =)

-Laura