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"Nagini", Voldermort and representation: things that disappointed me in HP

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:35:57 -0400

ETA: please give proper credit if you cite this or any of meta, cos this stuff takes time and effort y’all.

So yesterday when I made this post, many people wanted to know why Voldermort’a pet snake being named ‘Nagini’ was racially problematic. I was surprised that people hadn’t considered this, but then again desi issues/culture are hardly visible in mainstream media. But today I kept getting anons either professing complete shock about Naagini’s* significance, OR telling me that my interpretations were wrong. So I decided to write this meta on Naagini, the HP verse and mythological snake symbols. But first I’m gonna give some you some backstory about why Naagini bothers me so much and how Rowling seems to have missed out on some cultural context.

One of my favourite stories as a child was the one about Buddha and Mucalinda, the Snake King. Shortly after attaining enlightenment, the Buddha is travelling through a forest when he gets caught in a terrible storm. The great serpent, Mucalinda, shelters the Buddha by spreading it’s vast seven-headed hood over him, and permitting the Buddha to sit on his coils. Many statues depicting this scene are found throughout Sri Lanka. There was one at the junction close to my school that I would always stare at. The sight of the Buddha serenely meditating under the protection of a huge and powerful cobra is a striking one that captured my imagination as a child. Years later, I’m still moved on a deep, wordless level by this image.

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"I will kiss your scars as you heal, I will sit by your side and hold your hand. I will write..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:29:07 -0400

“I will kiss your scars as you heal, I will sit by your side and hold your hand. I will write invisible secrets and paragraphs and maybe a book into your skin at night, while you sleep warm next to me.”

- Unknown (via love-y0urself-first)

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garlic-breadgasm: YOU DON’T OWE YOUR PARENTS ANYTHING IT WAS THEIR CHOICE TO HAVE, KEEP AND RAISE...

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garlic-breadgasm:

YOU DON’T OWE YOUR PARENTS ANYTHING

IT WAS THEIR CHOICE TO HAVE, KEEP AND RAISE YOU BUT IT WASN’T YOUR CHOICE TO BE THEIR CHILD

ANY EXPECTATIONS OR IDEALS THEY TRY AND ENFORCE ON YOU ARE BULLSHIT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM

THEY SHOULD ACCEPT THEIR CHILD AS THEY ARE NOT JUDGE THEM ON A MINOR DETAIL THAT DOESN’T AFFECT THEIR LIFE

DO NOT FEEL BAD IF YOU AREN’T THE PERFECT CHILD YOUR PARENTS THINK YOU SHOULD BE

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"Knowing who you are is confidence. Confidence, not cockiness....

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"Knowing who you are is confidence. Confidence, not cockiness. Cockiness is knowing who you are and pushing it down everyone's throat." - Mila Kunis

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yourbones: somegirlnamedkaitlyn: My dog understands the word “No,” so how are you going to tell me...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:45 -0400

yourbones:

somegirlnamedkaitlyn:

My dog understands the word “No,” so how are you going to tell me teenage boys don’t know the difference between rape and consent?

Nailed it.

garfielcl: Instead of spreading your legs, spread the word of God! Praise

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:41 -0400

garfielcl:

Instead of spreading your legs, spread the word of God! Praise

owlcitee: pitbullfan: “youre gay? you dont look gay” well shit wtf does a gay look like

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:49:35 -0400

owlcitee:

pitbullfan:

“youre gay? you dont look gay”

well shit wtf does a gay look like

c0ld-and-broken: stream—of—consciousness: arctic-mcpenguin: Co...

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:48:35 -0400

c0ld-and-broken:

stream—of—consciousness:

arctic-mcpenguin:

Congratulations to Minnesota for passing same-sex marriage in the House and Senate this week. Governor Dayton will sign the law later, and make same-sex marriages legal starting August 1st. Marriage equality for everybody!

YESSSS

my dad’s side of the family are all conservatives from Minnesota ha

whaddup bitches