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[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 178721

Adam (Prep0strus) wrote:
> And what you said - that these groups actually
> ARE what they say they are... well, that doesn't
> mean something BAD.  It's just saying - a person
> who seems like a bigot is a bigot.

Del replies:
And that to me is an *extremely* BAD message to
send, because its ramifications are appalling.
 Examples:

* I don't like your opinion on that one matter,
so I classify you as a bigot and that's it.

* I don't understand where you're coming from 
on this matter, so I classify you as a bigot.

* I don't care what particular reasons you may
have to think differently than I do, you're just a bigot.

And so on. In general: "don't hesitate to judge
a book by its cover." Nasty.

> She didn't make them one group that
> would be associated with a real life
> group to which she was assigning bigotry.

No, but she did associate particular traits with
Slytherin. The concept of Muggleborns is a purely
fictitious one, but the Slytherins are Sorted based
on some very real things.

Del