In defense of considering pureblood preference racism

[ohneill_2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 106987

SOF wrote:

> 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.

Now Cory:

I can see your point, but I guess it is a matter of perspective.  As 
a New York City resident who grew up in Montana, I get tired of 
people asking me questions about riding horses and rustling cattle 
(as if I knew anything about either of those topics :)  ), but I 
certainly don't equate it with racism.  They're just interested in 
hearing about a topic with which they are not familiar, as is Arthur 
Weasley.

Maybe part of why I see it this way is because of Arthur's 
personality otherwise.  He is, as far as we know, a good and caring 
person in all respects.  If the same remarks about Muggle ways were 
to be made by, say, Lucius or Draco, I might be more predisposed to 
see them in a different light.

--Cory