Castle of Limbs

allinom:

hellyeahfeminism:

picklemethis:

lipstick-feminists:

[image description: collection of nine stills with white text; stills show Nymphadora Tonks, Hermione Granger, Minerva McGonagall, Hedwig, Fleur Delacour, Luna Lovegood, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Sybil Trelawney; text reads “Multiple representations of female characters, not just one stereotype, are an accurate way to depict women in fiction.”]

Rly? They’re all white. They’re all cis. They’re all hetero. They’re all able-bodied.

Of those posited as being mentally “unhealthy/unstable” (Luna, Bellatrix, Trelawny) it’s done in an excessively cliche way. (Luna is to be avoided and only useful for her magic - even her name is a riff; Bellatrix is made mad by her power; Trelawny is “tragic” and to be pitied)

Then there’s the “exceptional” girl; the “mother”; the “wise crone”; the blonde “nymph/virgin”; the “rebellious goth”. I wouldn’t say the women in HP are accurate - they’re just riffs on familiar literary and socialized themes. It looks exceptional because they’re all in the one place.

Edit: and rly, with the space in the middle, an animal was chosen to represent a woman over, say, Cho Chang, or the Patil sisters?

As a fan of Harry Potter I still wholeheartedly agree with the commentary.

I luuuurrrrrveeeee hp but still

Commentary.

(Source: feministharrypotter)

(Source: nympha-impedimenta)

(Source: konsi)

(Source: flight-of-the-hippogriff)

pad-footed:

ratsandthieves:

How is this a latte?

This is diabetes with a Harry Potter theme.

…where’s the coffee

(Source: harrypotterconfessions)