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Harry Potter and the Nuclear launch codes (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by meep_launcher@lemm.ee to c/memes@lemmy.world

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Harry Potter and the Military Industrial Complex

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[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 52 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I had trouble believing Harry Potter as a kid. The whole house elf thing seemed unrealistic. Then when I grew up, I realised English people really are that racist.

[–] Johanno@feddit.org 41 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I remember seeing a meme of Harry Potter, but I can't find it anymore. Basically a conversation between Harry and dumbledore.

Harry says to dumbledore:

We are wizards, we could cure cancer. Fix world hunger and end all wars. Why we don't do it?

Dumbledore says:

Harry you forgot the most important reason: we are British

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 33 points 4 months ago

Found it - https://existentialcomics.com/comic/391

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

you don't enjoy a little decorating decapitated slave heads for some wholesome Christmas joy?

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ok, WHAT?

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's in the book. Grimmauld Place has the preserved heads of all the Black family elves hanging by the door. During book 7 when Harry and gang are hiding there, they put Santa hats and beards on the heads for Christmas.

These are supposed to be the good guys.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago

Yeah, there are parts of HP that are deeply fucked up, come to think of it. Thanks!

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Shaun has a takedown of the entire series on his channel, and this is one of my favorite parts:

so our heroes decide to decorate their decapitated slave heads with little Christmas hats...

now I'm gonna need to hit pause here, next to the Christmas slave heads, and ask: what is happening right now... why are the Harry Potter books like this

not my absolute favorite quote either. long video but definitely recommend; even Shaun's extremely dry delivery breaks at a couple points: https://youtu.be/-1iaJWSwUZs