Belated comment, and going back yet again to my obsession with the romantic side of the HP story's racism -- I just came across a songvid that beautifully illustrates the mentality of the Potterian narrative (simply by virtue of being faithful to canon) which is set to the Avril Lavigne song "Girlfriend."
Hope it's all right to link to it here:
Girlfriend by lolobell123 Pairings: Harry/Cho, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Fleur, Ron/Hermione Ratings: R? (Lyrics include the F word.)
The racist and xenophobic imagery buried straight into the many romantic story arcs of the HP characters become starkly visible when you focus on them in video format. I'm not sure whether that was the point of the vid (probably not?) but either way, it shines a light on what the canon is textually doing. And also, returning to the Zeitgeist discussion, I think this song by Avril Lavigne is a prime example of the present-day culture of "The winner is always entitled and cool" -- which, again, is of course tied intricately (yet always surreptitiously) with the issue of racial/ethnic discrimination and international politics.
This song seems to be used by many other HP vidders seeking to depict the canonical love triangles of the main characters. That seems indicative of the ethos of the HP story... And then, of course, the scary question is:
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Vid rec
Date: 2008-07-05 10:26 pm (UTC)Hope it's all right to link to it here:
Girlfriend by lolobell123
Pairings: Harry/Cho, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Fleur, Ron/Hermione
Ratings: R? (Lyrics include the F word.)
The racist and xenophobic imagery buried straight into the many romantic story arcs of the HP characters become starkly visible when you focus on them in video format. I'm not sure whether that was the point of the vid (probably not?) but either way, it shines a light on what the canon is textually doing. And also, returning to the Zeitgeist discussion, I think this song by Avril Lavigne is a prime example of the present-day culture of "The winner is always entitled and cool" -- which, again, is of course tied intricately (yet always surreptitiously) with the issue of racial/ethnic discrimination and international politics.
This song seems to be used by many other HP vidders seeking to depict the canonical love triangles of the main characters. That seems indicative of the ethos of the HP story... And then, of course, the scary question is:
"Wait, so do our kids *like* this picture?"