Is Hermione making girls violent?

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Posted: 19 years ago
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Is Hermione making girls violent

(KP International) Heroic Hermione Granger from the 'Harry Potter' movies may in fact be a negative influence on young girls, rather than a positive role model, according to a top American psychologist.

Professor James Garbarino has recently suggested that Granger's battling against bad guys throughout the popular film series could prompt impressionable young girls to mimic the little witch's aggressive behaviour.

The main example Garbarino used in a conference on parenting was a scene from 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' when Granger socks Potter's school nemesis Draco Malfoy in the face. "Afterwards she says, 'Boy, that felt good' and she is cheered on by her friends," said Garbarino. "To tell a girl after seeing that movie that girls don't hit is preposterous. Girls hit, it feels good and people appreciate it that's the message," said Garbarino, who has worked with the FBIon criminal violence, suggests this and other films like it add to the rise of violent girls.

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Posted: 19 years ago
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i dont think so she making girls violent
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Posted: 19 years ago
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Originally posted by: preity*zinta

Is Hermione making girls violent


(KP International) Heroic Hermione Granger from the 'Harry Potter' movies may in fact be a negative influence on young girls, rather than a positive role model, according to a top American psychologist.

Professor James Garbarino has recently suggested that Granger's battling against bad guys throughout the popular film series could prompt impressionable young girls to mimic the little witch's aggressive behaviour.

The main example Garbarino used in a conference on parenting was a scene from 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' when Granger socks Potter's school nemesis Draco Malfoy in the face. "Afterwards she says, 'Boy, that felt good' and she is cheered on by her friends," said Garbarino. "To tell a girl after seeing that movie that girls don't hit is preposterous. Girls hit, it feels good and people appreciate it that's the message," said Garbarino, who has worked with the FBIon criminal violence, suggests this and other films like it add to the rise of violent girls.

It looks like Professor Gar-whatever is another Harry Potter Ignoramus.

She punches Malfoy because of certain circumstances. After 2 years of him cursing her and her friends and trying to get them in trouble ... after 2 years of calling her a filthy name "mudblood". Then his behaviour was the last straw that broke the camel's back! He totally deserved the punch!

Good Grief, this reminds me of the article where one ignoramus journo put together a few lines from all of the books and said that JKR portrays all fat people as evil! (Guess he thought Hagrid was a Cindy Crawford Lookalike, who acted like Cruella De Vil🤢)

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Posted: 19 years ago
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i don't think she is making girls voilent. 😉

the boys of my class r so facinated by her. feel lyk killing them. 😡 (don't think i flirt around😉)
Edited by krepe - 19 years ago
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Posted: 19 years ago
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no ways she's so gud kratika d oys of my class even fancy her sooooooooooooo much 😉
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Posted: 19 years ago
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OMG i don't think it is making girls violent!!
I think whatever the professor is called has something against Harry Potter and is using Hermione as his excuse!!
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Posted: 19 years ago
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Originally posted by: ashi_rox

i dont think so she making girls violent



i agree.. hermione is not making girls voilent.. coz i was already like tht.. punching guys and pulling their hair..and hitting them on their back and stuff... 😛

hermione just makes gals confident and says tht gals and not suppose to be scared of guys
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Posted: 19 years ago
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i dnt think at all....i dnt know from where these ppl get these weird ideas 😉 😆

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