Saturday, January 30, 2010

Black Retarded Lesbian: Harry Potter


After we had a look into comics and TV series, lets see who is the first BRL we find in the books.
Before someone starts to complaining, I like the Potter books, I’ve read and enjoyed them, but look on the facts. At the very beginning I want to recap a wannabe copyright infringement concerning “The Books of Magic” written by the great Neil Gaiman.

Both series have an protagonist who is wears glasses, has brown hair and a white owl. Gaiman stated depending on this controversy, that they both just used a common archetype as platform for their stories and that an intended copy is just made up.
And here we can start the List:
  1. So Harry is based on a archetype, to let him look a little bit nerdy or awkward.
  2. He is an orphan.
  3. Like almost every orphan in fiction he is raised by the archetypical stepfamily which didn’t grant him the butter on his bread.
  4. He is the chosen one. His dealing with this issue is certainly one of the most important B- plots.
  5. Because his parents were killed by the Dark Lord he has a connection with him, most important through his scar on the forehead.
I’m sorry, but Mr. Potter is a BLR, unlike Artemis Fowl, who has it all and still can’t get enough.




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1 comment:

  1. hate seeing the word retarded. so 5th grade. makes you look like a total tool.

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