Let us recall that this story takes place in the 90s and that Tom Riddle attended Hogwarts in the 40s. I don’t think that his views on sexual politics are entirely consistent with those of the present-day, so he may view “virgin” as meaning “not penetrated by a man”.
Then again Eliezer has been imposing modern sexual attitudes on the Wizarding World, whether out of ignorance or a desire to be politically correct I’m not sure. In any case, I find it one of the most jarring aspects of the fic.
Not just modern sexual attitudes, but specifically the sexual attitudes you see in the Harry Potter fanfiction community. And I’m sure it was meant to be jarring. Magical Britain’s culture is subtly but deeply different from that of the muggle country that shares its borders; it would be profoundly weird if there were no surprises, no culture shock.
Magical Britain’s culture is subtly but deeply different from that of the muggle country that shares its borders; it would be profoundly weird if there were no surprises, no culture shock.
The jarring thing is precisely that it isn’t. The sexual attitudes of the fanfiction community have a lot more in common with general contemporary western post-protestant sexual attitudes then with the sexual attitudes of any other (contemporary or historical) culture.
Let us recall that this story takes place in the 90s and that Tom Riddle attended Hogwarts in the 40s. I don’t think that his views on sexual politics are entirely consistent with those of the present-day, so he may view “virgin” as meaning “not penetrated by a man”.
Then again Eliezer has been imposing modern sexual attitudes on the Wizarding World, whether out of ignorance or a desire to be politically correct I’m not sure. In any case, I find it one of the most jarring aspects of the fic.
Not just modern sexual attitudes, but specifically the sexual attitudes you see in the Harry Potter fanfiction community. And I’m sure it was meant to be jarring. Magical Britain’s culture is subtly but deeply different from that of the muggle country that shares its borders; it would be profoundly weird if there were no surprises, no culture shock.
The jarring thing is precisely that it isn’t. The sexual attitudes of the fanfiction community have a lot more in common with general contemporary western post-protestant sexual attitudes then with the sexual attitudes of any other (contemporary or historical) culture.