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ishtar79Regarding JKR outing Dumbledore…
Honestly, I did a double take and wondered if I was still dreaming when I read that.
Yes, I still believe that Important Character Information should be included in the books as opposed to divulged in interviews. Yes, I admit my second reaction (after picking my jaw off the floor) was “…but like the manipulative bit, we sort of knew that already’. Yes, an even better reaction to a major gay character in a children’s book would be a gay character in a happy or at least requited’ relationship in a children’s book. *In the actual text*, even.
But I’m leaving aside all those quibbles because even if a portion of the millions of children who read this book worldwide hear of this, if it makes it makes them think about the fact that one of their favourite figures in the book is a gay man, if this makes it more ok to be gay or more accepting of gay people….well. This is HUGE.
And man oh man, the HP book-burning Christian Right is gonna be PISSED.
Honestly, I did a double take and wondered if I was still dreaming when I read that.
Yes, I still believe that Important Character Information should be included in the books as opposed to divulged in interviews. Yes, I admit my second reaction (after picking my jaw off the floor) was “…but like the manipulative bit, we sort of knew that already’. Yes, an even better reaction to a major gay character in a children’s book would be a gay character in a happy or at least requited’ relationship in a children’s book. *In the actual text*, even.
But I’m leaving aside all those quibbles because even if a portion of the millions of children who read this book worldwide hear of this, if it makes it makes them think about the fact that one of their favourite figures in the book is a gay man, if this makes it more ok to be gay or more accepting of gay people….well. This is HUGE.
And man oh man, the HP book-burning Christian Right is gonna be PISSED.
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Date: 2007-10-21 09:14 am (UTC)I said Albus/Gellert was obvious in canon and I'm sure as not going to change my mind now. There is some little feeling of regret that if it was a huge tragic love story it could have been spelled out more in the book, but mostly there is euphoria. And I don't think that Dumbles' gayness in itself would have needed to be spelled out more. He just was.
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Date: 2007-10-21 02:04 pm (UTC)DUDE, TOTALLY!
It's not that I don't understand the complaints of people on the timing/venue/lack of inclusion in the books. I even think some of them are legitimate-but right now, nothing can wipe the goofy grin from my face.