No more "Voldie" nickname?

[mikefeemster]

No: HPFGUIDX 98664

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Silverthorne" 
<silverthorne.dragon at v...> wrote:
> Sunday, May 16, 2004, 9:13:41 PM, vmonte wrote:
> 
> v> I don't think JKR is ordering her fans around. I think what she is
> v> trying to say is that Voldemort is a disgusting human being and
> v> should not be given a cute cuddly nickname. It would be like giving
> v> Hitler a cute nickname.
> 
> Dave
> She doesn't want any flashy posters of Voldemort, or girls swooning
> over his "virile power" or people dressing up as him for Halloween.
> She wants us to *hate* him.  Really, really HATE him.
> 
> {Silverthorne}
> and as for the whole 'Voldie' thing--as I said before, I call him that
> because he is evil, self absorbed, and does not deserve any more repsect
> than it takes to make sure his wand and intentions are not pointed at me, so
> to speak....I don't consider it 'cute'--I consider it dripping, scathing
> contempt--and the only 'safe' and 'clean' way to express it.
> 
> Unless you would rather I refer to him as 'That stupid f***head, a**hole,
> piece of s***, who isn't worthy of the title 'Human', let alone "wizard"!
> C'mon, s***head, come and get me--let me see if I can't rearrange your face
> for you!!!!! You total f***ing LOOSER!!!!!!!'

Hello All,

I think this is one of those cases where there is a loss of
translation from American English to British English. In my
encounters with people who speak British English, they are more
precise and proper. Americans on the other hand, take great delight
in butchering the language for their own purposes.

I can give an example of what I'm talking about if you think
about the current and previous American president. If you do not
like George Bush and you are with like minded people, you could
always refer to the president as "Georgie". Likewise if you didn't
like Bill Clinton, he could be refered to as "Billy".
These are not meant to be terms of endearments, but terms of
loathing and disrespect.

When I see the term "Voldie", I do no think those who are using
it are doing so as a term of endearment. Besides it is far easir
and quicker to type Voldie as opposed to Voldemort.

I saw her website, but I didn't take her comment too seriously.
I think she may find it confusing is she misinterprets Voldie as a
term of endearment. When I think of people using the term Voldie, I
picture them thinking "The lastest idiot to come along that thinks
he's the s**t."

I have a lot of respect for JKR. I am a subtitute teacher and I
am amazed that there are a lot more school children that see reading
as something fun to do instead of a chore. She is responsible for
this more than anybody else. Let's cut her some slack.

"mike feemster"