One reporter reacts to JKR's revelations

[delwynmarch]

Celoneth wrote:
> I'm also bothered by the timing of these calls for JKR to shut up.
> It never seemed to be an issue before she announced DD being gay
> something that imo provides some nice context for the plot and not
> half as out there as Ron becoming an Auror. Of all the interviews
> that's she's given and all the background she's provided - why is
> this minor detail generating so much controversy? 

Del replies:
Because it is NOT a minor detail for a LOT of people. You are
perfectly free to view it as a minor detail yourself, but that doesn't
mean that everybody else should view it that way too. For A LOT of
people, DD being gay is a MAJOR problem, there is simply no point
denying that.

Del