<Ina>: hermione being black doesn't bother me so much as people trying to pretend it's not a retcon does
Ina shrugs
<seitora>: wait, it's an actual retcon?
<Ragnar>: No it's not
<seitora>: Like, Rowling said "oh Hermione was actually black in the books" or whatever?
<Ina>: well, that and the hypocritical racism of the most vociferous of those who support it
<Ragnar>: Basically she said "hey, I never said anything specifically excluding her from being black"
<Ina>: Seitora: In the books, there's at least one reference to her face as specifically white
<Watashiwa>: yup
<Ina>: and another which notes her skin being brown after a summer trip as if it's unusual.
<seitora>: Ragnar that's what I meant I guess
<seitora>: besides, how many black people have bushy brown hair as was repeatedly pointed out about Hermione ?
<Ina>: few
<Ragnar>: You've never seen a black person with brown hair? ._.
<Ina>: with brown hair? occasionally but not often
<Ina>: black hair? quite common
<seitora>: Ragnar there are but it's uncommon
<Ragnar>: I don't have doubt that Hermione was intended to be white, but I think people raising a fuss over Rowling's comment are looking for politicization where it doesn't really exist
<Ina>: anyway, rowling didn't come right out and say 'hermione is black now'
<Souffle>:
<Souffle>: >when u have a dragon waifu
<Ina>: but she did put out a statement that said, boiled down "I never said she wasn't black, I love black hermione"
<Ragnar>: yeah
<Ataru-phone2>: (Ina) and another which notes her skin being brown after a summer trip as if it's unusual.
<Ataru-phone2>: Wait
<Ataru-phone2>: Since when do english people tan
<Ragnar>: And then everybody got bent out of shape about it for some reason
<Ina>: Ataru: lol
<Ataru-phone2>: Don't they just turn into lobsters?
<Ataru-phone2>: :v
<seitora>: Ataru-phone2 didn't you know, it rains so much in England that the instant a Brit leaves the country for five seconds they darken significantly
<Ina>: why ataru, how dare you partake of a racist stereotype
<Ragnar>: Hey, "if the sun don't come you get a tan from standing in the English rain!"
<Ataru-phone2>: Dude, I'm half white
<seitora>: it's why the U.S. and Canada are predominantly English-speaking
<Ataru-phone2>: I've seen that side of the family in the summer...
<seitora>: France and Spain and Portugal had nice climates and England has shitty weather so all the people bailed from England to somewhere with better weather
<Ina>: Ataru: *Heavy Breathing* "Internalized Racism etc. etc. "
<seitora>: well, it's now my headcanon that Harry Potter is a little Jew boy and since nothing contradicts it in the book that's canon
<Ina>: in case it wasn't obvious I kid
<Ataru-phone2>: Lol
<Ragnar>: I mean
<Ragnar>: There's nothing explicitly preventing him from being Jewish
<Ragnar>: Actually it makes sense. Who else would have all that money stashed away? ;p
<Ataru-phone2>: Well, it'd explain why everyone hates him so easily :v
<Ina>: no no, seitora, don't you know that the official Politically Correct headcanon approved by tumblr is that Harry is of Indian descent?
<Ragnar>: You know, Ina
<Ragnar>: I'm just going to say one thing
<seitora>: Heck, there's even a bit in Philosopher's Stone that supports Harry being Jewish
<Grunt_>: oh
<Grunt_>: you're right
<Ragnar>: Please don't ever complain about how other people are overreacting to everything
<seitora>: when there's a bit in the backstory about how the Dursleys say 'his kind' don't belong at a church
<Grunt_>: the way he rejoiced when he got that money for christmas
<Grunt_>: should have known
<Ataru-phone2>: Lol
<Ataru-phone2>: Jesus guys
*** Grunt_ is now known as Grunt
<seitora>: of course his kind don't belong at a church, he's Jewish!
<Ragnar>: heh
<seitora>: and if you think about it, disembodied Voldemort as a spirit is totes a Wandering Jew archetype
<Ina>: Ragnar: Tell you what. If I ever start yelling at a ten year old child for wearing a 'traditionally european' haircut feel free to tell me I'm overreacting
<seitora>: that's why the Wizards and the goblins get in so many wars, each of them are trying to horde $$$
<Ataru-phone2>: Right, i think its time to move on from the awful jewish stereotypes