For all you HP fans out there, our favorite headmaster is Family:
From IMDB.com:
Dumbledore Is Gay
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix author J.K. Rowling has shocked fans of the boy-wizard series by stating that character Albus Dumbledore as gay. The writer revealed the truth of the Hogwarts school headmaster's sexuality at New York's Carnegie Hall on Friday as part of her American book tour. When asked by an audience member if Dumbledore had found "true love," she replied, "Dumbledore is gay," adding he was in love with his rival Gellert Grindelwald, who he once beat in a battle between good and bad wizards long ago. She says, "Falling in love can blind us to an extent. (Dumbledore was) horribly, terribly let down."
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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I read about this on the Times on-line and was surprised by the discontent from those readers.
Some said this forces them to talk to their kids about it. Well, given a ten percent chance of a little one being like Dumbledore, one might appreciate the chance to get on record ahead of time as being okay with it all. No one needs to mention a body part. Use a phrase like "falling in love"...
Others thought that such big details ought not be brought up if they didn't impact the story. We see in this citation that it explains how Dumbledore could have been wrapped in an evil project longer than one would think. He becomes more 3d.
And of course those that complain that this isn't central to the story so why bring it up, miss the fact that, of course, though it's very clear in the subtext of the book (for the adults to read) it isn't explicitly in the book at all... so, Rowling already edited out. This just gives a bit more depth to the character for those interested in the secondary lit.
And, really, these books stopped being "kids" books as the first generation of readers grew older. By the time the 11 year olds who read Philospher's Stone got to Deathly Hallows they were all grown up... and the books should shift to accomodate that.
-tp
and, of course, via kottke.org:
http://www.dumbledorepride.com/
TPx
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