She never said this, nor anything remotely like it.
Could you possibly be any more condescending? Can you please make an argument without your smarmy, patronizing attitude? You act as if I personally insulted you in thinking this writer is full of it. What, are you the author of the article?
Yes, yes (have already made the argument), and no.
I see a writer who has a hard time distinguishing fantasy from reality.
I see a FReeper obstinately clinging to an opinion that has no basis in the author's words.
What are you talking about? From the headline on, "Former New Ager Explains Potter Danger," to her stating her expertise as an expert on the occult, that is exactly what she is saying.
I see a FReeper obstinately clinging to an opinion that has no basis in the author's words.
What did the author say?:
So, for those readers who believe Harry Potter's world to be a harmless fantasy or the science of magic to be the stuff of educative fairy tales, let me dispel those myths (no pun or magic intended) right up front....Truth be told, I graduated from these authors in my early teens into more meaty topics such as ESP, ghost hunting and parapsychology, experimenting with Ouiji boards, telepathy games, and automatic writing.
So, you don't believe someone who admits to believing in "ESP, ghost hunting and parapsychology" and who experimented with "Ouiji boards, telepathy games, and automatic writing" as having problems distinguishing fantasy from reality? I do.