Comments | ravenstar84: Oh...oh this is just gold....

ravenstar84

Oh...oh this is just gold....

Jan 08, 2011 00:03

From Mary_j_59 over at this Snapedom thread. I couldn't decide which part to bold. The whole middle section needs to be emphasized.

"Another thought about Lily - this one is completely random. Lily, like Hermione, is a bright and talented Muggleborn, and a lot of people have attacked us here because they identify with her and consider Severus a ( Read more... )

lily, racefail, fandom is stupid, harry potter

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randomneses January 8 2011, 07:11:13 UTC

SHUT UP PRETTY PEOPLE DON'T EXPERIENCE PREJUDICE. ONLY FUGASAURUS REXES LIKE SEV~

ravenstar84 January 8 2011, 07:35:28 UTC

It's so odd that such bright women of color could relate to such a pretty person...

mariem_1 January 8 2011, 10:56:33 UTC

One of crazy Snapefen actually said some time ago that Snape experienced "beauty-ism" and that it was as bad as racism.

Btw, I'm thinking about posting this fail and both your responses to unfunny_fandom. Is that okay with you?

ravenstar84 January 8 2011, 11:04:39 UTC

That's fine. Thanks! I was actually thinking about it myself, but wasn't sure if it would be too soon.

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inverarity January 8 2011, 07:29:52 UTC

Wait, is totalreadr actually saying that Emmett Till's murder wasn't as tragic because he was popular and "acting macho"? I mean, seriously?

ravenstar84 January 8 2011, 07:33:59 UTC

It could be because I'm still fuming from this, but I think he's having a hard time sympathizing with Emmett Till because he was better looking.

subandhu January 8 2011, 12:16:52 UTC

In the end, Lily was murdered because of her belonging to a minority group (and she would have been murdered even without the prophecy). So it's canon that her popularity, relationships, friends, academic success etc. didn't matter one bit when it came to the prejudice she was an object of. I'm a Snape fan and I belong to the ethnic majority in my country, but I can still see that.

ravenstar84 January 8 2011, 19:38:33 UTC

Apparently, mary_j_59 doesn't.

What really grates me is that the kind condescending attitude displayed by her is something that I've heard and experienced from other white Americans (who don't have their privilege checked) against POC.

bitchet January 8 2011, 12:58:10 UTC

To sum up - some adults still can't grasp the fucking meaning behind a bunch of books for kids.

sailorlum January 8 2011, 16:31:52 UTC

I ranted about it in my LJ (and linked to this, btw). This Snapedom clusterfuck maxed me out on fail for the day, I think. T_T

beatrice_otter January 8 2011, 17:04:44 UTC

Can I just say your icon is awesome? Because it really, really is.

sailorlum January 8 2011, 17:15:58 UTC

Heh heh, thanks. :D It's one of my favorites.