Your honor, he said, "Blah, blah, blah

[punkieshazam]

No: HPFGUIDX 88875

     >delurk<

I'm going to do my rant again.

One of the themes that I have observed in the Potter series is that 
Rowling takes on themes of prejudice. I am certain that we in our 
everyday lives take care not to offend other ethnic and social 
groups  by the use of inappropriate language. Yet JKR has clearly 
told us in CoS chapter 7 that mudblood is a bad word--a *very* bad 
word. So why is it used on this list as an ordinary discriptor when 
discussing Harry's genetic makeup?

Lenny Bruce, in a routine following his trial for using obscenities, 
described the lawyers and judges as seeming to enjoy using the words 
that he had used and repeated them many, many times. "Yes, Your Honor 
he said, 'Blah, blah, blah.'" Now I don't think that any of you use 
the word mudblood in that way, but never-the-less it is a blah, blah, 
blah word. 

Please be respectful of Harry and stop referring to him as a mudblood.

Punkie

Petunia is a squib!

     <relurk>