Harry Potter is a CHILDREN'S BOOK re: rape sexual preference

[evangelina839]

No: HPFGUIDX 79529

I'm so sorry! I forgot to change the recepient's address... meant to send this to K 
privately, as you may have detected. ;) I'll try not to repeat this mistake!
evangelina, with quite a blush

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "evangelina839" <evangelina839 at y...> 
wrote:
> Hi,
> I just wanted to tell you that I loved this post of yours. I agree with you to 100%. I 
> have nothing to add to it (you covered everything :)) so to post this on the list 
would 
> just be one of those rulebreaking "me too" posts, but I like to let people know I 
> support them the off-list way. So here you go. :) Excellent post!
> evangelina
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at b...> wrote:
> >  
> >  Fred Uloth said -
> >  
> > Now I'd like to say that *nobody* in the Harry Potter books is gay. Rest 
> > assured that they are all celibate until we are told otherwise. 
> > 
> > Me (K) -
> > 
> > OK now while I agree that 'onscreen' (so to speak) they will all remain
> > celibate I hardly think it's realistic to believe that all the characters
> > are celibate. I mean Harry and co yes quite probably because they're a
> > trifle busy trying to stay alive most of the time but I would bet good money
> > that at least some of the kids are experimenting offscreen. And what about
> > the adults? *especially* those in relationships, Molly & Arthur, Bill &
> > Fleur etc and what if we find out later some of the teachers are married as
> > JKR has hinted - are you going to claim that they're celibate too?
> > 
> > And besides that what on earth does someone's level of sexual activity have
> > to do with their sexuality? I personally am currently celibate (darn <g>) -
> > does that make me any less heterosexual than I was a couple of years ago
> > when I was in a serious relationship? No of course it doesn't. I am not
> > heterosexual only when I'm actually having sex and someone who is homosexual
> > is homosexual all the time even if they never have sex. With the level of
> > prejudice in this world towards gay people I can't understand why people
> > seem to think that being gay is some kind of choice.
> > 
> > And as for the idea that some people have suggested that putting a gay
> > character in the books would somehow be wrong because they're children's
> > books, I am always astonished when I come up against this level of prejudice
> > and stupidity. No one is suggesting that JKR suddenly write Hasrry Potter -
> > the *adult* version with hot Remus/Sirius (or whoever) sex scenes ...
> > although there'd certainly be a market for it <weg>. But a gay couple acting
> > in the same way we see the het couples acting (the obvious affection between
> > Molly and Arthur, the Harry/Cho kiss, the pre-ball angst and the dancing at
> > the ball etc) wouldn't in any way make the books less suitable for children.
> > I *hate* this idea that gay people are something that should be hidden away
> > from children in some way. Love and affection between people are (imo) a
> > blessing and should be celebrated whatever form they take.
> > 
> > K