Why do some people think Harry Potter is bad?

WalrusesRN · Post by **WalrusesRN** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:00 am

With the 7th and final HP coming out on the 21st, I remembered how during other releases there were all kinds of protest, like book burnings, etc., and I was just wondering how anyone can think anything bad of books that are half a thousand pages long that kids are actually READING! With education as it is in this country, what bad can anyone possibly find in these books?

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:09 am

Some people have this feeling that witchcraft and wizardry are evil and whatnot. That's what usually starts it.

I've never understood it myself. They are fictional books about fictional characters doing fictional things.

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:34 am

IT IS EVIL DEVIL WORSHIP!!!!!!!

EVERYONE WHO READS IT IS GOING TO HELL!!!!!!

THERE, YOU WILL BE FORCED TO EAT PINEAPPLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

REPENT NOW!!!! BEFORE YOU ARE FORCED TO EAT PINEAPPLES ALL DAY!!!!!!

WITCHCRAFT IS THE DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, BURN BOOKS, LYNCH THE HARRY POTTER LOVERS BEFORE THEY TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

strike wolf · Post by **strike wolf** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:44 am

s.xkitten wrote:IT IS EVIL DEVIL WORSHIP!!!!!!!

EVERYONE WHO READS IT IS GOING TO HELL!!!!!!

THERE, YOU WILL BE FORCED TO EAT PINEAPPLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

REPENT NOW!!!! BEFORE YOU ARE FORCED TO EAT PINEAPPLES ALL DAY!!!!!!

WITCHCRAFT IS THE DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, BURN BOOKS, LYNCH THE HARRY POTTER LOVERS BEFORE THEY TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meh, I'd rather read a good book.

AndrewLC · Post by **AndrewLC** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:51 am

Because of religious nuts hating it because it's about witchcraft and wizardry

EvilPurpleMonkey · Post by **EvilPurpleMonkey** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:52 am

WalrusesRN wrote:With the 7th and final HP coming out on the 21st, I remembered how during other releases there were all kinds of protest, like book burnings, etc., and I was just wondering how anyone can think anything bad of books that are half a thousand pages long that kids are actually READING! With education as it is in this country, what bad can anyone possibly find in these books?

Because one crazy Christian heard that magic was a large part of the series. He/She then got together some more Christians and took the book out of context. These other Christians believed that the book would curse them if they read it or they just didn't have the time to read it, so they believed crazy Christian. And it spread like a plague across the USA, the people to ignorant or busy to read the book, and so they agreed. Besides, they needed something to do over the weekend after church. However, there were also smart Christians who read the book, and saw that it taught good morals. However, their views are drowned out by those of the more outspoken idiots. There are actually more Christians who are ok or undecided about the books, only 8 percent are against them. Actually, here's something that will surprise most people. J.K. Rowling is Catholic. That's my view.

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:55 am

btw...for those of you who don't know of me, that was a complete joke...i even practice a form of witchcraft...

The Weird One · Post by **The Weird One** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:15 am

Walrus made a post

EvilPurpleMonkey · Post by **EvilPurpleMonkey** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:16 am

The Weird One wrote: Walrus made a post

No shit sherlock.

magneticgoop · Post by **magneticgoop** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:20 am

witchcraft is from this guy --->

so a fairy tale with magic aka "witchcraft" must be from this guy --->

basically what monkey said

all kinds of protest, like book burnings

nothing like connecting with those nazi roots

Jehan · Post by **Jehan** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:43 am

well at the moment i just dont read them cos their not particularly good and there are better written fantasy novels or any novels out there. you'll find most Christians wont have a problem with the books on the level of its evil, though i'm not sure about em myself, i dont think they're very good books.

Syzygy · Post by **Syzygy** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:49 am

s.xkitten wrote:IT IS EVIL DEVIL WORSHIP!!!!!!!

EVERYONE WHO READS IT IS GOING TO HELL!!!!!!

THERE, YOU WILL BE FORCED TO EAT PINEAPPLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

REPENT NOW!!!! BEFORE YOU ARE FORCED TO EAT PINEAPPLES ALL DAY!!!!!!

WITCHCRAFT IS THE DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, BURN BOOKS, LYNCH THE HARRY POTTER LOVERS BEFORE THEY TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DON'T FORGET THE "OTHER" PINEAPPLES!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YssMT0qXYOw

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:53 am

s.xkitten wrote:I'm fucking weird but my ex boyfriend has wonderful abs

QFT

Ronaldinho · Post by **Ronaldinho** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:54 am

reverend_kyle wrote:
s.xkitten wrote:I'm fucking weird but my ex boyfriend has wonderful abs

QFT

MeDeFe · Post by **MeDeFe** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:32 am

When I first saw this I thought it would be "bad" as in "not well-written".

lalaland · Post by **lalaland** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:29 pm

You could always ask Laura Mallory.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/ ... ter_3.html

she's gone to court several times to try to ban the books from libraries and such, but the most recent is she thinks she needs to 'rethink her approach' or something.

She hasn't read the books, except for possibly part of the first chapter of the first book.

Riao · Post by **Riao** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:35 pm

the above link wrote:Mallory, despite never reading the books herself, still vigorously contends that Harry Potter literature is an "evil" attempt to indoctrinate youngsters in witchcraft...

...the stories "encourage children to perform spells and that the books' good characters lie, cheat and steal," without repercussion

How could she POSSIBLY say that without reading the books!? This sort of thing really irks me.

tjm123 · Post by **tjm123** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:52 pm

wow that bitch is an idoit. im chistran and i love the books, so do my friends at church and school. and it teachs good values. bravery, honestly, protecting the weak are all values that are in the book. and its very good writing.

tjm123 · Post by **tjm123** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:55 pm

this is said about her

Since we awarded her last year's Idiot of the Year Award, I have gotten countless comments and e-mails about this case. One blog entry though caught my eye and I think it raises an interesting point. Jason Pitzl-Waters, writer of The Wild Blog Hunt, lamented her continuing coverage and opined that she might, in fact, be some phantasmic liberal creation:

"Maybe we will find out that "Laura Mallory" is really the stage name for a liberal performance artist who is commenting on our modern culture by constructing a stereotypical ignorant evangelical to wage a Sisyphean struggle against the inevitability of Harry Potter."

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:10 pm

it is a boring book???

sfhbballnut · Post by **sfhbballnut** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:28 pm

not at all, they're very good, written to all ages.

mandalorian2298 · Post by **mandalorian2298** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:48 pm

lalaland wrote:You could always ask Laura Mallory.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/ ... ter_3.html

she's gone to court several times to try to ban the books from libraries and such, but the most recent is she thinks she needs to 'rethink her approach' or something.

She hasn't read the books, except for possibly part of the first chapter of the first book.

Wrestler1ump is female?!

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:49 pm

don't insult females like that...

wrestler1ump is an it...

mandalorian2298 · Post by **mandalorian2298** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:54 pm

s.xkitten wrote:don't insult females like that...

wrestler1ump is an it...

But...if he isn't female, then....Laura Mallory and him are not oe and the same...............OMG THERE IS TWO OF THEM!!!!!!

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:00 pm

OMG...they are of the opposite gender...they can breed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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