The Harry Potter author breaks big news in New York.
Comment: ^-^ I would agree with you, Yaoi4Eva, but yaoi is in anime and manga, not books and movies and such. SLASH!!
Comment: Wow, I totally agree with Yaoi4Eva. It's one of the smartest things I've ever read; and what's even more amazing is that she is a fifteen year old. I'm eighteen and I often disagree with my friends on male/male relationships; they think it's something revolting, that should be done just at home where nobody can see you. But what really makes me angry is the older people and the church who try to polute young people minds by saying that homosexuality is a sin, and whats even sadder is that that some young people believe those lies. Everybody has the right to choose what they want to become in the world, and if there is something I've learned in the Harry Potter series it's that is not important where you come from but where you want to go next; in other words you choose who you want to be. Minds are made to be opended, not to be closed with chains, and for young people it's essential to understand this in order to find there roghtful place in the world.
Comment: If you carefully read what Rowling said, you will understand that "in her head" he was gay. She leaves the reader to decide what they want to believe. To her he is a homosexual but to you he may not be. I honestly did suspect something when she described Dumbledore's and Grindelwald's relationship in the last book. Maybe the fact that they were both very powerful wizards for their age brought them closer together. Is it so hard to believe that that may have fallen in love???
Comment: This is the most amazing revelation ever! Yaoi fans, rejoice! We now have even more reasons to love this book!
Comment: im not going to bash homosexuals but i dont think that was right what Rowling did. out of all the books it never hinted that Dumbledore was a homosexual, maybe a happy old man, or a pedophile. but not a homosexual, Rowling should have made that characteristic known to her readers before publishing all her books then saying; "Oh, by the way, Dumbledore, the old head master that everyone loves, yea, he's gay." you cant do that, it doesnt work that way.
Comment: I think that this is one of the most wonderful things that J.K. Rowling could have done. She has pushed the envelopes further on acceptance toward homosexuals. she understands the hate that is so prevalent in people and, obviously through her thoughtful actions, wishes this enmity to erode. Long live the Queen...er...I mean J.K. Rowling!
Comment: When reading the Harry Potter series, no where did the idea that Dumbledore was gay enter my mind. And that is because its not true. As Norrin said, "There's no root for that statement to hold any weight." It is just publicity.
Comment: I wonder how many parents would have let their children read the series had they known it would become an advocacy for gay rights. I think it was morally irresponsible to make Dumbledore gay, and showed a lack of regard for parents and their children. I also think it was only done to satisfy Hollywood degenerates who wish to promote a gay lifestyle. Shame on you, JK, for turning your back on your fans for more money.
Comment: I wonder how many parents would have let their children read the series had they known it would become a promotion of the gay lifestyle. I think making the most respected character gay was morally irresponsible, and done only to satisfy the Hollywood crowd.
Comment: I agree with you NCJECulver, I have made up my mind that I will picture the characters the way I want to. Yes, they are her characters, but she has ended the series, and left a lot to be imagined. I DO NOT picture Dumbledore as gay. I am sorry. I have nothing against gay people, but the Dumbledore that I know is straight. I don't care what J.K Rowling says. His sexual orientation wasreally irrelevant, and I don't see why she felt the need to say that. She HAS changed her mind, or just forgotten what she previously said a few times. Like she said Ron went on to help George with the store, then she said that it was Lee Jordan, and that Ron was an auror. Well, I choose for Ron to be an auror. From this point on, we as the readers and fans can come up with who we want whomever to be with. I still say Neville and Luna got together, not Hannah. Again, I don't care what she said. That's MY OPINION!!
Comment: NOOOOOO. lee and angelina because he's always fancied her and she didnt reply because she was playing quidditch. DUH. anyway why would george backstab his best mate?????? besides angelina and george didnt keep in contact or anything cos angelina wasnt in the room of requirement at the end so they could hardly comfort eachother! george and verity could get closer while in the shop bonding over extendable ears or whatever. i doubt george would've stayed unhappy he's such a bouncing-back kind of guy. one who can cope with grief that sort of thhing.lee and angelina definitely. george and verity MAYBE, OR he could be a heartbreaker. you never know.
Comment: NO NO NO NO NO, George DID get with Angelina. It's on Wikipedia, and there is an article with it proving it. Angelina did NOT like Lee in that way. I guess her and George did comfort each other. They had two kids, Fred and Roxanne. I am so glad she put them together. Lee and Alicia make a better couple.
Comment: WHADT??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you KIDDING me?????? that SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! show me the Link to the webpage where you found that out and then i'll believe you. but i won't want to. i hate it when other people are right ESPECIALLY when ANGELINA and LEE should be TOGETHERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. grrrrrr.
Comment: Hello, I'm sorry that you're upset. I would have been if George ended up with anyone BUT Angelina. It is on Wikipedia.com If you put in George Weasley, it will come up and tell you everything. If you REALLY think about it, he should be with her and no one else. Amgelina was close to both Fred AND George. If she dated Fred, George was always around too. They had been friends since age eleven. They all played Quidditch together, and Angelina was with them both alot. So, she had a close relationship with George too. When Fred died, I'm sure they got closer seeing as how they both missed him like crazy. This happens in real life too. George would turn to a close friend to help him grieve. It makes sense.
Comment: OMG you're right! i watched it on a year in the life of JKR!!! george and angelina, neville and hannah abbott, luna and rolf (the grandchild of a naturalist, so they had an interesting relationship apparently, and then had twin boys later than everyone else and with very long and weird names), Percy and someone called Audrey (and they had girls called molly and lucy - which i think are names too interesting for percy. he should've married penelope and then had a girl called anne and no-one else). Charlie never married cos he found dragons more interesting than women. And harry and ginny's kids were called James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna. I like them a lot. they suit it i think. Not that I'm an expert i just have strong views as you have found out, haha. Ah well. we can make it whatever we want it to be i think. It's Our Story Now.
Comment: Dumbledore being gay is not really the issue most people have. The real problem is that this revalation does nothing whatsoever to enhance the story, there are no "aha!" moments or anything. Based on the books, you would not have been lead to the assumption that Dumbledore was gay. It is just uneccessary really.
Comment: As far as Dumbledore being gay, I think J.K Rowling did do it to include gay people. I wish she hadn't. It's a children's series, and I feel like it wasn't called for. I was a little dissapointed, I always pictured him and Mccgonagall together. I think J.K Rowling is wonderful, don't get me wrong. She brought us Harry Potter. My son and I are obsessed, I think ME more than him, LOL, but I don't think that aside from Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Draco, Teddy, that she really thought about the other characters post Deathly Hallows, and that when she goes to these book signings or discussions when fans ask her about these other characters like Neville, George or even some of the characters like Ront hat she DID tell us some things about, she makes up something on the spot. Like she originally said that Ron became an auror, and Lee Jordan worked with George at WWW, then she said that Ron worked with George at the store. I don't think she thought through the rest of the character's lives post Deathly Hallows, and when asked on the spot just thinks of an answer.
Comment: It seems that most of the complaining is from parents and Christians. It's actually really pathetic. Harry Potter may be a "children's series" but it isn't dumbed down. In case you haven't noticed, the books are absolutely FILLED with deaths! Oh yeah, real appropriate for children. I'm fifteen. I guess that means I'm still a child. I absolutely ADORE male/male pairings. What does sexual orientation have to do with it being a children's series? I don't really see your perspective. I mean, if someone is old enough to cope with all the deaths in the book, shouldn't they be able to understand one simple, not-even-in-the-book statement that one character is homosexual? Geez! It's people like you who think they're right when they speak for my generation and are totally off! There are millions of heterosexual young women such as myself (and even some heterosexual guys) who love to read about male/male love relationships. Just because you can't have an open-mind doesn't mean nobody can, especially children. The shame is on you for being so narrow-minded. Stop teaching my generation to disrespect and segregate. Start teaching us how to accept others' differences, including sexual orientation, even if the one we have to respect is a widely popular fiction character. It would really make this world a better place.
Comment: Dumbledore and Mcgonagall would NEVER be together i don't think. it's too convenient, like, you're pairing up everyone and then you think hmm two main teachers at Hogwarts should be together, AH, D and M. I think they were DEFINITELY very very very good friends but i cannot picture them together at all. i thought of him as solitary (although obviously very very friendly and approachable) like the leader whom everyone admires but no-one fancies. It's like having a crush on God to them. well, that's how i picture it. (btw, i only said God cos he's like the leader, plus i picture him pure like a monk.)
Comment: I think that Angelina Johnson and GEORGE Weasley should and probably DID get together. My reasoning is this. Fred and George were ALWAYS together. Angelina, even in the 4th movie was shown nearly always with the BOTH of them. Meaning that if she was with Fred in a relationship, she would have also had to have been close to George seeing as he was ALWAYS there too. When Fred died, they would quite naturally comfort each other. This is not unbelievable, what's unbelievable is that he wouldn't spend a lot of time with her after Fred died. Verity is mentioned once in the whole damn series. Why would he end up with her? There is no emotional connection there at all. She WORKED for him in his shop, so what? People have a problem with George ending up with Angelina because she is BLACK. The Weasleys obviously have no problem with Black people or Ginny wouldn't have dated Dean, Fred wouldn't have dated Angelina, and Lee would not have been Fred and Geroge's best friend. As for Angelina ending up with Lee, THAT'S funny. She didn't want to be bothered with him the whole series. She didn't like him like that. George and Angelina would be the only choice to end up together post Fred. It wouldn't be immediately, but I think they would END up together.
Comment: As for those who say the world is evolving you are certainly correct on that one. Unfortunately (as evidenced by our dear friend Mr. James pompous ass Light here) it???s evolving into a cesspool of morally bankrupt uneducated losers that can???t spell, speak, or write in their own language and who feel that outing a beloved children???s character (posthumously as a result of pressure from the gay community and after his acceptance by millions who would not have loved him nearly as much had they been made aware that he harbored such a fundamentally altering and perverse character trait) is worthy of praise and applause. For the record Mrs. Rowling (and it is Mrs. since she is married) is a talented author , Dumbledore was and is a great character and role model, and the HP novels are a wonderful work of fantasy fiction. That said myself and many other like minded individuals have lost a certain measure of respect for this woman for yielding to pressure from the gay community and making Dumbledore gay after the novels were written (and I don???t give a damn what the gays and their supporters on this thread say he wasn???t gay from the beginning, there is no evidence in the novels of Dumbledore being gay, no normal person would think he was gay had she not so bluntly stated it, and making him so after the fact was an underhanded attempt to force gay values on her fan base). The fact remains that the gay community so intelligently personified here by Mr. Light feels that they have to shove their homosexuality and their loose morals in the faces of all of us normal individuals. In recent years gays have invaded nearly every aspect of western culture with their ???we???re here, we???re queer, get used to it??? b.s. and when we resist and say things like ???children shouldn???t be exposed to that??? or ???that???s disgusting??? we are labeled gay bashers and homophobes. The gay community gives the impression of accepting promiscuity, hardcore (i.e. steroids) drug use, and public sex acts, values style over substance and character, largely doesn???t believe in God, and takes no responsibility for their rather large part in the spread of the AIDS pandemic. To all the gays: you need to get it through your skulls that we don???t fear you or hate you. We just don???t share your values and no matter what you say, what you do, or what future fictional characters wind up gay we never will.
Comment: You really need to extend your knowledge base if you believe that ONLY homosexuals use drugs, or transmit STD's (including AIDS), or any of the other numerous wrong statements you just said. You should get out and get a life.
And I am sorry to be the one to burst your bubble, but the way you make fun of people is prejudiced, whether you choose to believe it or not.
And just as a matter of fact, I will repeat what I have previously said: "If the situation were reversed, and being homosexual was considered 'the norm', or 'normal' could you force yourself to be with someone of the same sex as you?" If you say that you cannot be with a man, because your heart tells you that you are in love with a woman, which is theoretically unacceptable, then you prove the point that you cannot choose who you fall in love with.
In the future, please refrain from making such derogatory remarks about others.
Comment: Do you have any proof that the gay community pressured JK into making a character gay or was that another attempt at spouting nonsense? There is no evidence to suggest that Dumbledore was straight either. Gay people can have female friends and can chat and such with them. As your obviously keep to point out, there are children that you feel shouldn???t have to know of such things like homosexuality at a young age. Maybe JK thought that the parents of the characters in the book might take the fact that Dumbledore wanted to dance or what not with men instead of women the same as the pathetic idiot who feels compelled to try and proclaim that any lifestyle other than that you lead is wrong and sinful. Does JK actually say ???You have to like gays because I said so!??? no, she doesn???t, so don???t accuse her of forcing people to do so. Also, I think you will find that there isn???t only the gay community that does things such as drugs and public sexy acts. I think that if you care to check that there are more heterosexual drug abusers and public sex addicts out there then there are homosexual ones. I think that you will also find that you are also forcing your opinions onto people as much as gay people are. The fact that I do not believe in god does not mean that others do not, and some that do not may also have different religious backgrounds. As for the AIDS pandemic I will agree with you, but also give back the fact there are other STD???s more commonly distributed by members of the heterosexual community. To anyone other than moron here, I mean you no offence; I am only displaying an equal opinion of information that basically says ???you aren???t much different???. Also I would like to point out that not once has any gay person here said ???Oi, be gay??? as if we are trying to make you all, in any way, shape or form.
Comment: And what I said is that she is forcing her values on her fans not that she is forcing them to think one way or another on the subject which is impossible for anyone even the talented JKR to do. Simply making Dumbledore gay sends the message that gay people should be accepted as normal members of society. If she had let her fans know before the books were finished that Dumbledore was gay she would have given them a choice to either accept or reject the character of Dumbledore and choose whether or not to allow their children to be exposed to this character. She failed to do so and as such she has forced her values on her fan base. Your inability to grasp this idea and your inability to make a compelling argument free of childish insults (did you really write the words "Mr. Twat Face and them claim to have an IQ of 127) only futher cements your astounding lack of intellect in the minds of those who read this message board whether they tell you so or not. And yes retarded children obviously have families or they wouldn't exist and those family members may read my comment but the fact remains that that particular verbal jab was directed not at them or their unfortunate family member but at you and the astounding stupidity you continue to display.
Comment: Dear Mr. Twat face (yes I am still saying that with my 127 IQ) I do find that you are even more remarkably insufferable. The fact remains that you still find that she is forcing her values onto people. Has JK actually said ???like it or lump it???? No, she hasn???t and if JK were to out Dumbledore as gay in the series, do you not think that by doing so, she would still have been trying to ???force??? her opinions upon people? Yet, the real so claimed potter fanatics, would have read the story regardless as it would not alter the facts and such about what Dumbledore has done, is doing and will do in the books, and the fact that the story is about Harry, not Dumbledore, so people would read the stories for that reason. She has obviously not forced it upon us well enough if we still have idiots like you arguing about the case at hand. The only people arguing against it now are pig ignorant imbecilic, narrow minded idiots such as yourself, who believe themselves to be of a higher class just because they???re deemed ???normal???. Have you forgotten that statistically speaking the ratio of homos Vs Hetero???s who have AID???s is not in our favour, but in yours? There are more heterosexual people than homosexual people that have the AID???s infection, due to their promiscuous behaviour. You failed to mention that in any of your statements posted thus far. The fact that you fail to research your arguments prior to posting them leads me to believe that I am wasting my time arguing with you as you are going to continue to post this unsavoury utter rubbish until the glorious day you die. But fear not, this doesn???t mean that I will cease to reply to your posts and give you the satisfaction of feeling victorious in an argument where you fail to realise that you have no right to dictate how other people live their lives.
Comment: Hey, let's not lower our standards of decency when debating this issue. Let's try to keep it civil. No need to compare countries in terms of teaching standards or anything that implies accomplishment or progression. It's not relevant to this debate.
James, in reading my earlier posts I noticed that you thought I was attacking you regarding your writing style and not on the merits of your argument. The reason I commented on your writing style was that I couldn't understand what you were trying to say. It made no sense to me. However, I do understand the posts you recently submitted, and I'm not sure you've grasped my point of view. So what is my point of view?
Many of the characters in the series are noble, courageous, brilliant, good, and fun. Dumbledore ranks as one of the more loveable characters. No one worth his/her salt can contradict this with any seriousness. However, in reading the series, many of these characters came across as asexual. By this, I mean the characters were masterfully woven into the storyline and their development over the series was done in a fashion that made the reader almost believe that they were real. This is a testament to Rowling's skill as an adept author. But nowhere in the series was sexuality added as an element to their development. More specifically, the characters I am referring to are McGonagall, Voldemort, Sirius Black, some of the teachers at Hogwarts and, of course, Dumbledore. I believe the reason for this omission is that it really didn't matter, did it? These characters were pretty much asexual throughout the series. So when you have Rowling stating that Dumbledore is gay well after the series is over, the effect is not surprising. You have some that are confused, some that are happy, and others that are down-right angry. The admission comes from left-field. There's no root for that statement to hold any weight. Her admission simply politicized the popular series, and that is why you are seeing so many people not buying into Rowling's statement.
Comment: I wasn't having a dig at you Norrin, and I appologise if you think that i was. I just find that arguing about peoples grammar here is just finding ways to try to pick on those that are supporting this issue. Can we not ignore the fact that some people have bad spelling or grammar and stick to the point. Again Norrin, I appologise to you for sounding as if I was trying to insult you, which upon re-reading my post to you, I agree that it was an easy mistake to make.
Comment: Ouch, that was really clever of you to throw statistics at me Mr. Twat Face without gaining the facts. First of all, I think that if you checked, I am probably more educated than yourself, and at a higher level than an English college education, most probably unlike yourself. I, if you wish to know, am a level 4, adults ICT teacher which is probably way too advanced for your self important, narrow minded self to appreciate. I have an IQ of 127, 47 above your guess and 27 above a national standard. I also have several level 3 qualifications in ICT or I wouldn???t be able to have such a career now would I? So before you criticize somebody???s knowledge, feel free to check the statistics in future.
Next up, I seriously doubt that you would last 5 seconds against me without the help of your German Shepherd. It sounds to me like you wouldn???t bother attempting unless you had your dog present. It comes to something when you cannot indulge in a 1 on 1 beating without the support of anybody to have your back.
Exactly where do you see these public acts of sex, because I???m very certain that I have not seen any such acts performed in my area? Obviously again your just spouting nonsense without actually getting some form of proof.
Comparing me to a ???retarded??? 8 year old is still morally wrong, regardless of the fact that they may never read these comments or not. I???m sure that there are parents, relatives or friends of the ???retarded??? children, or do you also not think that they are capable of having them?
Comment: And Mr. Light as I told you before I have a wonderful life it's just thankfully nowhere near the perverse cesspool that dominates your own life nor do my values fall anywhere near the despicable garbage you call your own system of values. And your claims of me including statistics are simply false. Nowhere in that comment is their a single number or % value which could be construed as a statistic. Again you prove your lack of intelligence. Please keep doing so as it only further proves my point. As to the comment about STD's I think you'll find that given the relatively small percentage of Americans in the LGBT community there are more heterosexuals with STD's but if you look at it in terms of percentages I'd be willing to bet on finding a much higher percentage of gay and bi-sexual males with STD's than the percentage of heterosexual males with STD's.
Comment: As to the homosexual public sex acts I mentioned you must have missed the story about said despicable display broadcast on Hannity and Colmes 2 weeks ago. As for my German Shepherd: she'll be happily waiting on the side lines with my brother to rip you a new one when I'm done kicking the living *** out of you. The actual fight will be one on one or man to pervert however you want to put it.
Comment: What the *** is Hannity and Colmes? the local weekly colouring book you have in your area? As I do not live in the US, I would find it very difficult indeed to obtain a copy of that, would I not. Just because the morons in your region find it amusing to endulge in such activities, I think you would find that any person from the area of South Yorkshire, England of which I reside find comfort in doing such acts in the privacy of their own homes.
Comment: What I am about to say to you Mr. Light is decidely un-Christian of me but since you yourself have turned your back on God it matters little at this point since wrath against evil is actually considered a virtue by many Christians. Mr. Light I am done listening to your moronic homosexual idealogy and your attempts to intimidate me through threat of violence. I don't need anybody's help to kick the living *** out of sorry Godless pervert like yourself. If you would really like to give it your best shot then come to the corner of Finley Dr. and Leo in Shreveport, LA. You just let me know when and I'll give you the one on one ass kicking you so desparately desire. You can even bring your *** buddies to watch but be warned that they will not survive any attempts to intervene on your behalf and jump me. You and yours won't see my friends coming should they choose to do so. And should your friends actually attempt to help you I'll be inclined to curb stomp your head in when I'm done pummeling your brains out of your ears. As I said you just let me know when and I'll be waiting.
As to the fact that you are a teacher that only goes to show that there is a shortage of competent teachers in this country and the standards for hiring teachers have fallen drastically. Clearly anyone who spells possibility as "poassility" and confuses "content" with "contempt" has no business teaching anyone anything. I truly feel sorry for anyone that calls you their teacher or whom you call your student. As to your IQ I'll say this : There is no way in hell you have an IQ of 127. You're simply to stupid to score that high on any credible IQ test. I suspect you put your stock in one of those idiotic internet IQ tests. And unfortunately for you Mr. Light my educational background easily trumps yours as I actually hold a masters degree in human physiology and have been responsible for the teaching of cardiovascular physiology to numerous nursing students. The ~80-85 IQ points you actually possess pale in comparison to the 138 which I possess that much is clear.
Comment: that should have been "a sorry Godless pervert".
Comment: Well as you live in the U.S. I would consider your pathetic life saved as I reside in the UK, where I think you shall find that the tolerance of GLBT is higher than yours. Obviously it is time that the US showed a more humane way to prove that it really does pride itself on its acceptance of any background other than just saying so. The fact that you feel the need to assume that I would for a start do something so cowardly as to get others involved in an argument of mine shows that you are obviously not capable of understanding what a fair fight really is without needing the assistance of a pet or sibling.
As for the teacher shortage, that???s your country pal. Just because it???s in dire need of people adequate at teaching any skill better than what it can currently distribute, doesn???t go to say that everywhere is the same. How about you try to find a teaching post in the UK? I think you will find it very difficult as there is a great percentage of the country with ambitions to get involved in a teaching role. By standards I am a great teacher considering the fact that I was able to obtain my full teaching degree by the age of 18 and to settle into a full teaching position by the age of 19, when the national standard of finally qualifying as a teacher is 24 years of age, which gives me a 5 - 6 year lead on any other person of my age who wishes to become a teacher. Obviously we should start to ship some of our qualified teachers over there to give you a hand as you obviously require it. As for your claimed profession in teaching cardiovascular physiology to nursing students, I seriously doubt that anyone would consider such a narrow minded individual like yourself capable of giving any form of education other than a seminar in ???how to get your dog to roll over and rip people one??? and so doubt that you are being entirely honest about your IQ as of such. My IQ score of 127 was obtained through the trials of attaining my teacher???s degree thus not being from the internet which I assume is where you actually got your score. Either that or you just counted the number of times your dog rolled over in a single day.
Comment: This from the idiot that can???t even spell the word possibility (???poassility???, are you serioulsy that stupid, and your gay. Your life must suck.) And it is of no concern to you but I have a wonderful life filled with good, kind, morally upright friends and family members. They also (like myself) for the most part have college educations (or are in the process of getting one) and IQ???s well over 80 (unlike you). I therefore feel obligated to tell you to GET AN EDUCATION before you post any more comments and prove yourself even dumber. You realize that there are perhaps 2-3 grammatically correct sentences in all the comments you???ve posted. And I have no intention of insulting (victimization is reserved for descriptions of those who have been subjected to a crime) people based on race. I have insulted you based upon your life choices and obvious lack of intelligence and have likened you to a retarded child based on the level of intellectual development you have displayed in your moronic comments. The insult was directed at you since you had a choice in the level of education you received (clearly you halted your education well before high school) not the unfortunate children that have no choice in the lot that has been dealt to them in this life (not to mention the fact that those children cannot and will not ever read these comments smart guy). And for the record I (unlike you) don???t watch gay porn. I enjoy the company of and am attracted to women (unlike you I???m normal) which means that if I view images of naked human beings (in my bedroom, in Playboy, or on a late night movie channel) those human beings are female or at the worst a male and a female together. The fact that I view heterosexual pornographic images may indeed by considered perverse by some individuals Mr. Light but it is certainly nowhere near as perverse as the acts of buggery you and other gays view, take part in, and as evidenced by your gay pride parades in San Francisco force the public at large to view (vis a vi engaging in despicable acts of public sex in broad day light with children present). And Mr. Light I???m quite sure that if you saw me face to face you would attempt to resort to physical violence and knock some sense in to me. Unfortunately for you the only thing that would end up knocked out from such an altercation would be your own teeth. If you would really like to try let me know and I???ll give you directions to my house. Who knows, when I???m done knocking out your teeth, my German Shepherd might even rip you a new one. I???m sure you and your gay friends would enjoy that.
Comment: "judging a 'book' by its cover" - for those who are "anti-dumbledore-gay" - ask yourselves how you felt about the character before he was outted. Was he not an amazing character that worked his way into your hearts...your childrens' hearts??? And then all of a sudden he is labeled and you people start bashing or losing respect or turning your backs on j.k.r. Is this because someone of such stature cannot have a different sexual orientation than what is considered "normal"?? It is not a publicity stunt...it's something that probably would have remained quiet had a certain question not presented itself. Maybe you should learn who a person is and what they are about rather than learn what they are and develop preconceived notions. Grow up - the world is evolving and maybe you should join it. The series was a hit and will always be a hit for many generations to come!!!!
Comment: "judging a 'book' by its cover" - for those who are "anti-dumbledore-gay" - ask yourselves how you felt about the character before he was outted. Was he not an amazing character that worked his way into your hearts...your childrens' hearts??? And then all of a sudden he is labeled and you people start bashing or losing respect or turning your backs on j.k.r. Is this because someone of such stature cannot have a different sexual orientation than what is considered "normal"?? It is not a publicity stunt...it's something that probably would have remained quiet had a certain question not presented itself. Maybe you should learn who a person is and what they are about rather than learn what they are and develop preconceived notions. Grow up - the world is evolving and maybe you should join it. The series was a hit and will always be a hit for many generations to come!!!!
Comment: "judging a 'book' by its cover" - for those who are "anti-dumbledore-gay" - ask yourselves how you felt about the character before he was outted. Was he not an amazing character that worked his way into your hearts...your childrens' hearts??? And then all of a sudden he is labeled and you people start bashing or losing respect or turning your backs on j.k.r. Is this because someone of such stature cannot have a different sexual orientation than what is considered "normal"?? It is not a publicity stunt...it's something that probably would have remained quiet had a certain question not presented itself. Maybe you should learn who a person is and what they are about rather than learn what they are and develop preconceived notions. Grow up - the world is evolving and maybe you should join it. The series was a hit and will always be a hit for many generations to come!!!!
Comment: I have no problem with the gay thing at all. My issue is that she half heartedly mentioned it this late in the game. I see no other reason but for attention and to appease the gay community which seems to need to have someone or something gay in everything. We know they are gay people everywhere. Ok lets move on with life. Now I do have one issue with "AD" being gay. This author has now forced me to explain this to my 10 and 6 year old about being gay which i was not prepared to do at this time. There is enough confusion in this world already and speaking about sex is something I feel should wait until they are better able to grasp the concept..........................especially homosexuality. Now I will have to do this early.
As far as the being gay in general..........................to each his/her own but I do believe that now the gay community feels they need to be mentioned or represented in every aspect of life these days. I think we get it.................your gay. Understand like previously mentioned this type of lifestyle is still not excepted by everyone and you can expect some opposition. It seems like this is being forced down peoples throats. Again I know there are gay people in the world. I have no problem with this. I however and like alot of other people do not to be drowned in "hey I'm gay, I have rights and you need to recognize my sexuality" How about hey my name is so and so...nice to meet you.
Comment: with him being gay, I would have never guessed that Dumbledore was gay. I have no problem but it is very hard for me to believe, especially because Rowling came out and said it out of nowhere. I'm starting to think she did it for publicity. I have always thought he and McGonagall would make a good couple, they seemed to fancy each other. I always thought they would get together somehow, even if they are old, but now all hope is lost, beause Dumbledore is gay. I still admire Dumbledore and I haven't lost any respect for him, but I must admit that I am dissapointed, not because one of J.K.'s characters is gay, but because of the character she chose to be gay. I wish she decided for a different character to be gay, like Voldemort. But like I said before, I have not lost any respect for Dumbledore.
I also think Neville and Luna would make a better couple than Neville and Hannah (Abbot), she wasn't mentioned very often anyways.
Comment: i agree with the below (Brikki). neville and hannah so don't go. and about Rowling - i don't think she did it for publicity, let's face it she's pretty famous now, being richer than the Queen and all, i think she just decided it after she wrote it. it didnt change anything in the books though, the story wasn't affected at all so it doesnt matter either way. think what you want, YOU choose if he's gay or not. i did always think him too 'Pure' to be gay, like a monk or something.
Comment: I don't think Dumbleore is gay, partly because Rowling juct came and said it out of nowhere, and I personally think he and McGonagall would make a good couple, and they seemed to fancy each other. I also thought Neville and Luna would be a better couple than Neville and Hannah (Abbot), because Hannah is not mentioned in hardly any of the books.
Comment: You know..Rowling said that Dumbledore is gay..usually when you read a book you use your own imagination to decide what characters look like; in this case you also decide what they're sexuality is. Now, the author of a story can describe to you what a character looks like, but the author usually only broadly describes them lest you lose the readers attention.
Comment: You know..Rowling said that Dumbledore is gay..usually when you read a book you use your own imagination to decide what characters look like; in this case you also decide what they're sexuality is. Now, the author of a story can describe to you what a character looks like, but the author usually only broadly describes them lest you lose the readers attention.
Comment: Well i admire her anyway. At least he didn't like make out with anyone in the books or anything. i must admit i did always think, yes extravagant with his robe colours, but never gay. Each to their own. But i don't think this should lead to prejudice against homosexuals, it's not like you can tell the difference between them and a straight person so why pick on them? Even if you COULD tell the difference there's still no need for spiteful comments.
I don't think Neville should've married Hannah Abbott though, he should've married Luna Lovegood!! and she with ernie macmillan. seamus with lavender brown, dean with parvati, malfoy and pansy parkinson, george and verity (the woman from weasley's wizard wheezes - the assistant), lee jordan with angelina johnston, katie bell and oliver wood, alicia spinnet and viktor krum, percy and penelope clearwater, harry and ginny (duh) ron and hermione (double duh).
i'm such a hopeless romantic i know!!
Comment: I don't think Neville and HAnnah make a good couple either. I think Neville and Luna are a much better match. I think George and Angelina Johnson HAD to get together. George lost his twin, and Angelina lost her man. They both lost someone VERY important to them. I see them turning to each other, seeing as how no one else could understand that loss. They eventually married, and named their first child Fred. I think Seamus and Lavender ended up together, Alicia Spinett and Lee Jordan, Percy probably got back with Penelope. Charlie may have got with the Weasley store assitant ,Verity. I do think Katie and Oliver got together. Dean and Parvati also.
Comment: whaddya mean 'angelina lost her man'. which man??????? i think she's better off with Lee Jordan instead. and George should be with the shop assistant and THEY name their child Fred. Charlie can marry a girl who works with him with the dragons in romania. katie bell and oliver wood go VERY well together and alicia spinnet can marry viktor krum, if she wants. so there.
Comment: Verity was mentioned ONCE in the whole series, I seriously doubt George ended up with her. He would be extremely emotionally broken after the death of his identical twin. It would take someone he was ALREADY close to to get him functioning again. Angelina "lost her man" in Fred. They had a relationship. Angelina was always with Fred AND George. She would have had to have had a close relationship with George also. Even in the 4th movie, it shows her sitting with both Fred and GEORGE several times. I think they probably did end up together after comforting each other. This happens alot in real life also. Several times when a woman's husband dies, she and his best friend, those who were closest to him, end up together in the long run. I think this happened here. Yes, Oliver and Katie are good for each other. Angelina isn't better of with Lee, she obviously didn't like him in that way. She wouldn't give him the time of day. Lee and Alicia make a better couple IMO. People have a problem with Angelina with the Weasleys because they are white, and she's black. The Weasleys, nor any of the HP characters were NEVER concerned with RACE, it was always about Pure Bloods vs. Half etc. I think Angelina and George made it after Fred's death.
Comment: i have a problem with dumbledore being gay, it means hes a poof!!! it means he likes men, it means he looses respect wtf why would anyone be fine with dumbledore being gay
Comment: I have no problem with Dumbledore being gay; but he has, in past books, flirted with McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey. This would lead me to beleive he was straight. Of course while reading I always saw him above sexuality... like a monk.
Comment: I have no problem with Dumbledore being gay; but Dumbledore has, in the past books, flirted with McGonagall and Madam Pomphrey. Which would lead one to beleive he was straight. I personally thought he had chosen to forego sexuality... like a monk.
Comment: and why does dumbledore being a "poof" effect his abilities. what your basicly saying is that a "poof" cannot go on to do great things when they can work equally as hard as any other person?
Comment: listen simone, all im saying is just think of dumbledore, the most powerful wizard ever, n hes a poof!! just think it doesnt make sense, why did he have to be gay, its just an unnecassary small thing that makes him look bad and looses respect for dumbledore
Comment: I totally think that this was a great way to express diversity amongst all people. Also i do no like what people are saying about gay people. This is a very rude thing and I hope you all know that no matter what gender we like, we are all human so therefore........goblewoble SUCKS!!!
Comment: There is nothing wrong with being gay goblewoble. If you think there is, than you're an ass.
Paulina
Comment: fall in a ditch goblewoble.
Elena
Comment: Perhaps you should as well Paulina.
Comment: Look goblewoble, my gramps is gay and that doesn't change him one bit. He's just as awesome as he was when he was with a woman.
Eat *** goble.
Comment: Look, goblewoble, my grandfathers gay, and that doesn't change him one bit he's just as awesome as he was when he was with a woman.
eat *** goblewoble.
Comment: excuse me yaoliver but of course it maters that dumbledore is gay? just think, the most powerfull wizard ever is gay? hes a poof? what the hell!! it just ruins it dont you think
Comment: wow. goblewoble youre disgusting
Comment: What is your problem Goblewoble? So what if Dumbledore is gay? It's people like that disgust me. You shouldn't judge people for the sexuatlity. You had respect for Dumbledore BEFORE you found out he was gay, but now all the sudden you lost respect for him because he's gay. OMG, someone shoudl wack you over your head. Personaly, I love the fact JK made one of her characters gay, it just proves that would is not so judgmental has you. Go JK.
Comment: If you are a yaoi fan you're even more disgusting than gays. You're a woman rooting for two men to have sex and getting off on it. Just stick to your stupid pervy Japanese cartoons and video games and keep your comments to yourself. You're obviously retarded (just like my dear friend James Light) if you think sentences like "it just proves that would is not so judgmental has you" actually make any sense at all. It's unfortunate that so many people are this stupid. The human race really is doomed.
Comment: I was just wondering why you constantly feel the need to degrade others. My guess is that you were not loved enough as a child, but we won't get into that. You really should learn to be more accepting and understanding of people and stop being so disgraceful and belittling towards others. (And just an FYI, yes I am educated, and I still don't appreciate the way you make fun of others for their abilites.)
Comment: So what if Dumbledore is gay! There's nothing wrong with gays. What's you problem Goblewoble? People like you disgust me. It's also cause people like, the world is being corrupeted, and others are scared of coming out. The world is much better place when people STOP judging other people. So a guy perfers a guy instead of girl, they can't help it. Someone should kick you in the ***.
Comment: dumbledore is gay!!! omg what a looser why did jk have to say that it makes things so much worse DUMBLEDORES GAY WTF???? ive lost respect for him now
Comment: This is only my opinion and what I know from being an author???
As an author you must know your main characters. That includes back-stories, what they have in their pockets, who their best friends are, and what they like on their toast in the morning. Otherwise how will you make them believable? How will you bring them to life? Very rarely do writers/authors use ALL of the information they have on a character. The fact that Dumbledore is gay doesn't come up in the books because it has no bearing on the story. It probably would???ve come up at all had someone not asked the author about it. Honestly, what would have been the point? How would it have affected the plotline? I'll tell you, THERE IS NO POINT, AND NOT AT ALL. So why should she add this bit of irrelevant back-story? Just so everyone will know? Ridiculous, she wasn???t keeping anything from anyone. She simply knew Dumbledore more intimately than anyone else, and that is all there is to it. As far as I???m concerned anyway.
Comment: This is only my opinion and what I know from being an author???
As an author you must know your main characters. That includes back-stories, what they have in their pockets, who their best friends are, and what they like on their toast in the morning. Otherwise how will you make them believable? How will you bring them to life? Very rarely do writers/authors use ALL of the information they have on a character. The fact that Dumbledore is gay doesn't come up in the books because it has no bearing on the story. It probably would???ve come up at all had someone not asked the author about it. Honestly, what would have been the point? How would it have affected the plotline? I'll tell you, THERE IS NO POINT, AND NOT AT ALL. So why should she add this bit of irrelevant back-story? Just so everyone will know? Ridiculous, she wasn???t keeping anything from anyone. She simply knew Dumbledore more intimately than anyone else, and that is all there is to it. As far as I???m concerned anyway.
Comment: I'm really irritated about this, and not for the reason most might think.
Why not make Harry Potter gay? Oh, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were brother and sister. Thanks for supporting the idea of incest by buying my books.
I don't have a problem with homosexuality, but I'm well aware that a LOT of people do, a lot of people who WOULD NOT have bought the books or watched the movies had they known that one of THE major characters in the story, one that every reader looked up to, was gay. If Albus had been gay from the beginning, or outted in the middle, I'd have still bought the books, sure. But so many others wouldn't have.
For JK to say, now, after all have spent their money, all those folks who wouldn't have had they known, that is underhanded of her, and akin to forcing one's religion or particular beliefs done other people's throats when they can't do anything about it. JK, by making such a pronouncment, has basically morally raped a large portion of her fan base.
I've lost a substantial amount of respect for this author.
As far as I'm concerned, Dumbledore wasn't gay, regardless of what JK says. The books are written and finished. She didn't include anything in any of the seven books that could be used to support a notion that Albus was gay. Not even the author can come back and say later, "Oh yeah, Albus was gay, and so was Frodo, Petter Pan, Santa Claus, and Jesus.
Comment: and where does it mention that he had to be straight? it doesnt, as u said, it gives no background to dumbledores sexuality, but it doesnt change the fact that either was was a poaasility does it?
Comment: Get a life "idontsupportjk"...seriously...do you realize the inconsistency of what you just wrote? You said "let use not let her influence us for wrong ideas that 'homosexuality is ok'!". Are you not, however, trying to influence us as well? Does stature and fame lay claim to influence, or does public outcry do just as much damage and/or good? Do not be so quick to throw stones as you yourself are just as guilty.
Comment: Get a life "idontsupportjk"...seriously...do you realize the inconsistency of what you just wrote? You said "let use not let her influence us for wrong ideas that 'homosexuality is ok'!". Are you not, however, trying to influence us as well? Does stature and fame lay claim to influence, or does public outcry do just as much damage and/or good? Do not be so quick to throw stones as you yourself are just as guilty.
Comment: Man you are dumb. First of all you can't determine the quality of someone's life from a posted comment although you can certainly get a feel for their intelligence (and quite frankly neither one of you comes across as all that bright; he with his poor grammar skills and you with your gleening of totally irrelevant and incorrect argument from his statement) The man is providing his counter argument to JKR's argument (which you and other comment posters support) that homosexuality is acceptable human behavior that should be forced upon children. Trying to influence others into one's own line of thinking doesn't make a person hypocritical especially when that attempt at influence is in response to an attempt by a famous person to influence others into a point of view to which one is diametricallyn opposed.
Comment: That should be "a totally irrelevant argument" and diametrically has no "n" on the end of the word. I wouldn't want morons like Mr. Light being further reinforced in their idiotic English language skills.
Comment: I wouldn't like you to think that you have to correct it just because my english literacy skills arent quite as adequate as yours. Id like you to get a life. theres a difference.
Comment: I don't stand for rowlings behavior. Who believes in God unite against this abomination. I say nothing more than this and that rowling is just another "leader" who has chosen to lead people in to thinking that homosexuality is ok--and she has that influence because she is famous. LET US NOT LET HER INFLUENCE US FOR WRONG IDEAS THAT "HOMOSEXUALITY IS OK"!
Comment: Dubledore is not guy, Rowling cannot just claim this at the last second, her novel is over. And I will view Dumbledore the character as what he is in the books. Not what she claims--she was paid by a homosexual community!
Comment: harry is gay with dumbledore
Comment: Yes you are a retard!
Comment: harry is probably gay with dumbledore
Comment: Mr. Strange, the poor grammar and the lack of insight you show in your comment says it all.
Comment: Seriously? another crack at somebodys grammar. im sorry but is it me that cant read or does the headline read "rowling says that dumbledore is gay" and not "peoples grammar". stick to the point and stop latching onto petty ways to try and bring people down because their grammar isnt all its cracked up to be.
Comment: I disagree. If one wants to make a point about any issue, one needs to be able to write in a manner that is clear and concise. I'm not talking about a couple of mispellings or lack of punctuation, I'm talking about complete sentences that have a clear meaning. To write in a manner that is otherwise is wasting everyone's time.
Comment: Bravo Norrin. Good show man. I really do worry about the future of the human race with people like jamesz, Mr. Strange, and yaoilover out there.
Comment: Why is it? There are only 2 people thus far commenting on the used so far on this comments board. theres quite a few posts here and yet only 2 people commented. Now, is it me or do you not think that your just finding a way to get another dig in at somebody?
Comment: Why is it? There are only 2 people thus far commenting on the used so far on this comments board. theres quite a few posts here and yet only 2 people commented. Now, is it me or do you not think that your just finding a way to get another dig in at somebody?
Comment: This from the idiot that can???t even spell the word possibility (???poassility???, are you serioulsy that stupid, and your gay. Your life must suck.) And it is of no concern to you but I have a wonderful life filled with good, kind, morally upright friends and family members. They also (like myself) for the most part have college educations (or are in the process of getting one) and IQ???s well over 80 (unlike you). I therefore feel obligated to tell you to GET AN EDUCATION before you post any more comments and prove yourself even dumber. You realize that there are perhaps 2-3 grammatically correct sentences in all the comments you???ve posted. And I have no intention of insulting (victimization is reserved for descriptions of those who have been subjected to a crime) people based on race. I have insulted you based upon your life choices and obvious lack of intelligence and have likened you to a retarded child based on the level of intellectual development you have displayed in your moronic comments. The insult was directed at you since you had a choice in the level of education you received (clearly you halted your education well before high school) not the unfortunate children that have no choice in the lot that has been dealt to them in this life (not to mention the fact that those children cannot and will not ever read these comments smart guy). And for the record I (unlike you) don???t watch gay porn. I enjoy the company of and am attracted to women (unlike you I???m normal) which means that if I view images of naked human beings (in my bedroom, in Playboy, or on a late night movie channel) those human beings are female or at the worst a male and a female together. The fact that I view heterosexual pornographic images may indeed by considered perverse by some individuals Mr. Light but it is certainly nowhere near as perverse as the acts of buggery you and other gays view, take part in, and as evidenced by your gay pride parades in San Francisco force the public at large to view (vis a vi engaging in despicable acts of public sex in broad day light with children present).
Comment: Comment: Its just a good book, i mean why complain because someone is gay I mean if you care that much of dumbledore being gay, you might find out it is easy to be gay as you are one now you can't just don't want someone to be gay I mean why complain
PS: Its a book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: Comment: Its just a good book, i mean why complain because someone is gay I mean if you care that much of dumbledore being gay, you might find out it is easy to be gay as you are one now you can't just don't want someone to be gay I mean why complain
PS: Its a book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: Comment: Its just a good book, i mean why complain because someone is gay I mean if you care that much of dumbledore being gay, you might find out it is easy to be gay as you are one now you can't just don't want someone to be gay I mean why complain
PS: Its a book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: I don't understand your point, "Kinda like how there are no gay priests?" Nowhere in all the commentary does anyone state that there are no gays. No one can refute the fact that Dumbledore is old, as Rowling make it pefectly clear that he is in his advanced years. But nowhere in the series does it state that he is gay. And as for the intensity of his "splitting" with his friend, what I gleaned from this (as well as millions of other readers) is that Dumbledore was attracted to his intelligence, not his ssexuality. This is not unlike many scholars today who share an intense connection with other scholars: intensity of intellectual challenge and the ecstacy of learning, etc.
This by no mean does it mean that they are attracted to each other. And your point about whether God exists and/or if he created homosexuals is irrelevant to this discussion. What is pertinent to this discussion is whether Dumbledore will be seen as a gay character in future years, which I posit he will not. Just because Rowling, the author and creator of Dumbledore, states that the character is gay well after she completed the series makes no difference. The characters and storyline she created over ten years ago are no longer her own; they belong to the reader and his/her imagination.
I don't agree that making Dumble
