Clear eyes, full hearts, can lose
[rebelmouse-image 24863467 original_size="800x544" expand=1]It's been interesting reading feminist responses to both the end of "Harry Potter" and "Friday Night Lights", because it really demonstrates the limits of viewing art and pop culture through an ideological lens. Sarah Seltzer's dual response article and Feministing's separate pieces fell into what I think is the same trap---because the writers really like the stories and characters, they try to see feminism in them where it doesn't really exist. The less said about "Harry Potter" and trying to make it seem feminist, the better. Sure, Rowling has a couple of subversive moments, but seriously, the mother love is the greatest power in the world stuff is just straight up gender essentialism.