His bigotry was more of a "soft" kind of bigotry - remember his comment to Alexandra that Muggles are inferior to wizards "but it's not their fault." Likewise, being a chauvinist doesn't mean ALL WOMEN MAKE ME A SANDWICH. Mostly he was patronizing and overprotective to his sisters. Which I think was what made him so popular — apparently overprotective big brothers have a lot of reader appeal.
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Re: Maximilian
Date: 2013-09-01 03:41 am (UTC)