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Harry Potter and The Magic of Objectivism
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Author: u/okaycat *
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URL: http://the-toast.net/2014/05/27/ayn-rands-harry-potter-sorcerers-stone/
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Score: 22
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Created: 2014-08-06T18:50:26
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u/alexanderwales [+10] Time flies like an arrow (45 minutes later)
Just in case no one was aware of this reddit functionality, there's an "other discussions" link at the top of the page which will get you to the other discussions (naturally) like those posted at /r/HPMOR. I found this a quite funny send up of both Ayn Rand's writing and the dark side of using fanfic to make an author tract, but your mileage may vary.
u/ignirtoq [+3] (5 hours later)
Sadly this feature is unavailable in the Android mobile app, but thanks for the link!
u/ProfessorPhi [+5] (a day later)
For anyone who didn't notice it, she's done 4 of them, and the links are at the bottom. Or here:
http://the-toast.net/2014/05/27/ayn-rands-harry-potter-sorcerers-stone/
http://the-toast.net/2014/06/02/ayn-rands-harry-potter-chamber-secrets/
http://the-toast.net/2014/06/18/ayn-rands-harry-potter-prisoners-collectivism/
u/logrusmage [+4] (an hour later)
Disclaimer: I am partial to objectivism, and though I do not label myself an objectivist, I share a lot of beliefs with objectivism's core tenets.
That being said: This was pretty funny. I was worried it was going to be a parody of the shitty caricature the likes of Salon or HuffPo like to drag out and burn every so often. However, it had a least a few very barbs, mostly relating to Rand's writing style rather than her philosophy, that I found very funny.
One odd note: The fuck is with the SNAPE IS A JEW thing? The fact that this guy seems to associate the way Snape is described with Jews is what's wrong here, not that one of JK's archtypical characters has a typical description for said archtype, and archtype that many thorughout the years have associated with Jews (shiftyness).
It's just... weird. A hook nose is really the only part of Snape's description that can really be taken to imply Jewish heritage but even that's a stretch.
Also, I really like the art. Silly name, but great art.
u/None [+1] (14 hours later)
Jew here. Roman nose (cue Life of Brian jokes... now). The primary reason hooked noses became associated with Jews is because people kept breaking Jews' noses.
u/Eryemil [+1] (23 hours later)
Sounds like an urban myth, like the "rule of thumb".
u/logrusmage [+1] (a day later)
Seconded. Seems much more likely that it's a stereotype because a lot of Jews have hook noses... I know quite a few of my relatives do.
u/zdk [+0] (9 hours later)
Ayn Rand was Jewish so, maybe an homage..?
u/libertarian_reddit [+0] (2 hours later)
That made me laugh...