Re/GoodGuys/etc...

[dumbledore11214]

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ReturnOfTheMutt:
Whoever said that wasn't comparing rape and assault.  They were  
comparing the self-centeredness of hurting the order by hurting one 
of it's  members through rape with the self-centeredness of hurting 
the order by hurting  one of it's members though psychological 
torment.


Alla:

Thank you SO much! That IS exactly what I was trying to say earlier.

Julie:
I suppose that works as an analogy, but I just don't see what Snape 
does to Harry or Neville as psychological torment. 
<SNIP>
That's just my opinion, and I admit to be very uncomfortable using
rape in any analogy, because in some fundamental aspects it isn't 
analogous to *any* other crime or mistreatment.


Alla:

Well, any crime upon one's person works for me. It does not have to 
be rape. It can be an assault, robbery, battery,whatever. The more I 
think about it , the more I like it - when we use the analogy of 
hypothetical order member ( who is still doing his part in war 
against Voldemort) committing basically ANY crime against another 
order member, which hurts that person deeply not only on the 
physical level but on emotional level as well.

I doubt that anybody will call such order member a GOOD guy. So, to 
me the underlying idea behind that hypothetical action AND what 
Snape does is basically the same. I understand though that if you 
don't see Snape's actions as psychological torment, it will not work 
for you.


Just my opinion,

Alla.