Apparently, Dumbledore, the revered head of Hogwart's, is a homosexual. In a recent interview, J.K. Rowling dropped this bomb, meeting applause, and of course, the inevitable criticism.
Laura Mallory, famous around these parts for avidly trying to keep the Potter books out of Gwinnett County (metro Atlanta) schools, explains:
“My prayer is that parents would wake up, that the subtle way this is presented as harmless fantasy would be exposed for what it really is — a subtle indoctrination into anti-Christian values,” said Mallory. “The kids are being introduced to a cult and witchcraft practices.
“A homosexual lifestyle is a harmful one,” she added. “That’s proven, medically.”
I mean, come on, lady. However, the subtlety of Dumbledore's sexual orientation is a little bit sneaky. How dare an author take license to create personalities for her characters!
A Pasty Quail poll: Does this revelation sully your view of the Potter series? Do you feel cheated or offended? Anyone know about this or see it coming? Weigh in for us. . .
Monday, October 22, 2007
Harry Potter delves further into the depths of Hell
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4 comments:
Doesn't the timing of this announcement seem a little strange?
I assume that she doesn't need to boost readership or profits, but why would she wait till after the last book has been published to throw this into the story?
I think she was just coming up with it on the spot. She probably never originally intended for him to be gay, she was just playing to a crowd.
-AA
I am not surprised. there is a long line of homosexual characters in fantasy stories...I mean come one didn't anyone see the Lord of the Rings....those hobbits are gay as hell.
And since when is a nonpracticing homosexual a bad role model? Dumbledore's supposed crush happened to be one of the more evil characters. Could she be making a point about good being a perversion of evil and the disire for evil a perversion of good?
And are we offended that homosexuality even exists?
But I'm with Greg: suspicious timing.
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