"Goody Two Shoes" Re: Dirty Harry/Clean Harry

[Kelsey Dangelo]

No: HPFGUIDX 117018


Geoff:
> I think your definition is where the problem lies. I
don't know whether you are a contributor from the US
but, in UK terms, "goody two shoes" is normally used
as a derogatory term of description. It is someone
who is too "squeaky clean", too "nice" to be true, if
you get my drift.
If I was told I was a "goody two shoes", I think I
would be quite irritated and annoyed. <<


Kelsey:
:) 

I guess I'm to blame for using the term
'goody-two-shoes', and I'll stop.

I am U.S. born and linguistically raised. And I have
been called a 'goody-two-shoes' on more occasions
than I'd care to count. But it's always been in a
teasing-joking-friendly way from my friends and I was
using the term as a teasing-joking-friendly way for
Harry to explain how his moral core is so very good
(almost to the point of absurdity) in the face of
evil, temptation, adolescent hormones, a brain
connection to the dark lord, and tons of homework. 

I felt that Harry was such a 'goody two shoes'
(i.e. more than Hermione or Percy) that he constantly
forgoes the annoying procedure of rules to do what is
ultimately good.

What word or term could be used to explain someone
who's <<'got a good heart and always seeks the
altruistic action'>> [love that quote, SSSusan,
it's exactly what I want to say!]? I don't think
the word 'good' is right. It's vague and not
strong enough.

Kelsey, who's settling for the term 'ultra,
possibly-unrealistically good moral core'.