Hello there! I know this debates a little old but I was just browsing for some much needed in character Draco when I saw this and was rather intrigued by the conversation. I hope either of you don't mind me sticking in a couple of thoughts of my own that I thought about when I read this?! :D
"Because of the resentment they feel that the muggleborn and Muggle-associated (halfbloods) can share a world that they see rightfully as "theirs". Most pureblood families don't want to wipe out Muggles and muggleborns anyway, they just want them to accept that purebloods are better and establish a better status for themselves by oppressing them. Because of their birth association. Textbook racism."
I get the whole oppression thing, completely right, however I've always looked at the purebloods hatred of muggles and the muggle world ect as contempt at the muggles dominance of the wider world and in a way the repression of the magical community. When you think about it for centuries, since the time of Merlin, witchcraft was something shunned and demonised so much so that they literally have to hide entire communities from the muggle world. They are forced to secret themselves away and while in the wider world deny who they were born to be: magical and shit. They even have laws for it! Magic in front of a muggle, being your true self in front of a muggle and it's askaban for you! I don't see it as them wanting to establish a better status (because they already think they have that) but as having the ability to not hide away. But that's just my thought.
Oh and just a little side note on the racism thing, it definitely does of both ways.
Thanks for your time ^_^ ice been wanting to get that out for a while now!
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Date: 2014-01-14 02:04 pm (UTC)"Because of the resentment they feel that the muggleborn and Muggle-associated (halfbloods) can share a world that they see rightfully as "theirs". Most pureblood families don't want to wipe out Muggles and muggleborns anyway, they just want them to accept that purebloods are better and establish a better status for themselves by oppressing them. Because of their birth association. Textbook racism."
I get the whole oppression thing, completely right, however I've always looked at the purebloods hatred of muggles and the muggle world ect as contempt at the muggles dominance of the wider world and in a way the repression of the magical community. When you think about it for centuries, since the time of Merlin, witchcraft was something shunned and demonised so much so that they literally have to hide entire communities from the muggle world. They are forced to secret themselves away and while in the wider world deny who they were born to be: magical and shit. They even have laws for it! Magic in front of a muggle, being your true self in front of a muggle and it's askaban for you! I don't see it as them wanting to establish a better status (because they already think they have that) but as having the ability to not hide away. But that's just my thought.
Oh and just a little side note on the racism thing, it definitely does of both ways.
Thanks for your time ^_^ ice been wanting to get that out for a while now!