What about Dudley was Re: Lilly a Lesbian?

[foxmoth at qnet.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 21000

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Michelle Apostolides" > 
> Great thought well expressed. I would like to suggest that JKR may
> possibly tack the theme of different sexualities by other means - there
> may be no obvious mention of racism as we know it but I bet loads of
> kids have thought about their own attitude looking at the prejudice
> towards muggle born wizards. Not forgetting all the fuss about
> Hagrid...and Madame Maxime.
> 
> IF the issue of homosexuality is raised,
	
	The issue of homosexuality has been raised, IMO, though in such an 
oblique way that some of us may have missed it:
	Ch. 3. GOF ...Uncle Vernon maintained that "he didn't want some 
swotty little nancy boy for a son anyway." 

http://www.effingpot.com/slang.html
informs me that "nancy boy" is British slang for a pathetic person, but 
also for a gay man. JKR has hinted that we are in for some startling 
developments in the Dursley family. Wouldn't it be ironic if Dudders 
turned out to be gay? 
	 JKR would probably catch flak from both gays and homophobes (good 
trick, that!) since Dudley is such an unsympathetic "great bullying 
git"  but it would be interesting, wouldn't it?
Pippin (  rushing in where angels fear to tread)