tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post3158473520324707987..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Rowling's Two Steps Forward, One Step BackUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-32797652883897942142007-10-31T10:00:00.000-05:002007-10-31T10:00:00.000-05:00I can put Smekday on my list. I like the website.I can put <I>Smekday</I> on my list. I like the <A HREF="http://www.smekday.com/10reasons.html" REL="nofollow">website.</A>J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-31279338423453150212007-10-30T19:03:00.000-05:002007-10-30T19:03:00.000-05:00"But all those characters are violently killed."Wo..."But all those characters are violently killed."<BR/><BR/>Wow, never thought of it that way.<BR/><BR/>Any chance you're planning to read "The True Meaning of Smekday" and discuss some of these same issues?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-2994107705538627802007-10-29T19:09:00.000-05:002007-10-29T19:09:00.000-05:00the thing with the blood-lines always irritated me...the thing with the blood-lines always irritated me, because the message was always something like this:<BR/><BR/>HARRY: Hermione, you are still a really excellent witch, EVEN THOUGH your parents are Muggles.<BR/><BR/>By which he is STILL implying that Muggles are 'less than' Wizards. Which the book totally supports, as there is not a single Muggle who is an actively good character. Apartheid, much?<BR/><BR/>And with the Dumbledore thing, I am just upset that, if we really do believe that Dumbledore was gay, then we also have to believe that he was in the closet. And for someone as brave and outspoken as Dumbledore, that's pretty sad, and doesn't really feel like a 'positive message' at all.lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362725678748958671noreply@blogger.com