Bigotry in the Potterverse

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No: HPFGUIDX 188099


> Bart:
>     One of the basic premises I use for determining sexism: If you 
> reverse the genders, does it change anything? For various reasons, which 
> are far too heavily connected to politics for me to bring up here, there 
> still exists a double standard in both British and American societies, 
> where when a male takes sexual advantage of a female, that is usually 
> considered to be a crime, while if a female takes sexual advantage of a 
> male, that is usually considered to be the male "getting lucky."
> 
>     Now, keeping these in mind, let's say that guys were trying to use 
> "love" potions on Hermoine, and one of them actually got ingested by 
> Ginny. Would that have been much different than Ron accidentally 
> consuming a "love" potion meant for Harry? Would it have been as comicial?


Alla:

Of course I would not have seen it as different and while I can see that Ron's acting is funny while under potion, I certainly do not see the **action of slipping the potion** as funny in the slightest. Sometimes we can laugh over something which is also criminal, ugly, etc, etc. Situation can evoke many responses at the same time IMO.

So, no, not different. To me Merope for example slipping Tom's Riddle a love potion is a rape and destroying of guy's life, period, end of story. No matter that Merope was a victim of abuse, etc, etc, to me it still changes nothing about that particular action.

And if Ginny would have digested the potion, I would have reacted same way about whoever did it to her as I react about Romilda Vane.

JMO,

Alla