robkelk Wrote:Fridge logic time:As I recall, they made 'Voldemort' a taboo, on the reasoning that since the sheeple were too scared to use his real name when they thought he was dead, the only ones who'd use the name after they took over were Deatheaters and would-be heroes. Since they generally knew where their fellow Deatheaters were, they could ignore those triggers, and target the 'rebels'.
If the Death Eaters can add the term "Voldemort" to the taboo list, why can't they do the same with "You-Know-Who" and "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named"?
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RE Tabooing the unforgivables during the last war: Alternatively (and playing into the widespread blood purity inclinations cliche), making a word taboo legally requires the consent of the wizgamot and the members didn't feel the need when Tom and Co were mainly targeting muggles/muggleborns/squibs/halfbloods, not any of the 'important' families. Of course, once Voldy took power he just did whatever he felt like.
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