Feminism (was: Love, pining, and magic (was: Women in HBP))

[adairfletch]

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anthyroserain wrote:
> I'm not sure what you mean by "all the anti-feminist JKR opinion." 
> All I've seen was my post, and a lot of other posts criticizing 
> it. You're definitely in the popular camp, so no need to put your 
> neck out. 
> 
> I don't believe I ever said that JKR wasn't a feminist. Certainly 
> she is. But I do think her depictions of women in HPB come off as 
> rather old-fashioned and cliched, and though they may not be 
> particularly objectionable individually, as a whole I think they 
> make an unsettling picture. 


Oh, gosh.  I wonder if I should write this to you personally, but I 
think it needs to be said to the group.  I wasn't just responding to 
your post in particular, there was one by Sienna, and another poster, whom I can't remember, which were in an on-going thread from early this morning.  When I posted I hadn't yet read Rachel's post, nor, I believe, Iris', so I apologize if I caused any undue stress upon your argument.  I just adamently disagree with the anti-feminist POV around HBP, which I'm sure you gathered.  And I suppose on this point we'll just have to agree to disagree.  I don't think the women in HBP came off at all conservative, if anything I identify Ginny as more the maternal figure, which is probably a projection from her mother.  

Yeah, Molly is the given stereotype, but Hermione, Fleur, Tonks, and 
I'll add McGonagall, Luna especially, Bellatrix, Maxime, and numerous others break traditional female archetypes.  And that's the one thing I have always respected JKR for the most: she's demolished fantasy archetypal characters in her series, and replaced them with vivid, three-dimensional characters.  I personally believe JKR has succeeded in giving all girls at least one female character to which they can relate, or can recognize from their own lives.

I do apologize.

Adair