DUMBLEDORE IS GAY!
OH MY GOD!
I AM SO ASTONISHED AND REPULSED! THIS RUINS MY OPINION OF THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS! WHAT A TRAGEDY THAT A CHILDREN'S BOOK SHOULD BE INFILTRATED BY REALITY! EWWW, GAY PEOPLE! I CAN'T STAND THE IDEA OF ACCEPTANCE OF OTHERS! J.K. ROWLING JUST WANTS ATTENTION AND IS BEING TOO POLITICAL! ART HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS!
How ridiculous do these opinions sound? Well, they're a lot of the opinions given as comments on the following article: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/10/rowling-outs-du.html
I find it tragic that parents are raising children who are as intolerant as they are. So what if J.K. Rowling saw Dumbledore as gay in her mind? I personally never saw that coming, but it's her series. She can do whatever the hell she wants. Second, one of the purposes of literature and art is to show what is wrong with society, to reflect and to demand change. And who better than someone like J.K. Rowling, who has power over millions of youth? Harry Potter teaches tolerance, love, and also to question the establishment (Ministry of Magic : denial about Voldemort :: today's society/government : denial about gays). So. Take that.
