One reporter reacts to JKR's revelations

[delwynmarch]

Celoneth wrote:
> I'm not denying it - I just, for the life of me don't 
> understand it - unless its tied to bigotry or prejudice
> (which is the only thing I can think of) and in that 
> case I have no sympathy at all, and nor do I
> think an author should pander to prejudices.

Del muses:
But who gets to decide that it's prejudice/bigotry? 
One person's bigotry is another person's defending of 
the truth. One person's prejudice is another person's 
sound moral judgement.

Nobody ever thinks of themselves as prejudiced or bigoted. 
Those people who don't think of homosexuality (or anything
else) as good or neutral, certainly don't see themselves as
prejudiced or bigoted. Instead, it is most likely people 
like you that they see as prejudiced and bigoted. Problem is:
who gets to decide who will impose their definition of Right
and Wrong on the other? Who gets to decide which side will 
be officially called "prejudiced" or not? There is NO such 
ultimate authority, so that in the end, judgements of 
"prejudice" or "bigotry" are not so much statements about 
the other, as they are instead statements about ourselves IMO.

Just my personal musing,

Del