The Colours Are EEEEEEEEVIL!
Mar. 19th, 2006 01:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thessalianBright colours in Harry Potter are a Satanist plot!
Morons.
I have decided that, rather than just ranting blindly to an audience who, for the most part, agree with me that stupid of this variety should not be allowed to live, I would take the bullheaded by the horns and actually write a reply to these arseholes. Never mind the whole Satanism v Wiccan thing; never mind the short-sighted idiocy of a bunch of people who really believe that their children are going to be led down a path of evil by a series of books that is, at its foundation, all about morals and so forth. It's the very idea that bright colours are a tool of Satan that really, really gets to me. So here is my reply in its entirety.
Dear Cutting Edge,
I was interested to read your article about the use of vivid colours in the Harry Potter novels and their relation to Wicca and Satanism. Leaving aside the debate concerning whether or not Wicca and Satanism are the same thing (incidentally, they're not), I wanted to point out something you seem to have neglected when writing that article; namely, the importance of colour in Christianity.
You mention purple as a colour of royalty and all of its pagan connotations. However, I note that you omitted the fact that purple is also used symbolically by the Christian church. Purple is the symbolic colour used in some churches throughout Lent, for drapes and altar frontals. It is used for two reasons: firstly because it is associated with mourning and so anticipates the pain and suffering of the crucifixion, and secondly because purple is the colour associated with royalty, and celebrates Christ’s resurrection and sovereignty.
I am particularly interested in your description of green as 'Satan's favourite colour', as most of the symbolism of the colour as used in the Bible was regarding plants, natural growth and life, except in the case of Leviticus, where it indicated disease. It has never been mentioned in terms of Satan, so I wonder where you come by your information in that regard.
You might find the article on Colour Symbolism in the Bible at http://www.ridingthebeast.com/articles/colors/ interesting if you would like to double-check your facts before warning children off of colours that are as much use at presenting the Word of God to children as they are at turning them away from Christ. It is not, after all, the tools, but he who wields them that is at issue.
I didn't bother with a sign-off. I have no regard for these people.
All told, people will find any godsdamned reason to pillory that which they do not understand. The worst part about it was the apparent research they'd done on godform creation and so forth that they then deliberately perverted to make their case, and yet there's a true, wanton ignorance of their own stupid faith screaming its way out of that mess!
Well, it's either that or they're completely taking the piss. However, I don't have enough faith in humanity to be convinced that this is a hoax. Not to mention the merchandise, the donations page and the rest of it...
Morons.
I have decided that, rather than just ranting blindly to an audience who, for the most part, agree with me that stupid of this variety should not be allowed to live, I would take the bullheaded by the horns and actually write a reply to these arseholes. Never mind the whole Satanism v Wiccan thing; never mind the short-sighted idiocy of a bunch of people who really believe that their children are going to be led down a path of evil by a series of books that is, at its foundation, all about morals and so forth. It's the very idea that bright colours are a tool of Satan that really, really gets to me. So here is my reply in its entirety.
Dear Cutting Edge,
I was interested to read your article about the use of vivid colours in the Harry Potter novels and their relation to Wicca and Satanism. Leaving aside the debate concerning whether or not Wicca and Satanism are the same thing (incidentally, they're not), I wanted to point out something you seem to have neglected when writing that article; namely, the importance of colour in Christianity.
You mention purple as a colour of royalty and all of its pagan connotations. However, I note that you omitted the fact that purple is also used symbolically by the Christian church. Purple is the symbolic colour used in some churches throughout Lent, for drapes and altar frontals. It is used for two reasons: firstly because it is associated with mourning and so anticipates the pain and suffering of the crucifixion, and secondly because purple is the colour associated with royalty, and celebrates Christ’s resurrection and sovereignty.
I am particularly interested in your description of green as 'Satan's favourite colour', as most of the symbolism of the colour as used in the Bible was regarding plants, natural growth and life, except in the case of Leviticus, where it indicated disease. It has never been mentioned in terms of Satan, so I wonder where you come by your information in that regard.
You might find the article on Colour Symbolism in the Bible at http://www.ridingthebeast.com/articles/colors/ interesting if you would like to double-check your facts before warning children off of colours that are as much use at presenting the Word of God to children as they are at turning them away from Christ. It is not, after all, the tools, but he who wields them that is at issue.
I didn't bother with a sign-off. I have no regard for these people.
All told, people will find any godsdamned reason to pillory that which they do not understand. The worst part about it was the apparent research they'd done on godform creation and so forth that they then deliberately perverted to make their case, and yet there's a true, wanton ignorance of their own stupid faith screaming its way out of that mess!
Well, it's either that or they're completely taking the piss. However, I don't have enough faith in humanity to be convinced that this is a hoax. Not to mention the merchandise, the donations page and the rest of it...