racism, sexism and sexual orientation in OoP and the rest of the Potterverse

[susanmcgee48176]

No: HPFGUIDX 118123


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Aura:
> 
> > It's just not gonna happen. As much as I don't think JKR is 
> actively
> > debunking R/S -- because I think she knows it's in her best 
> interest to
> > let the fans have their fun -- I don't see her supporting it, 
> either. 
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Oh, but you see there is such thing as "silent admission" and I 
> think that this could be the case. You know, she is not explicitly 
> denying it, so maybe she agreeing with it? :o) 
> 
> 
> Aura:
>  snip.
> 
> I'd
> > rather my OTP be ignored than debunked, so I'm content with the 
> current
> > equilibrium between JKR and the R/S shippers.
> 
> 
> Alla: 
> 
> Well, true, but didn't we agree that she is doing a little bit more 
> than simply ignoring it? Of course it is not explicit at all, but 
we 
> can dream, can we? :)



Well, I've read your analysis of Remus and Sirius...

In reading it, I wonder if in fact Remus and Sirius were in fact 
lovers, or whether they were blood brothers....

As a lesbian, there are women who have loved me as a sister and a 
friend, but we were not lovers...

There were women who loved me deeply but we never made love...

It could be that Remus is gay, and Sirius is straight, and Remus was 
in love with Sirius and Sirius loved Lupin, but only as a brother...

JKR will tell us...I do NOT think she cares AT ALL what the 
reactionary, homophobic American audience thinks at this point..she 
will be true to her vision...

Given that she herself is heterosexual, she may not have envisioned 
same gender realationships, but then again, who knows? She is 
extraordinary, so we shall she...

Susan