• @DarkCloud
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    271 month ago

    Wait is Dobbi the real hero of Harry Potter?

    • @MsPenguinette
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      1 month ago

      The house elves yearning for subjugation means that Dobbi is likely seen as a villain

      • @TheDoozer
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        31 month ago

        Yeah, I always have a tough time telling if Kreacher was an Uncle Ruckus or if Dobby was a traitor and deviant to his people.

        Like, we think of it as Dobby (or any House Elf) being released from slavery, but I wonder if it is more like being a Ronin.

        • @[email protected]
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          230 days ago

          It’s supposed to be a commentary on internalized racism and cultural inertia but, because Rowling is a bit of a goof, she made it sound like racial essentialism instead.

          Hermione and Dobby are not the weirdos, society is.