One reporter reacts to JKR's revelations

[colebiancardi]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie"
<sistermagpie at ...> wrote:
>
> > Del replies:
> > Thanks for the clear answer!
> > 
> > I guess my next question would then be along the lines of:
> > "what do you call "trampling on my rights?""
> > 
> > Let's take the example of homosexuality, since it is the 
> > one creating so many waves in the HP fandom lately: how 
> > does saying "I think homosexuality is wrong and I don't 
> > like the idea of DD being gay" trample on anybody's rights?
> 
> Magpie:
> I would guess what was being said wasn't that it was trampling on 
> rights to say that, but that the reason you were saying it is 
> bigotry because you don't want gay people to be represented in 
> literature the way straight people are, or portrayed positively. 
> they ought to not be allowed in books that you want to read.
> 
> That's if your objection is bigoted, of course. If your objection 
> is, for instance, that you liked to imagine marrying DD and now you 
> feel like he wouldn't be attracted to you, then it's no different 
> than being upset at learning Neville married Hannah Abbott instead 
> of you!
> 
> -m
>
colebiancardi

yes - magpie's first paragraph is my answer as well :)