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Marileangorifurnimaluim · 01-29-2002, 11:37 PM

I find Potter to be a relief from the cloying saccharine Disney "good McKids."

I've noticed a number of Christian Tolkien fans putting a distance between the LotR and HP to keep it from being painted with the same brush (for those who don't know, there is concern HP would lead kids to develop interest in witchcraft). I'm all for that. Anything that keeps the picket lines full of people who haven't read the books from blocking my fifth viewing!

As a kid I was always insulted by the insistance TV, books, etc., could write my personality like I was a blank slate. I knew what was real and what wasn't, and had my own ethics (noticably higher than some).
Looking back, I'd say it was my family and friends, and the occassional live role model that had an impact on my life. Primarily my family. Even reading the LotR 14 times in jr. high & high school didn't have a bazillionth of the impact my mother had. The energy expended over HP would be better channelled into Big Brother/Big Sister programs for kids who don't have good role models in their family.

-Maril

[ January 30, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]

01-29-2002, 11:37 PM	#48
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	I find Potter to be a relief from the cloying saccharine Disney "good McKids." I've noticed a number of Christian Tolkien fans putting a distance between the LotR and HP to keep it from being painted with the same brush (for those who don't know, there is concern HP would lead kids to develop interest in witchcraft). I'm all for that. Anything that keeps the picket lines full of people who haven't read the books from blocking my fifth viewing! As a kid I was always insulted by the insistance TV, books, etc., could write my personality like I was a blank slate. I knew what was real and what wasn't, and had my own ethics (noticably higher than some). Looking back, I'd say it was my family and friends, and the occassional live role model that had an impact on my life. Primarily my family. Even reading the LotR 14 times in jr. high & high school didn't have a bazillionth of the impact my mother had. The energy expended over HP would be better channelled into Big Brother/Big Sister programs for kids who don't have good role models in their family. -Maril [ January 30, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ] __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?