[HPforGrownups] Re: I am so happy. There is a gay couple in canon after all.

[Lee Kaiwen]

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Magpie:
 >  And this world is so conservative and heteronormative

"Heteronormative"? Hiding silly arguments behind faux erudition doesn't 
make them less silly. Of *COURSE* heterosexuality is normative. We're 
all living, walking proof of that truth. Sex may be pleasurable, it may 
be fun -- but its PURPOSE is making babies; therefore any sex which 
*doesn't* contribute to propogation of the species is ipso facto a 
deviation from that norm.

susanmcgee48176:

 > The term "homosexual" by the way is considered offensive
 > by most lesbians and gay men, and I wonder why some people
 > use it so persisitently.

Because it's what the word means. It's not a pejorative, it's simply 
descriptive. I, for one, am old enough to remember when "gay" meant 
"happy". Still does AFAIC.

And now to keep this post on topic:

allthecoolnamesgone:

 > Puts head in hands and groans. Why did we need to be told that
 > Dumbledore is gay? Is it at all relevant to the story as written?

Lee Kaiwen:

You beat me to the punch. I was going to make this point in my next 
post. I'm with you completely. It serves absolutely no narrative purpose 
whatsoever. I get the impression that JKR is trying to show her 
tolerance and support by throwing a bone to the homosexual community 
while avoiding the hassle of actually have to write and defend an openly 
homosexual character. I'm torn between calling that clever or cowardly.

--CJ