Scapegoating Slytherin - Snobbery or Bigotry

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No: HPFGUIDX 144257

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at y...> wrote:
>

> bboyminn:
> 
> That bring up the question whether Slytherins are uniformly engaged in
> Bigotry, or whether, as a whole, they are merely engaged in Snobbery.

That does not matter, both are wrong.
> 
> The Aristocracy still exists in Europe. They don't believe in marrying
> outside their 'own kind'. They believe they are superior to Commoners.
> We could extent that to say they are Bigots. But Europe generally
> doesn't regard them that way.

I usually enjoy your writings but I wish you would stick to things you
know about. 
 
> Part of my central point is that while MOST of Sltherins might engage
> in a passively snobbish attitude, only a few of the cross the line
> into actively working against their preceived lessers. 

But we don't know about most Slytherins, so we don't know if they are
snobs. So why make this kind of statement? 

> and his associated. Far more Slytherins choose not to get in Harry's
> face. Far more Slytherins choose to keep their heads down and mind
> their own business. At least, in any significant way, we never see
> them getting into Harry's business. 

Nor do most Ravenclaws or most Hufflepuffs. I don't think they or the
Slytherins keep their heads down, but that they are just normal
children going on with their lives. They have nothing to do with Harry
because he is in a different house and they are not really that
interested in him. And why should they? He is the boy-who-lived but
you can't keep gawking at someone for years and years and years. 
> 
Gerry