[HPforGrownups] Re: Bigotry in the Potterverse

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 188107

Lynda:

Being unpartnered myself, and having a lot of friends who are also
unpartnered, I find this expectancy that unpartnered people, especially men
is indicative of a lack of open-mindedness and a strange thought process
that says "everyone must be on the hunt for a life partner or there's
something wrong with them" Would I accept one if something of the sort opens
up in my life? Yes. Would my friends? For a couple I can say yes, I'm sure
they would. For others, it might be a little harder--for any of us it would
be a change to move in that direction. We've lived our adult lives without
partners and getting used to a relationship of that nature takes some doing.
I think that's one of the things I enjoy about Harry Potter. They don't dig
too deeply into the personal details of the lives of many of the minor
characters and that both allows freedom of thought and imagination to work
in the minds of the readers. It also says somewhat subliminally, its ok to
be single as an adult. It's also ok to be partnered/taken as an adult. But
you need to be happy with your decisions, wherever they lead you, and as
mentioned already that's a very liberating thought.

Lynda


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