[lbo-talk] Re: USA 2003

martin schiller mschiller at pobox.com
Tue Sep 16 10:02:46 PDT 2003


a msg from magcomm at ix.netcom.com on 9/16/03 8:40 AM included ...


>Finally, I do not think that racialist attitudes and subtexts can be
>equated with "literary malfeasances." These textual elements are much
>more pernicious and damaging than that.

The current phenomenon is harry potter stories. Equally a product of the author's cultural roots (thereby more egalitarian in tone.)

What they share is an expose of the corrupting nature of a quest for power and a notice that that quest for power can be corrupting despite the color of one's hat (white/black).

The potter stories seem much more subversive in that the audience is younger and broader.



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