Putting a positive spin on it.

[amanuensis1]

I have decided that, if the film of GoF is uncanonically portraying Durmstrang and Beauxbatons as old-fashioned in their lack of co-educational status, this means that the homoerotica in both schools is rampant--and that Hogwarts is by comparison a hotbed of progressiveness and so there's even less homophobia there than we slashers pretend, in our giddy fandom brains.

So meh.

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[verstehen.livejournal.com]

Also, this means Draco is a girl. Narcissa, in a fit of rage at his firstborn being a girl, raised her as a boy, hiding the secret assiduously under spells.

Draco/Harry HET OTP!!!!!! Draco/Luna FEMSLASH OTP!!!!!!!!!!

[prillalar]

I like your attitude. :)

[adjectivegirl.livejournal.com]

However, it does ramp up some really anvil-icious OMG OPPOSITE SEX messages to such people who enjoy tracking about children's development.

It's as if Hogwarts employed hands on sex ed teachers. Seems like they already did, judging by Minerva. *snicker*

[tocada.livejournal.com]

I think that depends on the Slasher's POV and country of origin.
And I don't want to say what I think of all-girls catholic schools in general.

[silentauror.livejournal.com]

OMG, yes!!!

Though I'm interested in finding out where the twinks boys who supposedly came along from Beauxbatons got to. Curious. And in one of those screen caps, the guy on Krum's right is totally checking out his package. Just saying. :)

[notrafficlights.livejournal.com]

as old-fashioned in their lack of co-educational status

I dunno. Co-education is an overblown load of shit based on some pretty old-fashioned and backward reasoning, as far as I'm concerned.

[rectpropagation.livejournal.com]

So maybe Newell's been reading the fanfic too? ('Cause you know Alfonso did. Oh yeah.)

[satanbaker.livejournal.com]

Yeeah, that was a little strange.

I think it's just Viktor, Igor and (possibly) Filch in that one cap. :D

Actually, though, in the books did they mention any female Durmstrang students?

[ellid.livejournal.com]

"Old-fashioned"????

This proud alumna of a women's college resembles that. :D



*especially since we still have afternoon tea on Fridays. really*

[ellid.livejournal.com]

AAAHHH!!!! Almost!!!!

[kissed-by-fate.livejournal.com]

Perhaps the director (or whomever) just saved us from the stereotypical 'unibrow' females and 'le pouf' males... but then again, in doing so, bought into a different stereotype of cranky slavic men and snarky french women?

Gah. Never mind.

[malefics.livejournal.com]

To be honest, one of the things I was thinking about, oh- months ago, was how odd it was for a school as old as Hogwarts to be not only coeducational, but have been so for a long time. Wizards appear to have been a lot more forward-thinking than Muggles on SOME things.

But it occured to me, due to all the Durmstrang Sues, that there's really no canonical evidence to indicate that Durmstrang ISN'T a school for boys. Beauxbatons, on the other hand, I'm pretty sure is referred to as having male and female students.

Just my two cents. Bring on the homoerotica!

[cellia.livejournal.com]

How sad is it that my thoughts consisted mostly of, "oh wow FABULOUS hats!!"?

(is that Krum? um, *wow*)

[lycoris.livejournal.com]

An excellent view point on the situation! :D

Single gender schooling at Durmstrang and Beauxbatons

[justinetre.livejournal.com]

It was wierd that, and the more I think about it, the more it feels unnatural, like the director is playing to stereotypes just to make the film more accessible to a younger audience.
But on the other hand, those cute capes and hats on the Beauxbatons beauties are very nice...lol