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

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 79589

--- 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. 

Regretful Snipping of good stuff

> 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

I find it odd that the potential presence of gays in what many 
consider a children's book is considered by some to be taboo.  Even 
the thought of off-screen gays.  But having Harry witness the cold-
blooded murder of a schoolmate in one book and then have him witness 
the death/murder/manslaughter (your choice) of his godfather in the 
next book hardly raises an eyebrow. 

Marianne