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Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:54:37 EDT

Dear, Dear, the is a reason by they call it rough trade you know!

Comment by tradamerica on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:24:53 EDT

Hmmm, I see the heterophobes are "out" tonight - name calling as usual.

Comment by tradamerica on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:21:42 EDT

Rowling's tardy claim reveals her implicit contempt for homosexuals.

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:46:09 EDT

Jensen, in the end it doesn't matter one way or the other what a survey says. Rowling created the character and can dub him anything she wants, regardless of public opinion, be it gay, left-handed or a reformed druid...

Comment by Jensen on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:10:47 EDT

I found an interesting survey that discusses Rowling outing Dumbledore, its definitely worth a look.

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:22:31 EDT

Dear Fresh Comments freaks: There's no need to reprint your comments 3-8 times. The delay is the spam filter keeping out unwanted spammers. Wait about 30 seconds. It'll print out... Really!

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:16:51 EDT

As long as my eyes and heart hold out anyway. Thanks much Mike. I'm on coumadin therapy for congestive heart failure, and I was bored trapped here in my penthouse...

Comment by Michael J. West on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:11:29 EDT

While I did love the article, I'm really over the freakin' MOON that you're back, Jet. :)

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:07:00 EDT

My dear Samantha, I'd only to read your first sentence, to know that it and you to be a liar, and was proven right. You are obviously the kind that minds everyone's business but her own, and takes great joy and pompousness in considering yourself the community "moral yardstick", pronouncing what is "acceptable" of all you survey. I hope your proud of yourself, but please be careful you don't get a sunburn from having your nose so far up in the air...

Comment by Samantha on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:10:09 EDT

While I have nothing against the gay or lesbian community I do have an issue with Mrs. Rowling's choice of timing to announce such a prestigious development of such an influential character. I thought waiting until her publicity had died down (with the seventh book being published last July) to announce such an obviously controversial factoid was in the least tacky if not a bit avaricious. Also, I felt it was unfair to so obviously limit the demography of her wondrous novels. (Some people will be offended and hoping to preserve and protect the morality of their children will limit their children from the pleasure and learning experience of these novels.) If only Mrs. Rowling had simply wrote this in her novels there would be less of a scandalous air around our poor headmaster and wider acceptance of his sexuality. Those people that disagreed with such knowledge could simply put the book down and those that could accept it could continue to read in peace. But now that Mrs. Rowling has waited to expose Dumbledore's "preferences" lovers of the novels are forced into turmoil of internal moral conflict. I was introduced to the first Harry Potter novel when I was but a mere third-grader and have continued to read them all the way up to the seventh book as a junior in high school. That's over half of my childhood!!! Now I find that I am questioning everything about it: Is Sirious a pedophile? Is Minerva a lesbian? And was Dumbledore's reason for trust and his frustrating passion of keeping Severous Snape around due to a secret affair? I am afraid that I won't be able to relay as much faith in a book's characters ever again, for I love, trusted and looked up to Professor Dumbledore only to find out he seemingly lead an entire life out of the lime-light that I was completely unaware of. This saddens me a great deal that I will never be able to think of Dumbledore the same again along with any other fatherly figure or major role model. However, I'm sure Mrs. Rowling had a perfectly acceptable reason for announce such news in the fashion she chose. I can only hope this does not limit to many children's learning experience or growing fondness of literature.

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:09:53 EDT

While I'm sure that's a very good question my friend, I doubt that he's into size queens...

Comment by Sore-Cerer on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:53:36 EDT

So is Dumbledore a medium or a large?

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:45:43 EDT

Anyone know why it takes so long for a posted comment to appear?

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:49:33 EDT

Excuse that last, I didn't mean to go on and on...

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:08:40 EDT

That's true RC. We look forward to that day. It'd be comparable to when blacks stopped playing maids and limo drivers and became regular people in entertainment back in the 60's. Like when Kinch was the radio operator and second in command on Hogan's Heroes, instead of the "Black" radio operator, or Uhura was just the communications chief. Gays would just play regular characters who just happened to be gay, but it was never really spoken or explained. Someone would just go home in the story line and kiss their lover hello, and go on like straight couples do, and their whole existince in the plot had nothing to do with if they were homosexual or not. sigh... You know, a true test of if your a homophobe would be to have someone point out a perfect stranger to you and say "He's Gay!" and you suddenly "see" all of the stereotypes in him of a "fag". Then you're told he wasn't and you feel dumb for letting your prejudices color your opinion without meeting them first. Kind of like someone in Germany saying person they didn't like was a Jew, even if they weren't, and everyone seeing the stereotypes. I'm starting to babble aren't I? alas....

Comment by RC on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:25:28 EDT

Someone once said that we'll know that homophobia isn't an issue when they start making movies with gay characters instead of about them... the fact that Rowling only brought this up to keep a level of clarity in the film and for her readers is a step towards acceptance.

Comment by gonzo marx on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:49:22 EDT

well, found this Article form Time magazine on the topic... the author, a gay man, wants Rowling to put Dumbledore back into the closet...somehow disappointed that the venerable olde coot never outed himself now, here i had Thought that Dumbledore had chosen celibacy for his own Reasons..possibly wizardly...but it was his choice...and as the Headmaster for a children's school, why should the topic of his sexuality ever be a topic at the school? also, do note than JK has never said other adults didn't know he was gay...we only know that in the environment of the school, it was not a well known subject... just a Thought and a link to share on the Topic... Excelsior?

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:43:20 EDT

From your mouth to God's ear EB. I'm pretty sure it'll blow over rather quickly... ...was that a pun?

Comment by El Bicho on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:32:08 EDT

"If Rowling's series of books survive the coming tumultuous times," you must be joking. this series will be around as long as there are books

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:26:19 EDT

That was meant as a compliment, wasn't it Wee? {:^P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:31:57 EDT

I'm sure he's glad you think so...

Comment by Wee Nur on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:08:06 EDT

Harry Potter, itself, is, kinda, gay.

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:02:32 EDT

In the minds of millions of fans Ed, he does exist, therefore... Jack McFarland on Will and Grace is a fictional character, does that mean he isn't gay either???

Comment by Edward Finley on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:47:04 EDT

Uh...hello? Dumbledore does not exist. He cannot therefore, be gay.

Comment by Jet in Columbus on Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:46:36 EDT

No indeed Sonny, no indeed. Unfortunately you can't tell who they are unless you bought a program in the lobby before entering the theater. ... but then how fun would that be?