Harry Potter is a CHILDREN'S BOOK re: rape sexual preference

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 79552

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jdr0918" <jdr0918 at h...> wrote:

> 
> The Sergeant Majorette says
> 
> Hear, hear. Oh, wait-- public display of affection, ick; so just the 
> love.
> 
> ... rape and sexuality, along with prejudice, violence, war and all 
> that "grownup" stuff, exist in children's reality. It doesn't make it 
> any easier on a sensitive child that adults refuse admit that a child 
> may be dealing with such things, forcing the kid to live with the 
> horror alone in his own head. ...edited...
> 
> --JDR


bboy_mn:
Excellent point. We need only look at several examples in the current
book to see how a child left with nothing but their own thoughts to
resolve the conflicts in their life, can get hopelessly lost in
incorrect conclusions. 

Think about Harry's reation to what happened to Mr. Weasley, he had
himself talked into believing that he was personally at fault, that he
was a danger to all his friends, and that the only solution was to run
away from the wizarding world forever. It was only the intervention of
friends, and a few trusted adults that help Harry get back on track
again. 

I can see alot of kids hopelessly trapped in their own delusional
thoughts about their lives, that read this and think, maybe I should
talk to some one, maybe there is something here that I don't see.

I posted earlier in this general thread about how I thought JKR's
books were based around universal themes. It is this delicate
interweaving of life's most universal themes that let all of us see
ourselves and our own lives in Harry's story. 

I think looking at Harry's moral conflict and failings, will be much
better at helping kids resolve the own moral conflicts and perceived
personal failing than all the preaching and sermonizing in the world.
In sense, I see JKR succeeding in helping kids deal with life
universal problems, where the moralist and their moralizing are
failing hopelessly. Kids are smarter than we give them credit for. JKR
doesn't not underestimate their ability to draw strength, hope, and
direction from her universal themes.

To a gay kid, everyone in Harry Potter is happily gay, and has the
strength and courage to face any oppression that life might throw at
them. In the universal story, we all discover ourselves. I think that
is really one of the purposes of fairytales.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn