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I don't understand why either.

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I don't understand why certain Christians who don't allow Harry Potter are okay with Disney movies.

Yeah, my mom is actually that way (and she's not even strongly Christian at all), so of course I asked her why, and she couldn't really explain it clearly herself. Show her a Disney movie with magic in it or The Wizard of Oz with the wicked witches, and she won't raise an eyebrow--heck, she has even commented on how cool some of the characters' powers are, like with Rapunzel and Elsa--but show her or even just mention anything involving Harry Potter, and she'd practically recoil from it, putting it down as something profane or sacrilegious. That's purely her natural reaction, as I'm pretty sure that she hasn't discussed this with anyone else (doesn't talk about movies or books often, especially ones she has no interest in, of course).

From what I've been able to glean/parse from her, it seems to have something to do with a perception that the world of Harry Potter effectively serves as a kind of religion/cult in itself that some people--specifically children--get way too carried away with, and it's kind of superimposed as an alternative way of viewing the world (and one that she personally doesn't like or approve of, obviously). Every other example is more like a self-contained one-off, which she views as harmless fantasy that she often can enjoy herself (she has absolutely nothing against Disney characters who wield magic--in fact, they're among her favorites). That's what I think, anyway, as she couldn't fully explain how she felt and why, even though her negative reaction seems quite strong.

Perhaps others have their own reasons, although the common thread appears to be that Harry Potter is perceived as kind of a threat, at least when children are involved, while Disney and others are not. And remember, like I said, my mom is not even that religious at all (raised Christian, but is a bit agnostic these days like many--she is in no way a "God person" who thinks or talks about God/religion every day).

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You're confusing magic with witchcraft. Disney rarely if ever promotes that but it goes without hand that HP does, on top of some poor role models in the lead "heroes" but that one's less discussed than the sorcery.

I drink coffee FOR BREAKFAST.

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