Gay is damaged, straight is normal (was: Re: Slut!Seamus and other ships)

[jeffl1965]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Tyler Hewitt <tahewitt at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> The Sergeant Majorette wrote:
> 
> For me, Ron has to be straight because his whole
> purpose in the story seems to be to provide Harry with
> an anchor of normalcy in a world where he is accepted.
> And Harry has to be gay because he's too damaged
> psychologically to sustain a conventional
> relationship. 
> 
> 
> 
> ME:
> Ron is straight because it provides Harry with an
> 'anchor of normalcy'? What does this mean, that
> homosexuality isnt normal? Why can't Ron be both gay
> and normal? Why is that so difficult to consider? 
> 
> Harry is gay because he's too damaged to be straight?
> this is even worse than the statement about Ron. Not
> every gay person has had an abusive childhood. Not
> every straight person is perfectly adjusted
> psychologically. The equation of homosexuality with
> psychological disfunction is ignorant and offensive.
> 
> 
> I usually don't get upset when reading things like
> this, but this one was so over the top I couldent let
> it pass. 
> I sincerely hope you were being facetious. 
> And I hope I haven't missed something or taken things
> out of context.
> 
> Tyler
> 

   Jeff:

    Hmmm.....you do bring up intresting points. As I stated when I 
agreed, I don't think the statement was meant as a jab at gays, or 
else I'd been offended as well.
   I will state that Ron could be quite gay and normal, for a wizard, 
and I would think of him and Harry being an item rather than say, 
Harry and Sirius.  I dont think that Harry's retarded development 
would make him gay, but I was thinking that she meant that with Harry 
being love-starved, and not know how to relate to others, that he'd 
do as he did, and attach himself to Ron like a conjoined twin, and 
that as the months pass, it would turn into love, and maybe more. If 
I misunderstood, then I think we need to discuss this more. ;)


  Jeff