Ranting over the weird and problematic Harry Potter stuff because some of the stuff in these books is REALLY ODD.

Also, I obviously hate JKR, so that comes up a lot.

Credits:

This video was influenced by Shaun’s, Lily Simpson's, and Hoots Hootman's videos on Harry Potter. Some of the examples and arguments I cover overlap with theirs, and I’d recommend watching them.

In particular, I drew on Shaun’s video for the Kingsley Shacklebolt and Cho Chang naming arguments, the point about Hermione and the house-elves, the Mahoutokoro and Castelo Bruxo points, and the Kreacher sandwich line.

Shaun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1iaJWSwUZs&t=5601s

Lily Simpson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2WDCD_tRnE&t=208s

Hoots Hootman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3dE0sYZqvI&t=5s

I have become a Harry Potter Encyclopedia in the wake of this video, to my dismay, so I must hyperfixate on literally any other topic now, before the brain worms start reproducing.

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00:00 INTRO

01:08 CHAPTER 1: Depictions of Race/Ethnicity

01:59 Kingsley Shacklebolt

03:28 Cho Chang

03:59 Dean Thomas

04:35 Blaise Zabini

04:51 Seamus Finnigan

05:36 Lee Jordan

06:03 Angelina Johnson

07:19 Fleur Delacour and the Veelas

08:19 The Goblins

08:59 Anthony Goldstein

10:12 The Other Schools

10:17 Durmstrang

11:08 Mahoutokoro

11:40 Uagadou

13:21 Castelo Bruxo

13:58 Ilvermorny

14:43 CHAPTER 2: Defending Slavery. (Yes. What the fuck.)

14:46 The House Elves

16:01 S.P.E.W.

17:19 Harry and Kreacher

18:11 INTERMISSION (Azkaban)

20:08 CHAPTER 3: Depictions of Disability, Disease and Addiction

20:11 Filch

20:47 The Werewolf Disease

22:21 Alcoholism

23:05 Weight and Obesity

25:37 CHAPTER 4: Depictions of Misogyny, Sexism and Gender Essentialism

25:41 Rita Skeeter

27:06 Gilderoy Lockhart

28:24 Nymphadora Tonks

28:34 Love Potions

29:49 Who gets to be "attractive"

31:27 The Motherhood Theme

33:12 CONCLUSION

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