Stereotyping

[jdr0918]

No: HPFGUIDX 84644

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, B Arrowsmith wrote:..."I beg of 
you, in the bowels of Christ, consider that you may be wrong."...

The Sergeant Majorette says

That's right up there with "Thou mere white curd of asses' milk," 
which has been cracking me up for the last 40 years.

But seriously, you must know that we Americans *cannot* be wrong. 
We're "concieved in liberty" (A. Lincoln), after all. We have an 
unassailable response to any hint of an accusation of, oh, what's 
another word for hypocrisy, sanctimony...?

"Well, *that's* different."

As for our Molly (to get back OT), it's hard for us over here to 
remember that the 24-7-365 mom was designed before the industrial 
revolution split the year into workweeks. Back then men also worked 
all the time farming or whatever it was people did before synthetic 
proteins. Besides, what she does is exactly what any noncommissioned 
officer in the military does, except that she wears what she wants 
to. Try to imagine how some crusty old master sergeant would respond 
to Ron's whining about his dress robes in GoF, and I think you'll 
have Molly's response to the letter.("Fine," snapped Mrs. 
Weasley. "Go naked. And, Harry, make sure you get a picture of him. 
Goodness knows I could do with a laugh.")

Another point, and how shall I put this delicately? is that this 
whole political correctness thing may be ethnic, or rather not-
ethnic. My background is non-caucasoid half Caribbean, and Molly 
tickles me to death as she is just like any old-school momma who 
feeds, hugs or smacks any child she encounters as appropriate.

--JDR