Wondering

[susanmcgee48176]

> Does this help you understand my theory? And remember: that's all it
> is, a theory. I don't even believe in it myself, as I said in my first
> post.
> 
> Del
>


For someone who doesn't believe a theory, you seem remarkably 
persistent in defending it. I wonder if it's just a way of putting 
something out, and then attempting to evade the consequences of your 
statements. Just my opinion.

Anyway, when one teenager falls in love with another teenager, or 
becomes infatuated with another teenager, that doesn't mean that in 
later life, that person will always remain infatuated with teenagers.
If so, anyone of us who fell in love/became infatuated before the age 
of 18 might be a luster after youth.

Snape is far more likely to let certain boys "off" (the Slytherins) 
than DD is....and I could certainly cite chapter and verse of that.
But because we found out that SS was in love with Lily, no one has 
suggested that he is luster after children and/or youth.

Being fixated on people under the age of 18 is to be a pervert. Even if 
you don't act on your "feelings", sexual attraction to children or to 
youths IS morally wrong. Disgusting.

And being a voyeur (wandering around the castle, invisible, spying on 
good looking boys - for which there is no canon evidence, if there is, 
please cite it)...is not value free. It's usually the first step 
towards some other type of sex crime. 

I just keep wondering why this theory suddenly came up when JKR 
responded to a question and said DD was gay. It just seems so 
coincidental to me.

I guess I do wonder about your personal views of lesbians and 
gays...since if you stated them, you would be letting yourself in for 
criticism. (being a masochist I think you said).

And this whole thing about white being normative, and straight being 
normative, that they're the "default" category...well, that's the 
problem isn't it? All the storefront mannikins were white, all the 
television shows were white, all the movies were white, when they 
showed people of color they were played by white people....then someone 
said "hey, white ISN'T NORMAL", because ya know normal implies 
superiority...(flesh colored bandaids - color of whose flesh; flesh 
colored crayons - etc., mailMAN, policeMAN, fireMAN, delivery boy, 
language reflects attitudes, as Aristotle would say)

Susan