Essentially, I'll be allowed to see it, label it and fondle touch it, but not read it. And I have to make sure no one else reads it either.
And honestly? This is the stuff that I think is complete, unadulterated, weapons-grade guano. It's one thing not to release spoilers, it's quite another to act as though a frelling children's adventure story should be treated with security rivalling the launch codes. It's that kind of uber-paranoia that I will be more than happy to see end.
Why do adults keep doing this to kids' stuff anyway? First it was beanie babies - intentionally cheap so kids could collect them - turning into a combination of heroin and plutonium rarity-and-price-wise, and now Harry Potter, who is, let us be blunt, an amusingly written Cinderfella in a quest framework being treated like the second coming of Christ.
No, wait, compared to the Left Behind series, Harry's getting *better* treatment than the second coming of Christ!
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Date: 2007-02-01 07:23 pm (UTC)And honestly? This is the stuff that I think is complete, unadulterated, weapons-grade guano. It's one thing not to release spoilers, it's quite another to act as though a frelling children's adventure story should be treated with security rivalling the launch codes. It's that kind of uber-paranoia that I will be more than happy to see end.
Why do adults keep doing this to kids' stuff anyway? First it was beanie babies - intentionally cheap so kids could collect them - turning into a combination of heroin and plutonium rarity-and-price-wise, and now Harry Potter, who is, let us be blunt, an amusingly written Cinderfella in a quest framework being treated like the second coming of Christ.
No, wait, compared to the Left Behind series, Harry's getting *better* treatment than the second coming of Christ!