[HPforGrownups] Re: Lilly a Lesbian?

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No: HPFGUIDX 20809

I agree with Wanda, but I personally think that JKR is going to avoid homosexuality not because of controversy issues, but just because it probably isn't essential to the plot.  We've had four books so far and we have yet to see any major indications of heterosexuality (outside of schoolkid crushes), much less homosexuality.  As a writer, I have no problem with themes of homosexuality, heterosexuality or bisexuality, if they're important to the plot or to a character's development.  To me, these themes are *not* like Mt Everest...they're not meant to be tackled simply because they're "there."  IMHO I don't foresee such themes being necessary to JKR's Harry Potter works (though, as someone pointed out, she may bring them up if she decides to write other books), but I could be wrong.  There are so many books written for children (both big and small) and adolescents, that are great works of literature without ever touching on sexuality at all.  Harry Potter probably will be one of those (though, I'm no Trelawney, so of course anything's possible).  
Ach! I have more to say about this, but I have to think about it first...my brain takes a while to process.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wanda Mallett 
  To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Lilly a Lesbian?


  Hi Jamieson, I only just read the same email as you
  did
  from Hermy Sue and I don't know if anybody else did
  mention anything about those issues? Where HP is
  listed as a children's Book, who knows if JK Rowling
  would go into the gay line of plots. Maybe if she
  writes something geared towards the adult fans, she
  might through in all kinds of plot lines! Something
  for everybody! But I don't think she would with a
  children's book line. To many parents would revolt
  like a certain someone who will not be named! But you
  never know what she has going on in her HP world and
  if she does do some books only for the adult level
  group.

  Your thoughts Jamieson?
  Hugs to you too!

  Wanda the Witch of Revere,Massachusetts 











  --- Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve <crowswolf at sympatico.ca>
  wrote:
  > Hello All!!!!!
  > 
  > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., hermionekicks at y... wrote:
  > > Hello, newbie here does anyone feel that jkrowling
  > should have more 
  > > lesbianism and gay stuff in her books cus i think
  > it would be really 
  > > cool! i mean, the gay culture and the gay
  > community need to have 
  > mroe 
  > > gay representation in stuff that so like
  > mainstream, so that it like 
  > > gets more out there in the world and stuff. so it
  > would be 
  > interesting 
  > > if we used hp for like maybe a union between the
  > gay and the 
  > straight 
  > > and showed the world that we can all get a long.
  > would that be cool, 
  > i 
  > > think so! let me knowwhat you guys thing k?
  > > 
  > > Hermy Sue
  > 
  > 
  > Um.....is anyone else wondering where this is coming
  > from? I know that 
  > I was lost there for a moment...How exactly does HP
  > relate to the gay 
  > culture, and what have I missed?
  > 
  > Sigh,
  > 
  > Hugs
  > Jamieson
  > 
  > 


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