Dumbledore Gay...What's the big deal?
October 23rd 2007 09:28
J.K. Rowling has just publicly outed Dumbledore...
What do you think?
It does not in anyway change what I think of the books, I love them now and I always will. As for Dumbledore, well I guess that is no big surprise, but it definitely adds to his character and I think upon reading again I may even understand him better…well, maybe the bit about him and Grindlewand.
But if you REALLY think about it, Dumbledore being gay doesn’t change much.
So WHY is it that we only find out now?
Well there are a few schools of thought, but most of them generally point to the notion that J.K. Rowling didn’t want her book sales affected.
Personally I don’t see that this would have made a difference, but it would have created one more thing for the Christian right to protest about!
Another view, is that it would have diverted readers. An article from the Canadian Press states the following:
"J.K. Rowling is a smart enough woman that she knows if she'd waved the rainbow flag, it was just going to draw attention in a way that she didn't want; it would have taken away from the story and become a distraction. I think the way she's handled it is perfect."
So what do you think?
Talk shows in the UK seemed to think it was unnecessary, perhaps another grab at attention post the quiet after the climatic end of the book releases.
There are still 2 films to come. Will it make a difference to them.
Will wardrobe take a new license?
All I can say is that I would really love to read Rita Skeeter’s tell all book!
D is for Dumbledore
What do you think?
It does not in anyway change what I think of the books, I love them now and I always will. As for Dumbledore, well I guess that is no big surprise, but it definitely adds to his character and I think upon reading again I may even understand him better…well, maybe the bit about him and Grindlewand.
So WHY is it that we only find out now?
Well there are a few schools of thought, but most of them generally point to the notion that J.K. Rowling didn’t want her book sales affected.
Personally I don’t see that this would have made a difference, but it would have created one more thing for the Christian right to protest about!
Another view, is that it would have diverted readers. An article from the Canadian Press states the following:
"J.K. Rowling is a smart enough woman that she knows if she'd waved the rainbow flag, it was just going to draw attention in a way that she didn't want; it would have taken away from the story and become a distraction. I think the way she's handled it is perfect."
So what do you think?
Talk shows in the UK seemed to think it was unnecessary, perhaps another grab at attention post the quiet after the climatic end of the book releases.
Will wardrobe take a new license?
All I can say is that I would really love to read Rita Skeeter’s tell all book!
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Comment by Always Eighteen
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The photo alone makes me laugh
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the fact that is comes to light now, when there's no movie release and no more books is a good bit of bonus publicity...and Xmas isn't too far - if you know what i mean.
It's a good talking point - especially those that love potter talk!
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the fact that is comes to light now, when there's no movie release and no more books is a good bit of bonus publicity...and Xmas isn't too far - if you know what i mean.
It's a good talking point - especially those that love potter talk!
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It just seems to me like if you have to actually state something like this in an interview, and for many people it's coming out of nowhere, then you didn't do a good job of exploring it in your book.
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I have doe a little more digging on this subject and one interview asked "why now? why not during the actual story or earlier.....?"
the answer was
"because no one directly asked before"
It's a good answer - a smart answer, but also a VERY safe answer.
DO you think it is the real answer? you can't really argue it can you?!
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I don't think it would've been a big deal whether she said this IN the book or after the question popped out a few months after the last book was released. It didn't change how Potter fans loved the book. I don't think she was just being safe. She's very smart and she has that sort of mystery in her. Maybe just like any writer's characters, Dumbledore is somebody close to her in real life... she knew all along he was gay but already an open book... no need to emphasize it.