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re: get to know me

name: grace

cats or dogs: cats

sexuality: bi

current time: 4:31pm

hogwarts house: slytherin

reason for url: “manon said to abraxos, touching his spine, ‘i love you.’ it was the only thing that mattered in the end. the only thing that mattered now.”

favorite animal: raven

if you could go anywhere in the world, and money was of no importance, where would you go?

one of these destinations: new zealand (they’re taking the hobbits to isengard !!), london, or france. bonus, new york, bc i want to see a broadway production.

hi there ! i absolutely understand your confusion, as i was quite confused myself when i heard about it. here’s a little explanation:

to my knowledge, it was not a role playing blog. it was set up to spotlight pureblooded wizarding families, especially the sacred 28 (many of which are supporters and followers of voldemort). the general concern was that some of these characters are practically the manifestation of white supremacists and/or nazis in the wizarding world, in addition to manipulators of the twisted social hierarchies embedded in that world. the more pureblooded a person was, the more respect and class they gained. there was no systemic oppression against purebloods, and they considered themselves ultimately superior to all other people. i’m sure that if you have read HP, you know that.

it is absolutely okay to enjoy reading about antagonists or morally complex characters. it is, however, not okay to set up a blog that both acknowledges and celebrates the symbolism of racism, prejudice, and supremacy in fiction.

“purity will always conquers” is the malfoy family motto, but that does not exactly allow someone to use it or adapt it for their blog. a more extreme comparison of this is using the nazi swastika to decorate something and saying that the user of that symbol is not purposely aware they are doing this. using that quote is the same issue, just to a lesser degree. the purpose of these characters was, as you mentioned, to create a stark contrast and to offend, so they should not be glamorized.

basically, the blog creators may not have had malicious intent, but the implications of the blog symbolized something that should not be tolerated. i know that one of the creators has posted an apology that i think is genuine and well-written.