CHAPTER DISCUSSION PS/SS 10, THE HALLOWEEN

[Susan A]

No: HPFGUIDX 188383

Potioncat:
> >  And we do have our own stereotype of the Houses. Just as in RL 
> > we may have certain sterotypes of cheerleaders, football players 
> > or A+ Math students.
 
Alla:
> We do? I did not grew up in the US as you know, but based on movies 
> I guess the stereotypes are that cheerleaders and football players 
> are all stupid  and only know how to play sports? And A+ math 
> students have no clue how to play sports?
> 
> But I mean, nobody would think this seriously, right? 
<snip> 
> And even if a lot of people are engaging in these stereotypes 
>(seriously, please do not count me among those people lol), I would 
> still say that those are a very long way to go to the idea that 
> cheerleaders and football players should be in their own house and 
> A+ math students in their own and they just cannot be also 
> ambitious and hardworking.


SSSusan:
Heh.  Spent any time in a U.S. high school cafeteria lately?  Or even in just a U.S. high school hallway?  You might be surprised....

The stereotypes you'd see might be slightly different or nuanced 
[ha! can a stereotype be nuanced?] than what you presented, but indeed, stereotypes are, imo, alive and well in all their disconcertingly hard-headedly-held way.  Hopefully not so widespread as in the past, but I think JKR counted a bit on the recognition that individuals often do still stereotype.

Siriusly Snapey Susan