07-25-2003, 05:47 PM
Ms. Lee spells her name Hyapatia.
I have my doubts about whether Ms. Lee chose her stage name to honor the mathematician.
I'm going to make a broad generalization ( the best kind B) ) and say that the vast majority of people in Ms. Lee's line of work didn't spend a whole lot of time studying history, mathematics or the history of women in math. ;)
This thread has weaved an interesting path though, hasn't it. From Harry Potter as anti-christ to late 20th century "entertainers", via ancient Alexandria.
On the Harry Potter thing, seriously,everone needs to lighten up, its just a story. Some these HP debates are reminiscent of the longest running debate on usenet," Do Balrogs have wings" in alt.fan.tolkein or the continuing silly debate in the Star Trek groups about Klingon head ridges ( heres the secret - in 1968 the TV show had neither the budget nor makeup and special effects expertise they have today so the best they could do was make the Klingons swarthy, now, move out of your parent's basement and get a life)
I could see people trying to find hidden meaning and deeper implications in the Harry Potter books if they'd been written by Salman Rushdie, but they weren't. As for Harry being gay, that's just silly ( everyone knows Neville Longbottom is the gay one <_< ), JKR is writing for a young audience and wants to keep that audience ( and their parent's money rolling in ), she's not going to push any boundaries.
Now, if Clive Barker were to take over the series after year seven, then we might get some insight into the private lives of adult wizards and witches, but that's for a different forum ( but Tonks has real possibilities, if you know what I mean, nudge nudge, say no more ).
I have my doubts about whether Ms. Lee chose her stage name to honor the mathematician.
I'm going to make a broad generalization ( the best kind B) ) and say that the vast majority of people in Ms. Lee's line of work didn't spend a whole lot of time studying history, mathematics or the history of women in math. ;)
This thread has weaved an interesting path though, hasn't it. From Harry Potter as anti-christ to late 20th century "entertainers", via ancient Alexandria.
On the Harry Potter thing, seriously,everone needs to lighten up, its just a story. Some these HP debates are reminiscent of the longest running debate on usenet," Do Balrogs have wings" in alt.fan.tolkein or the continuing silly debate in the Star Trek groups about Klingon head ridges ( heres the secret - in 1968 the TV show had neither the budget nor makeup and special effects expertise they have today so the best they could do was make the Klingons swarthy, now, move out of your parent's basement and get a life)
I could see people trying to find hidden meaning and deeper implications in the Harry Potter books if they'd been written by Salman Rushdie, but they weren't. As for Harry being gay, that's just silly ( everyone knows Neville Longbottom is the gay one <_< ), JKR is writing for a young audience and wants to keep that audience ( and their parent's money rolling in ), she's not going to push any boundaries.
Now, if Clive Barker were to take over the series after year seven, then we might get some insight into the private lives of adult wizards and witches, but that's for a different forum ( but Tonks has real possibilities, if you know what I mean, nudge nudge, say no more ).
Some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything but you just can't help but smile when you see them tumble down the stairs.