'Harry Potter' Jokes Cause Emma Watson to Leave Brown University: Harmless Teasing or Bullying?
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2011/04/26 13:00:00
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Emma Watson whizzed through Hogwarts, but Brown University proved to be a bit too much for her.
According to The New York Daily News, Watson had no problem speaking up in class and passing tests, but the "Harry Potter" star had a hard time fitting in.
A source close to Brown University says Watson is "really smart" and would "answer something in class and get it right."
But her Ivy League classmates "would respond [to her answer] with a quote from 'Harry Potter,'" saying things like "Three points for Gryffindor!"
However, Watson later told The Associated Press that she loved her time at Brown, and was just too stressed about having to go to school and work on films at the same time, and all the time on planes in between.
A source close to Brown University says Watson is "really smart" and would "answer something in class and get it right."
But her Ivy League classmates "would respond [to her answer] with a quote from 'Harry Potter,'" saying things like "Three points for Gryffindor!"
However, Watson later told The Associated Press that she loved her time at Brown, and was just too stressed about having to go to school and work on films at the same time, and all the time on planes in between.
"Flying backwards and forwards was just turning out to be crazy, and nuts, and a bit of a nightmare," she explained.
Do you think Watson was bullied out of Brown?
Do you think Watson was bullied out of Brown?
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Gregory Lopez 2011/04/26 20:44:38Harmless teasing
+5I think it's fairly clear that she left Brown because of her work as an actress. She even says it herself: "Flying backwards and forwards was just turning out to be crazy, and nuts, and a bit of a nightmare."
Absolutely hilarious ! Bullying ? I can't really see it. However, I can't see either how being an iconic megastar would ever really 'fit in' in the sense that, you're not just going to be able to 'merge with the background' if you want a bit of piece and quiet.
Now that would make life difficult for many, but for Emma, surely not unbearable. Bullied out of Brown ? We can't really tell, but the evidence suggests not.
I imagine she's the type that can simply enjoy it and move on. It gets old after a while, but she understands that she will be "Hermione Granger" for a long time because it was such a dedicated role.
A role she should be (and most certainly is) proud of.
If she said she left for work reasons, I would believe that much more readily than someone else suggesting she was hurt by some offhand comments from students at a prestigious university.
although the "Three points for Gryffindor!" is kinda funny :p
Rape = terrible act of violence, overpowerment [does that word even exist?] and intrusion
Teasing = Name calling or suggestion that somebody likes somebody when it may or not be true ?
I mean, sorry to just barge in on your comment, but if there is any difference by degrees, there seem to be a whole lot of degrees between rape and teasing to me. A whole lot.
You can never know how emotionally fragile any individual is at any moment and your "teasing" comment may push them to extinguishing their life or your's. I would never take that kind of gamble.
If she left due to teasing, it wasn't because she mistook it for rape. She seems to be more intelligent than that.