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Originally Posted by Jessica  Shumeeta walked over to the podium. She wuz good at speakin' in public but she wuz not much of a debator. That meant - in case you're confused - that though the girl had no problems speakin' in front of an audience, she never had too many good points. But this wuz definitely a worth try wasn't it?
"I'm Shumeeta Leckter and em speaking on behalf of house elves who want change. For a long time, house elves have bin kept as servants, passed down from generation to generation like slaves. Well people, we all agreed ages ago that slavery is nothin' but a menace, so I think it's time we come out of our happy shells an' admit it's as much of a meanace for elves as it is considered for humans!"
"A lot of people say that today there are organizations as well as a division at the ministry of magic that are looking after house elves but while that may be true, you can't disagree they're not doin' all the good they should be doin' - the office of house elf relocation for instance, waits until a house elf contacts them an' honestly, the concept of servin' and being obedient to their masters is so deeply entrenched upon the mind of nearly every house elf that you just can't expect them to go to the ministry and take a stand!"
That hadn't bin too bad now. Shumeeta got off the podium, waitin' for someone to oppose her, or somethin' like that. Torin listened to the argument Shumeeta was making and decided to speak up on his stance of things. "Shumeeta, you say that House Elves are slaves, but I don't think that's true really at all. For one thing, if they really were slaves, they would speak out don't you think? There is a difference between slaves and servants. House Elves are as much slaves as anyone's hired maid or butler. They like what they do and are happy caring for their masters."
He listened to her second point. "In a lot of cases, that is a result of loyalty that House Elves feel for their masters more than anything else. You say that they are too afraid to say anything, but I disagree. We feel loyalty to those close to us and so do they."
Wow, he was really bad at this debating stuff... |