Gotta watch those ol' wizards

[greatbear]

So..... Dumbledore is gay. That's no stretch. I do know that a sizable portion of my friends list secretly (or maybe not so secretly) wish Rubeus Hagrid to be gay.

I can almost feel the earth tremors as the right wing becomes apoplectic.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

'She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."

"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.'

Uh... so is that a 'yes' or 'no'? I'm a little confused here. But maybe that's just the AP writer. *scratches head*

Though honestly count me as one person who's a little miffed about how this seems to be such a 'big thing'. It's rather like it was some sort of dirty secret almost. Granted I didn't read the books so I don't know the context outside of the movies and this article. But why couldn't the character be gay IN the books, huh? It just strikes me as backhanded - like I'm supposed to laud Ms. Rowling for having a gay character who's left in the closet even to us.

--toshio

[baeritone.livejournal.com]

The revelation is germane to the plot. It illuminates a plot that was previously murky. There, you have your justification.

[fingertrouble.livejournal.com]

Yay! I <3 Dumbledore, so it's not surprising, tbh. There's no reference to partners, girlfriends etc. which compared to other characters is odd :-D

Whereas Hagrid has had girlfriends etc.

Now can we bring back Tolkien to confirm Gandalf is a big fat poof?