In defense of considering pureblood preference racism

[wickywackywoo2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 106877

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nora Renka" <nrenka at y...> wrote:
> Howdy ho, folks.  Lots of interesting posts on this, so I'm going to 
> make my own consolidation.
> 
> The key thing here is that while everyone in the WW has a certain 
> attitude towards Muggles, excepting such visionaries as Flamel and 
> DD, both of whom love classical music (opera and chamber music--opera 
> is by far the more interesting of the two because it is an urban 
> art); and this view is that nothing Muggles do is really worthwhile.  
> I don't need to repeat comments about Arthur's patronizing attitudes.
> 
I've just never gotten the impression that Arthur is being patronizing
when he interests himself in Muggle inventions and traditions.  He
seems to me very clearly to be in the line of English enthusiasts.  He
reminds me a bit of Mr. Pickwick; Muggledom seems to be a great
adventure for him, and he's like those eccentric Englishmen who get a
deep satisfaction out of what other people see as prosaic and
uninteresting junk (trainspotters, for example).  He's an amateur,
going back to the original meaning of the word, one who does something
purely out of love.  I expect that's why he went into his present line
of work, because it allows him access to something that interests and
delights him.  He's not debating which way of life he wants to adopt,
and why should he?  He's not a Muggle - he's always going to be
'outside' that world, but I see his interest and enthusiasm for Muggle
artifacts to be rather charming.  As a Muggle myself, I'd never be
offended by someone else trying to learn about my life; it might even
make me appreciate it more, as what has become ordinary and dull to me
is regarded as fresh and exciting by someone else.

Wanda