Can... M$^blood be.. pureblood? Aristocrat vs Commoner

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 97864

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...>
wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Cindy now:
> > 
> > I... equated the mudblood debate with the slavery .....  When ...,
> > there were a number of rules to  determine who was Black ....  The
> >  ...the Descent Rule, which said any offspring from a mixed union 
> > were to be considered Black, ....  ...later clarified with the One
> > Drop Rule, which said if your blood was 1/32 Black, you were ... 
> > Black.  

> 
> Potioncat:
> Yes, that's my closest association as well.  But it seems to me that 
> the WW isn't as strict in their interpretation.  They seem pretty 
> accepting of a child of a witch and wizard, without looking too 
> closely beyond that.  Although how close someone would look might 
> depend on what the association was to be and who was doing 
> the "judging." Given the longevity in the WW, you'd think there 
> would be an old Auntie or a great-great who would remember that so-
> and-so's ancester was a Muggle.
>
> Potioncat

bboy_mn:

Since we have several people here from Great Britian, and others who
are knowledgable in British culture, perhaps it would be beneficial to
examine the difference between an Aristocrat and a Commoner.

To some extent that seems closer to the difference between a Pureblood
and a Muggle; sort of a 'Royal' and the rest attitude. Although, I
suspect there will be some debate as to which was worse, prejudice
toward Commoners or prejudice toward Slaves. Slavery was certainly no
picnic, but not every slave holder matches the Hollywood movie model;
and we certainly know the the Royal class commited outrageous
atrocities which rarely stayed 'on the farm', and most frequently
spilled over into other countries.

I lean on this because to my American way of thinking, Aristocracy is
as grey and poorly defind as 'Pureblood'. Is it just money and power,
ties to the government or ruling class, or the Manor to which you are
born? I believe that there is or was someone in this group who claimed
to be 3,000th in-line for the Throne of Britain, so would they be
Aristocracy or Commoner? 

Just curious, and wondered if any would like to expand this perspective.

bboy_mn