WAS Slytherin as villains / Ender vs. Harry SPOILERS for Ender's Game/Fascism
susanmcgee48176
Schlobin at aol.com
Tue Nov 13 04:06:41 UTC 2007
No: HPFGUIDX 179039
> > > >>zgirnius:
> > > It's not an anti-feminist view at all; it would be only
> > > if we insisted this is the role and responsibility of
> > > women, exclusively, in society.
> > > <snip>
> > Betsy Hp:
> > My thinking on JKR and her views on woman have to do with
> > the utter fear with which female sensuality is dealt with
> > in the text, the disdain expressed towards girls acting like
> > girls, the way making a boy seem girly was the ultimate put-
> > down, and the rather old-fashioned way various tasks were
> > assigned. <snip>
Well, clearly in the Weasley household, the old-fashioned way
of assigning tasks prevailed...but we don't know if that was
the rule...
What we do know is that JKR prized domesticity, parenting, and
family above professional success....whether for men OR women...
Susan
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