 Dumbledore is gay, says J.K. Rowling |
| Dumbledore is gay, says J.K. Rowling |
 Oct 21 2007, 09:44 PM
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/10/2...r.ap/index.html
QUOTE NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. Dumbledore, played by Michael Gambon, was in love with his male rival, the author of Harry Potter books says. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall. After reading briefly from the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," she took questions from audience members. She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love." "Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause. She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down." Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy." "Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction." Potter readers on fan sites and elsewhere on the Internet have speculated on the sexuality of Dumbledore, noting that he has no close relationship with women and a mysterious, troubled past. And explicit scenes with Dumbledore already have appeared in fan fiction. Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character. Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour here since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority." Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason. now seriously, why the heck does she feel the need to even say this now? after the books are all done?! i think it's just going to alienate fans and cause kids to wonder what the heck all this means. i think it's a stupid move. i read all 7 books and never once thought he was gay. --------------------  |
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Oct 22 2007, 12:31 PM
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Also, (for those who read the books) I dont think Dumbledore's love of Grindelwald was ever requited. But that's just me.
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Oct 22 2007, 01:00 PM
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Ahh, children's literature...
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Oct 22 2007, 02:10 PM
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QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Oct 22 2007, 01:31 PM)  Also, (for those who read the books) I dont think Dumbledore's love of Grindelwald was ever requited. But that's just me. well thats what rowling already said. QUOTE (Hartmann @ Oct 22 2007, 02:00 PM) Ahh, children's literature... book 1 and 2, yes. if you haven't read them, then you just don't know 
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Oct 22 2007, 04:55 PM
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at least now the churches have a legitimate reason to ban these books
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Oct 23 2007, 12:05 AM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
I would of asked JK if there was a potion that cured the gay :-P
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Oct 23 2007, 07:33 AM
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QUOTE (chook @ Oct 23 2007, 01:05 AM) I would of asked JK if there was a potion that cured the gay :-P So you can take some?   
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Oct 23 2007, 08:23 AM
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Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Oct 23 2007, 08:33 AM) So you can take some? shhhh!!!! -------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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Oct 23 2007, 08:48 AM
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QUOTE (chook @ Oct 23 2007, 09:23 AM) shhhh!!!! I'll just wave my "wand" at you and make you gay again. |
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Oct 23 2007, 08:52 AM
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she only said he's gay to get some last publicity on the book
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Oct 23 2007, 08:58 AM
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QUOTE (woody @ Oct 23 2007, 09:52 AM) she only said he's gay to get some last publicity on the book But is that publicity honestly gonna sell more books? Because we all know the upcoming shitstorm is gonna say that Dumbledore was a pedophile because he was a gay man working with kids. |
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Oct 23 2007, 09:04 AM
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duane drank the potion that turns you gay!
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Oct 23 2007, 09:06 AM
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QUOTE (1up @ Oct 23 2007, 10:04 AM) duane drank the potion that turns you gay! shiiiiittt....i drank a whole cauldron of that shit. Now I shit out rainbows! |
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Oct 23 2007, 11:38 AM
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so snape is a bigot.
hates the gays. it seems like a good motive for killing dumbledore. -------------------- 32-bit whore
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Oct 23 2007, 01:41 PM
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him being gay and working with kids doesn't meake him a pedophile
stick his wrinkly penis in kids' ass makes him a pedophile -------------------- |
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Oct 23 2007, 04:36 PM
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QUOTE (woody @ Oct 23 2007, 02:41 PM) him being gay and working with kids doesn't meake him a pedophile stick his wrinkly penis in kids' ass makes him a pedophile Youre able to make that connection....thousands of others arent quite so quick. |
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