In defense of considering pureblood preference racism

[wickywackywoo2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 106961

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sofdog_2000" <sofdog_2000 at y...>
wrote:
This is a non-canon example but I never get 
> over Mr. Weasley asking Harry the function of a rubber duck in CoS. 
> Come on! The story hinges on a bathroom (plumbing) and a chute hidden 
> under a sink. Yet this guy can't a understand a child's toy? :rolls 
> eyes:

That certainly is non-canon; I think it's usually referred to as
'movie contamination'.  I'm not referring to THAT Mr. Weasley - in the
book he asks Harry about electric plugs, the post office and the
telephone, and at least two out of the three would be difficult enough
for an average person to explain in detail that they might be
considered a Muggle version of 'magic'.  The rubber duck thing is just
stupid, but what do you expect from a movie?  They just thought it
would sound funnier to the kiddies in the audience.

Wanda

> 
> As to being appreciative of someone else's interest in one's customs, 
> that lies in the eye of the beholder I s'pose. As an African-American 
> I find nothing more annoying than being put on the spot about my 
> customs. Just doing my hair was a whole a drawn out Q&A session in 
> college. Perhaps a matter of how often, and to what degree one is 
> subjected to unsolicited scrutiny.

Well, Arthur isn't exactly standing around Muggles and annoying them
with endless kibbitzing.  He's like a person who likes to read travel
books and imagine exotic lands and customs.  He's not a scientist or
an anthropologist, but so what?  He's hurting no one with his
fascination for muggle stuff; as I said before, he's like an eccentric
stamp-collector or trainspotter.  

Wanda