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Drizzt · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Easington, UK

Dumbledore is gay?

So, JK Rowling has outted everyone's favourite headmaster... is this a good thing or a bad thing? Seems a bit pointless to me... Confused

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Tk421 · Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 275 Location: United Kingdom

I could have understood it closer to the time the book was released but now it just seems pointless.
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NicciM · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 27 Location: Toronto, Canada

really is there any way to prove, or even tell from the books, that this was the case?

I feel sorry for her. Harry potter is done, nothing she writes will ever be as famous and her time to be in the spotlight is done. When the years pass and pass people will remember the books and not her. So to take one last stab at getting some attention she outs a fictional character as though it actually mattered.
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Tk421 · Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 275 Location: United Kingdom

I wouldnt neccessarily say people will forget her. Tolkien is still widely known for instance. While people remember that Potter kid, they'll remember his creator. Just my thought on it anyway.
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Grace · Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 302 Location: Bristol

Pointless, hmm, yes that was my thought. It's a bit pathetic that anyone cares really.
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NicciM · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 27 Location: Toronto, Canada

Deornoth · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 446

I wonder if she would have ever said anything if that kid hadn't asked her a question about Dumbledore finding true love... Confused

I don't think it will alter anyones perception of the books.
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Drizzt · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Easington, UK

It hasn't changed how I viewed the book or the character (I don't think it should make any difference). I've spoken with others away from this forum and they (up to now) have been of a similar mind. What would make a difference would be for Rowling (I haven't heard of her doing this yet so tell me if she has ) to make it clearer as to whether Dumbledore was still 'in the closet' in the HP world, or whether it was common knowledge... that could change how certain aspects of that world are viewed and by extension Dumbledore as well.
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Max Power · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 467 Location: United Kingdom

Seems an odd thing to say to me - I don't think it will make reading the books any different with the knowledge, and looking back I can't see that it obviously affected Dumbledore in the story, so why do I need to know?
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Tk421 · Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 275 Location: United Kingdom

NicciM · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 27 Location: Toronto, Canada

See i'm of the opinion that books should sell themselves...not the author. Tolkien is a whole other issue though. Theres something really captivating about what drove him to do the things he do.

Sorry...this would be the grumpy book seller coming out...but not out of the closet...as I personally prefer the opposite sex...

lol

On a side note this morning while cycle counting product my manager paged over the PA to let me know that he was logged out of a number i needed access to by saying "Nicci, I'm out!"

to which I responded over same pa system "like.....dumbledore out?"

it had to be done
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Wulfa_Coldheart · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 97 Location: United Kingdom

I've no idea what she was thinking really... the whole thing seemed a bit pointless.

Weird kid for asking the questions as I was never bothered about Dumbledore or any of the other teachers love lives.

So not quite sure why she decided to out the poor chap now... I mean the books are aimed at kids and while they should be brought up to know that there is nothing wrong with gay people I just don't get why out of all the characters she choose Dumbledore.

Suppose it never came out before as the tabloids and/or the Christian right wingers would have been suggesting Dumbledore was grooming Harry....
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NicciM · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 27 Location: Toronto, Canada

If I was harry I'd want to be groomed too...

oh..you mean harry potter?
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Tk421 · Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 275 Location: United Kingdom

there was a thing on yahoo news about it (so it must be true right?). Apparently she saw a part in the script of the newer movie about dumbledor going gooey eyed over some woman and that made her point it out.
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Grace · Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 302 Location: Bristol

*groan* Is the entire world crazy, or is it just me? Hardline Christians in America (of course...) are now calling for Potter books to be boycotted or even banned because they encourage the sin of homosexuality.
For goodness sake! Evil or Very Mad

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