• @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.