HP, inconscient sexim from JKR?

[Andrew]

No: HPFGUIDX 88349

Laurence:

> Lena F. suggests that the HP books can be considered quite sexist, 
> maybe not so much in the portraying of the characters themselves 
> (quoi que... see Molly Weasley) but above all from a plot driven 
> point ie very often it is women's incompetence which is to blame for 
> the advance of the villains and she gives a lot of example of this 
> concept, between Bertha Jorkins (pictured totally incompetent, and 
> who's a puppet in Voldemort hand), Ginny Weasley too naive to 
> recognize Voldemort in the diary, or the mother of Crouch who let an 
> assassine loose. 
> (go read her essay to understand better what I'm trying resume)

   I have questions on all of these topics. Does Molly not seem like 
a typical mother. Every mother-aunt-grandmother-etc. that I know or 
have ever known seems to share these general charactaristics. My own 
mother in particular, shares these charactaristics. She is rather 
loudspoken, bossy, caring, everything she exhibits. 

   Now this about Bertha Jorkins seems logical. Not all women share 
this quality at all, but would this role be fulfilled by a male 
character? I am not being sexist at all here, but in nearly all 
instances of books, television, movies, life; a little girl will be 
curious/gossip/etc. just as Bertha does.

   I do not thing any person expected Tom Riddle to be LV, I would 
have not expected LV to be Tom had I been in Ginny's situation. 
Seeing how much people feared LV's return, it would have been very 
difficult for them to will themselves into a connection between Tom 
and LV. I do not see any sexism in these charactars, only a typical 
girl, mother, or person.
   

> P.S. By the way, I'll introduced myself: 24-y-belgian girl, first 
> language French (English 3rd, it explains bad grammar), electrical 
> engineer, part of "Women in Sciences"(WiSe...), HP fan, HG/SS 
> shipper.

   I am an 18 year old male from the Uniten States, first language 
of English, and a second language of Spanish. I am currently 
attending UC for Arhcitecture. Perhaps American women are different 
then European women. I am not being hostile at all. I just can not 
match the apparent role of women you presented as sexism. There are 
many prominant witches in HP. 

Andrew