Why all the Snape love? Is it a female thing?, Sex symbol or greasy git? |
 Jul 23 2008, 07:44 AM
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Diagon Alley Watchwizard Posts: 2,290 Joined: 5:11pm May 4, 2007 Location: Texas  |
I've been noticing something for a while now and was wondering if anyone else has noticed it. In any debate on Snape there are always those who defend him against all criticism. It seems to me that the overwhelming majority of his supporters are women. Obviously, a user name doesn't automatically indicate a person's sex, but of those we do know, this seems to be the case. There are exceptions to this, of course. There are men who will justify any action of Snape's and there are women who are quite critical of him. But it is undeniable that more women sympathize with him than do men.
I have a friend who thinks this is because of the "bad boy syndrome." Many women are attracted to the bad guy. They believe that if they had had the opportunity they could have "fixed" him and he would have changed for her. I don't know if this is the case for some women, but I really think that it is too simplistic an answer. I have learned over the years that men and women definitely think differently. Women are from Venus and men are from Mars. Men tend to think rationally using logic and women tend to think using emotions and feelings. So what do you think? Why do most women seem to defend Snape while most men are critical? -------------------- "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
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I do think, in DH, we see Severus "shut down" when he visits Dumbledore after Lily's death. He might well have stayed in that state for a very long time...and never really recovered....had not Albus shown him the long, hard road to redemption. I'll leave the issue of "how horrible was Severus" to another posting, but I think, in some ways, he is, as harrydavid wrote, fascinating, intriguing, and compelling. Why? Because he does manage to move forward despite the weight of the past. And that's an admirable thing to do, which makes his character such a draw.
