J.K. Rowling outs Hogwarts character. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071020/ap_on_en_ot/books_harry_potter)

Some silly people are claiming to be shocked by this news. Personally I think this makes a lot of sense and explains a lot.

I like J.K Rowling. She seems like a good person.

Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour here since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority."

Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason.
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Well,I think this was a bad move on her part,lets remember,her stories are mainly for kids,some very young,why does she need to spoil it.

Tho as she is close to having 2 billion dollars,she dosent give a shit.

Sad really.

Gasp! Dumbledor e was gay. A character in a book was gay. Oh, no! How can Rowling do this? The entire series is now ruined for me forever. Dumbledore gay. Say it ain't so.


With all the characters in the series it makes sense that at least one of them is/was gay. Dumbledore seems to be the best candidate for this sexual orientation. He didn't really have any close female friends with whom he was linked romantically. Being thrown in with so many females at Hogwarts were he not gay one would have expected him to form a romantic relationship with one of the female teachers. Most of his close relationships seemed to have been with male characters in the book.

Thinking back, few of the female teachers had what could be termed intimate relationships with males either. Wow! Do you think Rowling's next bombshell will be that one of the major female characters was a lesbian?

I'll bet Cho Chang was really a spy for the Chinese Communist and Mr. and Mrs. Weasely were secretly cheating on each other.

You're right though, Paul. There was no pressing need for her to declare Dumbledore gay. As you said, it is a series of children's fantasy books. She could have allowed her younger readers to keep their innocence a bit longer. Sometimes with great wealth and acclaim people begin to think they have a special mission and divine purpose in life and aren't simply authors of children's books.

rowling may be in need of attention .."awww nobody Nobody shining the spot light on Her" , boo hoo , I'll cry you a tear.. NOT!

I agree with green. This move is a clear PR stunt designed to keep Rowling in the spotlight as long as possible so she can ride the wave. It's just too bad she's pulling stunts like this instead of writing her next masterpiece. :rolleyes:

Stop messing around and get back to work, Rowling.

::shrug:: I think it's fine. If that's how she imagined it, whatever. And to those who say that the books are for a young audience... Honestly, kids under 12 probably shouldn't read the last 3. They got quite intense.

I agree with what most of you here are saying, no big deal if he is gay, but it is a children's series and she waits until the end to make a grandstand gesture. That is what I feel is wrong. Not saying it's not alright to make a stand but I am for the idea parents have the right to teach there children the morals they wish to teach. To get the kids hooked on a series that some parents screened closely to fit within their own moral guidelines and then suddenly later throw this in, is wrong in my opinion. Again not being judgmental on whether being gay is right or wrong, just saying that is a touchy subject that if presented, shouldn't hit you from the blind side.

Well,I think this was a bad move on her part,lets remember,her stories are mainly for kids,some very young,why does she need to spoil it.


I don't think it spoiled anything. It is just trivia.

Stop messing around and get back to work, Rowling.

The series is over Nap. She is finished.

It would be trivia if Dumbledore had actually been "involved" with someone in the books themselves. Since that was not the case, I can only see it as useless attention gathering by Rowling.

Let's see... what's next...

Snape is into S&M? Sprout is his dominatrix?
McGonnagal is a lesbian? Her lover is Trelawney?
Fitch is into bestiality (esp. cats)?
Hagrid is a pedophile?
Mrs Dursley was having a incestual relationship with her son?
The Weasley's were "swapping" with the Malfoy's?

:rolleyes:

It would be trivia if Dumbledore had actually been "involved" with someone in the books themselves.

No, actually that is precisely what would have made it relevent and therefore not trivia.

:thumbs:
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The series is over Nap. She is finished.
You know, Dharma, some authors write more than one excellent series of book. You know, the really good ones.

You know, Dharma, some authors write more than one excellent series of book. You know, the really good ones.

Like Tolkien?

:lolhit:

Tolkien was overrated.

You know, Dharma, some authors write more than one excellent series of book. You know, the really good ones.


too bad some people don't understand this:rolleyes:

You know, Dharma, some authors write more than one excellent series of book. You know, the really good ones.

Name some.

I just feel sorry for all of those kids who were dressing up as Dumbledore for Halloween.

Fifty bucks says OD is out right now looking for a Dumbledore costume.

Fifty bucks says OD is out right now looking for a Dumbledore costume.

*sigh* I can imagine "sexy" Harry Potter/Dumbledore couples costumes taking off.

Thank you, Rowling, for screwing up a perfectly good fantasy series.

If I had to vote for a good couple from Harry Potter, I'd go with Snape and Hermione. :: Drools :: Oh, Alan Rickman...

:D

I just feel sorry for all of those kids who were dressing up as Dumbledore for Halloween.
For some reason, this quote just hit my funny bone. Been laughing since i read it. :)

Dumbledore and Grindelwald were lovers!

*sigh* I can imagine "sexy" Harry Potter/Dumbledore couples costumes taking off.

Thank you, Rowling, for screwing up a perfectly good fantasy series.

I don't see how revealing a minor character detail could possibly ruin the series.

I don't see how revealing a minor character detail could possibly ruin the series.

Well, now when I read the book, I'm going to be wondering if Dumbledore wants to jump Madeye Moony's bones. Maybe "ruin" is too strong a word, but definitely "downgrade" on some level.

George Carlin on the Dumbledore "controversy":
“Don’t these professional Christians have something to do during the day? I mean, isn’t there - didn’t Jesus leave instructions on how to plan your day with something constructive?”

You've got to feel a little sorry for this guy.

PROUD Paul Croft got a tattoo of Harry Potter wizard Albus Dumbledore on his back but is now being teased by pals after he was outed as gay.

Proud Paul, 36, spent a year having the Hogwarts headmaster etched into his skin as a surprise for his five kids.
But the factory worker has been the butt of jokes ever since Harry Potter author JK Rowling revealed last week that Dumbledore was in love with a fellow male sorcerer.

Paul, of Nottingham, moaned yesterday: "It's been terrible. I've always liked Dumbledore - just not in that way.

"I went into work and everyone was sniggering.

W"hen I walked in, one of the lads said, 'Oi, Paul heard about Dumbledore?'

"There were wisecracks about 'Watch your backs, lads'. Someone asked me if I was planning to get a tattoo of Graham Norton. I thought, Why me?"

The huge $1200 tattoo shows Dumbledore holding a scroll bearing the names of his Harry Potter-mad children Charlotte, Deanna, Brandon, Tamzin and Paris.

Paul said: "It seemed like a good idea at the time.

The whole thing took nearly a year. I was really pleased with the result."

The tattoo is about 2ft in length and shows Dumbledore played by Richard Harris who was the original and best.

He insisted: "I don't regret it and Im not going to get rid of it."

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5717196,00.jpg

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22640695-5013016,00.html

Notice he says that he doesn't regret it and he's not going to get rid of it.

I mean... He got a tattoo of Dumbledore, and he wasn't the butt of jokes already??

Yeah I was thinking that.

I dont know if ya have villages in America,but if ya have,he'd be the idiot.

I was a bit distressed when Rowling outed Dumbledore. Her doing that provides just one more excuse for society's censors to campaign for keeping the series from being readily available. This clown (http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/10/25/man_from_ministry_bans_potter/) took it upon himself to remove the books from school.

This is my opinion:

What she said about Dumbledore was her opinion. The purpose of books is to let us expand out mind, to give us help picturing the character. It did not say anywhere in the print that he was gay. So im going to keep my opinion based on the book. I just finished rereading the 7th book during this news, and it didn't bother me. Because his sexuality didn't affect the plot, and since he didn't rape or do anything like that to a main character, I don't really care. I hope this makes sense to all of you.

I was a bit distressed when Rowling outed Dumbledore. Her doing that provides just one more excuse for society's censors to campaign for keeping the series from being readily available. This clown (http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/10/25/man_from_ministry_bans_potter/) took it upon himself to remove the books from school.

What an ignorant and utter idiotic individual- sensoring Harry Potter because of the witchcraft - oh my! , but he doesn't realize that what he's doing is making the book more desirable for the kids, and more power to them getting the books from other sources- it's a wonderful series of books.

With all the characters in the series it makes sense that at least one of them is/was gay. Dumbledore seems to be the best candidate for this sexual orientation. He didn't really have any close female friends with whom he was linked romantically. Being thrown in with so many females at Hogwarts were he not gay one would have expected him to form a romantic relationship with one of the female teachers. Most of his close relationships seemed to have been with male characters in the book.Plus, he always had that neatly trimmed beard! Next up: Queer Eye for the Magic Guy!

The Cat in the Hat was a pedophile (just in case anyone was wondering). He was one of the charter members of NAMBLA.

Stay tuned for more sexual preferences from children's books characters... What about Little Miss Muffet? The three little pigs? And don't miss our special "Sexual perversions" from fictional characters that you only THOUGHT didn't express their desires in literature!

This whole idea of sexual issues related to non-sexual books is a friggin' sad commentary on our society.

Mowgli, Bagheera, and Baloo had a thing going on.

Remember you heard it here first.

What an ignorant and utter idiotic individual- sensoring Harry Potter because of the witchcraft - oh my! , but he doesn't realize that what he's doing is making the book more desirable for the kids, and more power to them getting the books from other sources- it's a wonderful series of books.

That's true..I know many a kid who rarely read a dang thing, but they can't get enough of Harry Potter.
Me, I don't care for the books and that's no slam against them or JK Rowling. Just never cared for fantasy type stuff. I can't stand LOTR either--never been able to make it past the first few pages. Just me, I guess.

That's true..I know many a kid who rarely read a dang thing, but they can't get enough of Harry Potter.
Me, I don't care for the books and that's no slam against them or JK Rowling. Just never cared for fantasy type stuff. I can't stand LOTR either--never been able to make it past the first few pages. Just me, I guess.

That is true, if nothing else it got the children to READ instead of being mentally chained to those video games.

I just assumed they were all gay.