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Rowling rants on conformity..

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Xiph0, Apr 6, 2006.

  1. Xiph0

    Xiph0 Yoda Admin

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  2. Harpy Prince

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    Yeah, I think she should stop worrying about people's eating habits and write the 7th damn book.
     
  3. Xiph0

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    Impatient for the train wreck to come to a screeching halt, are we?
     
  4. Harpy Prince

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    Daddy needs closure.
     
  5. Giovanni

    Giovanni God of Scotch

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    Twas interesting... But only interesting.

    Personally, I prefer the ranting gryphon
     
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    LINKed up Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Well, she sure feels strongly about that...

    Good luck to her trying to make her daughters "Hermione"s...
     
  7. Skeletaure

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    At least she isn't trying to make her daughters Ginnys.
     
  8. DarthBill

    DarthBill The Chosen One

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    Well, I think it is understandable for people to care about what they look like. They shouldn't put it above everything else, perhaps; every organism's first instinct is to preserve the species, and that is a good deal more difficult if you are not what the other half of the species wants. Like peacocks.
     
  9. Master Slytherin

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    She's absolutely right. It makes sense that it's on her website. Kids look up to her and will probably listen to her. Unfortunately the target for this is teenage girls and while some may respect her, they'd rather hear this from supermodels. Sadly most supermodels have their own...problems :cough Naomi Campbell/Kate Moss cough:and wouldn't be sensible enough to tell girls to stop starving themselves. We discussed this issue before and I think most of us agreed that we'd prefer a non-skeleton.
     
  10. ChuckDaTruck

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    This is obvious. Its like saying, "Murders are BAD! I don't support murderers!"

    Really? Does this even need to be said? Of COURSE, girls shouldn't be so obscessed with their weight, and a lot of the pressure to be thin is coming from WITHIN the female community. Ladies, you ALL look good! :D ;)
     
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    And if she hates conformity so much she should really look at the way her writing is headed.
     
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    So she wants her daughters to be shunned, know-it-all, bossy bookworms rather than pug-faced, empty headed, caustic dummy?
     
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    Oh God! *shudders* Someone tell Ahab that we've found Moby Dick!

    *groans* :puke: :puke: :puke:

    Must... remove... image... from mind. :headshot:
     
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    that images is sick, perverse, cruel and unusual
     
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    This thread should be moved to mature discussion, or at least that pic. I'm gonna have to beat my head against a wall repeatedly to remove that image from my mind. :wall:
     
  16. david9

    david9 Banned

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    you're being very insensitive. obviously she doesn't want to conform to your medieval views.
     
  17. Mordecai

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    obviously she doesn't conform to any rational persons idea of even marginally good looking.

    Now don't get me wrong, Im not against over wieght people, I am clinically obese myself, so I can't really be against overweight folk. But she is just beyond the pale so to speak. It must take a deliberate decision not to try and loose weight to get that big, or she is highly unlucky and has several diseases that cause her to put on wieght.

    I jsut have to ask, what is the need to put a disturbing pic like that up on the thread?
     
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