OoP: I'll do it: In defense of James

[Kewpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 62608

> > Secondly, while Snape's racism is odious, to parphrase Sirius, 
> > the world isn't divided into good people and racists. James 
> > doesn't consider Muggles inferior--good for him! But he doesn't 
> > mind mistreating people he does consider inferior, so I can't 
> > think he's morally superior to Snape here.
> 
> Have to agree there.  If the best thing you can say for yourself 
> is "Well, at least I'm not a racist," then you're not doing so 
hot.  
> For Lily's sake, I hope James improved *a lot* between his fifth 
and 
> seventh year.

Agree. How was Snape's "mudblood" racist slurs any different from 
James hexing "oddballs" whom he considered inferior?  James's picking 
on Snape is also based on no apparent reason and bigotry, it's really 
just the same kind of attitude. If James is so "good" for not 
thinking muggle aren't inferior, why won't he realize people who came 
from different background, and not born with privilege (looks, wealth)
or having preference in "occult things" are NOT filths, they're human 
being with feelings too. I just don't see how people defend James as 
if suggesting "well at least he's not racist" made him any more 
morally superior to Snape.