A message?

[prep0strus]

No: HPFGUIDX 178908

Mike:
> Whether people find the inclusion of a species that enjoys being 
> slaves palatable is a different proposition than whether there was
> an intended message in their inclusion into the story. I understand 
> the repugnancy if one thinks they were suppose to represent human 
> bondage. In my read, that's not the way I take the house elves. I 
> took them as props, slightly modified from a similiar, common, 
> historical, fantasy character with no more equivalence to humans 
> than trolls or giants. Therefore, the message to me? Gee, aren't they 
> cute, now go get me a sandwich. ;)
> 
> Mike


Prep0strus:

I really don't even object that much to that... except that she made
such a big deal about it and wasted so much time over it.  I found
SPEW to be a frustrating and annoying storyline in which I didn't
really enjoy any of the characters' behavior.  But because so much
page space and character energy devoted to it, I wanted to see some
form of resolution or at least a productive and thoughtful open
ending.  And, based on the fact that the board appears to be talking
about nothing but house elves for the past several days, I guess she
accomplished that for some people.

My objection is not necessarily to where the storyline wound up... but
the effort put into a storyline that was going to wind up being 'just
a cigar'.  And for all those who think it's not just a cigar, it's
become divisive and unsatisfying for many, even offensive for others,
and it appears to be a failure in writing.

If it was meant to be just a cigar, then there should have been less
time, less character energy, less talk in interviews, just LESS.

~Adam (Prep0strus), who wishes he had a nugget of an idea of some
other topic to bring up here, to inspire someone to write something on
an entirely different topic, but coming up short.