Double standards for male and femalle characters? Was: Re: Mother Molly

[sandra87b]

No: HPFGUIDX 125347


> Phoenixgod: 
> > But hey, they're women so it must be alright.

> Alla:
> Not for me, definitely not. :)
> Just my opinion of course,



And on this subject, what about the torturing scenes where Harry has to write 
lines that are carved into the back of his hand? I hated that so much - it's 
such a twisted idea in the first place (shame on JKR), but if say Snape had 
given that as a punishment to Hermione and was 'overseeing' her for the 
duration, I believe Childline would use it to trigger a new campaign! However, 
the 'lady' responsible was merely exercising her authority. I refer to both 
writer and character, and feel rather angry about it. There's plot-development 
and there's character-development, and that was just a bad idea done for the 
sake of a cheap'n'easy answer to both.

Sandra
(still miffed and sickened, but nowhere near as much as one of my frend's 
daughters who refused to finish the book.)