In Clarification

[poliphilo]

When- in the previous post- I talk about hot boy sex I mean sex with a power differential built in. Schools- public schools in particular- are intensely hierarchical- and an age difference of a year or two- imperceptible to an outsider- can feel enormous. The sexual relationships I was aware of at my school were all between older and younger boys and had a whiff of abuse about them. A young, pretty boy who was known to be available was called a "ding"- dunno why- and was an object of universal obsession and contempt. Relationships between boys of the same age and at the same level in the hierarchy (if they even existed) were kept very secret because the culture of the school was against them. Such relationships were "queer"- and anyone suspected of being "queer"- unless very big and frightening- was tormented for it.

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about Rowling's background. Perhaps she'll write an autobiography some day. I understand her latest book- the adult fiction about small town life- is pretty grim.

[wyrmwwd.livejournal.com]

The aunt & uncle keep young Harry locked in a closet where he has no access to food, water, or a bathroom. They frequently punish him with starvation, and demand that he work for them as a slave. In the mean time, the son is spoiled, over fed, indulged in every way, and constantly bullies the smaller, younger Harry. Yes, that is the stuff of fairy tales, but, in America, that is also the stuff of child abuse, and those relatives would be subject to criminal prosecution, not just for the way that Harry was treated, but the way the other boy was treated as well.