ron rant.

[phineasjones]

oh come on. i'm done with the self-editing. time for a mini-rant.

it's my own fault for reading opinions with which i know i'm not going to agree. but. ugh.

so. ron/harry. that's what's got me all worked up today. and no, not in that way.

i'm so sick of people saying that the pairing doesn't work because ron is so obviously straight. wtf? there is no canon support for any character being gay. NONE. because jkr never, never mentions any boy having sexual/romantic feelings for another boy. and that would be the only canon support for 'gayness' worth discussing. if you're going to tell me that ron can't be gay because he's so boyish (or sloppy or not very bright - or whatever)... just don't bother. i know what the stereotypes are, thanks, i don't need an hp-based lesson. anyone who reads hp and decides that draco can be gay because he is stuck up and a little prissy (not to mention the wizard-equivalent of a racist) but ron can't because he's not those things... is missing a huge fucking point. and i think many people need a reminder that many of the other stereotypes that lead one to easily accept draco as gay are fanon, not canon.

also. the "problem" of so many h/r fics making ron the top? um. again, jkr never delves into the sexual dynamics between these two does she? if ron as top is not believable it's because the author didn't write it convincingly - not because of some inherent character trait of harry or ron. canon harry and ron are frickin 14 years old, people. this probably hasn't really come up for them. and yes, most authors probably don't write it convincingly. i've already gone on and on about the sorry state of h/r fic.

this makes me want to take starbuckle away somewhere where we can write angsty, smutty best friend love to our hearts' content.

i mean, from a wider view, slash usually impresses me in the way it ignores stereotypes and gives any person/character a full palate of sexual possibilities. not so much with ron, though. it's too bad.

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Re: well yeah.

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

ok. lessee. i've been thinking about this too. but it always breaks down at a certain point. and i should say, i mean no offence to any israelis or palestinians - do not mean to belittle the situation by drawing connections to a ficticious world. and my bias here is some serious anger toward israel and its current policies and much sympathy toward palestine - just to get that out of the way.

so... right, the jew were persecuted, like witches of old (worse, really, but work with me), and then they finally get a place to call their own - a place where they can make their own government and live the lifestyle they choose. much like our wizards. right. so, israel = wizard world. but then... they are living in a world surrounded (and previously populated) by their enemies of old - arabs/muslims. much like wizards are surrounded by muggles and hemmed in by laws which restrict their behavior around muggles etc. some see this as good and necessary and are content to live their quiet wizard lives. others want the ultimate freedom and power they feel they deserve. they act out aggressively against those who hold them back - the muggles and the law-making/upholding wizards. here's where it breaks down. now, one can see the wizards more in the palestinian role - no one will help them get what they need/what is rightfully theirs so they use horrible tactics of ugly force and hurt innocents in the process.

it's all very interesting... can you go anywhere with this?