Backlash?

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 163401

Megan Lerseth wrote:
> Something I have always wondered about in the HP books is the lack 
> of backlash from the mixed-blood wizard community regarding the 
> persecution that the Death Eaters and their sympathizers level at 
> them. 
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> I don't understand why there are no insults in the books 
> characterizing all pure-bloods as inbred freaks, or diversity-minded 
> vigilantes going and Avada Kedavra-ing pureblood families in the 
> dead of night. 


SSSusan:
Hmmmm.  How 'bout the way that Herself portrayed the Gaunt family?  
They sure seemed the height (or would that be depths?) of the 
stereotypical inbred, pureblood freaks to me.  They were dirty, had 
eyes that went the wrong direction and seemed at *least* three bricks 
shy of a load... each!

I know this doesn't address your main question, about why there hasn't 
been any backlash from any of *characters* themselves, but it did 
strike me as awfully over-the-top of JKR to have portrayed the Gaunts 
as she did.

Siriusly Snapey Susan,
who is finally wrapping up LOTR and who has been dying to say that, 
for those who think JKR's characters and imagery are too blatantly 
black & white, jeepers, I think JRRT has her beat in that category! I 
mean, ANY person, place or thing which is evil is dark, literally, or 
ugly, while just about all the good guys wear silver, gold or white 
and are beautiful. ::grumble, grumble::