Prejudice

[naamagatus]

No: HPFGUIDX 70124

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Random <random832 at r...> wrote:
> 
> But, consider that they're perhaps not worried about attack from 
> muggles, but from the muggle-born wizards _themselves_. Regardless 
of 
> if they can defend themselves against muggles, can they defend 
> themselves of a single or even a large group of muggle-born wizards 
who 
> justify their own magic as "carrying out God's will" eliminating 
the 
> rest.
> 


So, because, statistically, there is more chance that an African-
American will commit a crime than a white American, it is justifiable 
to treat all African-Americans like criminals? 
The fact that *some* Muggle born wizards have betrayed the magical 
community (for which, just to remind you, we have absolutely no 
evidence) does not justify prejudice against all Muggle borns. 

Also, the precise etymology of "mudblood" is unimportant. The mere 
fact that in the Potterverse it is the equivalent to "nigger" in the 
US, should make it very clear what type of people are using it.


Naama