Back to the female dog (No longer SHIPping, we hope)

[jeffl1965]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "joywitch_m_curmudgeon" 
<joym999 at a...> wrote:
> 
> Well, personally, I disagree with Cindy.  I don't think we need a 
> resident bitch.  I don't particularly appreciate the implicit 
> association between "bitch" and "curmudgeon," either, but maybe I'm 
> being over-sensitive.  But my longtime curmudgeonliness is just my 
> trying to add amusing, well-deserved grumpiness to HPfGU, if that 
> makes any sense.
> 
> And if the above is an example of what a resident bitch would do, I 
> *know* we don't need it.  Do we really need to encourage someone 
who 
> thinks it's amusing to argue that Harry is psychological damaged 
and 
> neurotic, so he must be gay?  Or who brags about her ability to 
> insult people?  And, especially, who doesn't understand why people 
> are offended at her attitudes?
> 
> I've been a member of this list for a very long time, and it's 
> generally been a friendly place.  Not so, lately.  I know I'd 
> appreciate it if returned to being a place where everyone was 
welcome 
> and didn't have to encounter hostility.
> 
> Joywitch M. Curmudgeon.


   Jeff:

   Hmmm.... I see what you're saying and I agree. We don't need any 
more problems. I deleted my first response since after re-reading it, 
I felt it was too encouraging, and wouldn't be taken as cheek, as it 
was meant to be.
   As for Harry being gay because he's mental, or vice-versa, don't 
agree with that either. A lack of love might drive him to seek it 
anyway he can or anywhere, so a boarding school is certainly a place 
to find one's self sexually. But one can still be bi or het and still 
engage in circle jerks with pals. Also, let's face it, Harry would go 
for Ron. :) Seriously, Ron is is first and only real best friend, 
certainly his best male friend, and an idol as well if you think 
about it. I think it would be easy for him to make the mistake of 
associating love with sex, and would have sex with Ron to get the 
love and affection he'd been denied his whole life. And if that makes 
him content, then I'm all for it.
  About the friendliness. It's still here, just buried a bit. And the 
whole thing about discussing Harry's sex life should've made any 
problems like it did, since we're all *mature* adults here, right?  
If you don't want to read about it, then dont. But *please* don't 
start posting hate on the list. Lots of threads pass by on many lists 
I'm on I don't agree with, but I don't throw fits over it. Not worth 
it. This is a large community with lots of wonderful people who are 
all entitled to their views. When we can't agree, good time to 
stop. :)

  Jeff