Re: Which actually brings things back to Terri's post
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Except that in the WW, one's descendants eventually being able to "pass" is nearly *inevitable*, regardless of who marries whom. It isn't remotely inevitable with race. That inevitability amplifies the effects.
Actually, it's not really inevitable for wizards, either. If a wizard/witch wants to have pure-blood descendants, then they need to make sure that their offspring don't "taint" the blood by marrying Muggles or Muggle-borns (as that will keep them trapped as half-bloods). If they want to have pure-blood descendants, then they need to marry half-bloods or pure-bloods, and once they reach pure-blood, they need to marry only pure-bloods if they want to remain "pure".
Muggle-borns who only want their descendants to be half-bloods are a special case, in that their offspring will at least be half-bloods no matter what. That one is inevitable and is part of the Fantastic in the Fantastic Racism of blood prejudice, and doesn't make it any less racist. That's just the new twist that comes with wizardom.
Quite true, although in a series of books where this prejudice is an important theme, you'd expect that if there were *any* organized political organization, we'd see it. Or hear it mentioned, at least. Heck, the house elves get a one-woman political organization, and they don't even want one! (grin)
LOL. Well, it would have been nice to see more activist groups. Maybe in the adult wizard world, there were some, but we just didn't see them. Or maybe wizards fail at activism, LOL. Also, while I think prejudice was an important theme, it wasn't the only one, and it was secondary to telling a good yarn. I felt like the "Hey, look! Racism! Bad stuff happens because of it!" message was pretty Anvillicious, though.
Actually, it's not really inevitable for wizards, either. If a wizard/witch wants to have pure-blood descendants, then they need to make sure that their offspring don't "taint" the blood by marrying Muggles or Muggle-borns (as that will keep them trapped as half-bloods). If they want to have pure-blood descendants, then they need to marry half-bloods or pure-bloods, and once they reach pure-blood, they need to marry only pure-bloods if they want to remain "pure".
Muggle-borns who only want their descendants to be half-bloods are a special case, in that their offspring will at least be half-bloods no matter what. That one is inevitable and is part of the Fantastic in the Fantastic Racism of blood prejudice, and doesn't make it any less racist. That's just the new twist that comes with wizardom.
Quite true, although in a series of books where this prejudice is an important theme, you'd expect that if there were *any* organized political organization, we'd see it. Or hear it mentioned, at least. Heck, the house elves get a one-woman political organization, and they don't even want one! (grin)
LOL. Well, it would have been nice to see more activist groups. Maybe in the adult wizard world, there were some, but we just didn't see them. Or maybe wizards fail at activism, LOL. Also, while I think prejudice was an important theme, it wasn't the only one, and it was secondary to telling a good yarn. I felt like the "Hey, look! Racism! Bad stuff happens because of it!" message was pretty Anvillicious, though.