One of my favourite quotes ever about this series (I think it was sisterm) was 'You've got to wonder about a series that can't even commit fully to being anti-slavery.'
It's just so symbolic of the mindset - we can't order slaves to die for us is considered incredibly thoughtful and heroic (just like Lily not standing aside to allow her baby's murder) when it should be obvious and the bare minimum of humanity.
This, damn it. This. I don't know what's worse - that Rowling holds her heroes to such a low standard that any glimmer of not being a complete selfish, hateful bastard is considered tantamount to sainthood, or that she actually seems to believe that that's how the world works. Does she actually think that not being outrageously evil is the best that people can aspire to?
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Date: 2009-12-08 12:05 pm (UTC)It's just so symbolic of the mindset - we can't order slaves to die for us is considered incredibly thoughtful and heroic (just like Lily not standing aside to allow her baby's murder) when it should be obvious and the bare minimum of humanity.
This, damn it. This. I don't know what's worse - that Rowling holds her heroes to such a low standard that any glimmer of not being a complete selfish, hateful bastard is considered tantamount to sainthood, or that she actually seems to believe that that's how the world works. Does she actually think that not being outrageously evil is the best that people can aspire to?