[HPforGrownups] Re: Which characters knew DD was Gay?

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 179259

>  Montavilla47:
>  There's also the other veiled sexual violence events in the book--
>  a surprisingly large number, really, starting with Ginny's
>  possession by Tom, the sexually-charged rebirth of Voldemort,
>  the sexually-tinged humiliation of SWM, the possible rape of
>  Dolores Umbridge by the centaurs, and the veiled rape
>  threats towards Hermione by Fenrir Greyback.
>
>  Am I missing any?

Kemper now:
Cormac McLaggen
Romilda Vane
Merope Gaunt
The Bloody Baron


>  Montavilla47:
>  I wonder if the number of sexually violent episodes in the
>  books is simply a reflection of how common sexual violence
>  is in Western culture nowadays? Or is it that we're projecting
>  these images onto the story because we're conditioned to
>  think that way?

Kemper now:
Western culture is aware of sexual violence and shines a light on it.
That light might be a match or a brief candle, but it's still a light.
 For me, the first time I saw sexual violence depicted by the culture
was General Hospital's Luke and Laura (which is pretty effed up cause
I was nine or ten).  After that, I was afraid of Luke.  I also saw the
episode where Luke and Laura were about ready to do it (consensually)
when Luke says something like "Tell your boyfriend/husband that it was
me that raped you".  wtgdf.  I didn't get what was going on, but it
felt wrong.  ... But I digress.Back to the light of the match.  It
flickered on sexual violence, but it didn't show the true detail of
it.  Now the light is a supernova with shows like Law and Order: SVU,
to name one of many.

The images (impressions?) that we infer from the story comes because
we have been  taught, made more aware which allows us to perceive more
in the subtext.

Kemper