# the problems with Doby

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problems-with-doby/113091>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 9, 2002, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problems-with-doby/113091 "2002-06-09T11:34:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problems-with-doby/113091/1 "2002-06-09T11:34:26Z")

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I just sense it:

The Doby Character in the Harry Potter Series is going to cause an huge uproar:  
Some People HATED Jar Jar Binks - they said it was racist.  
Won’t they have a field day with Doby?

What are your feelings aout Doby?

I don’t even want to imagine what will be said when Winky makes it to the big screen.  
(on a side note: I saw a picture of him and he wasn’t as green as I thought he should be.)

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**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problems-with-doby/113091/2 "2002-06-09T12:39:03Z")

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Isn’t it Dobby?

But you’re probably right. The whole house-elf as slaves thing coupled with their odd patois will cause the inevitable uproar.