JKR messed up........ no.

[Miles]

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k12listmomma wrote:
> Before, the series was about Harry Potter, and not
> about
> anyone's sexuality. By making Dumbledore gay now, she has made this
> work
> about sexuality, and that does change things.

Miles:
No, the work is not about sexuality because one of the characters is gay,
and thus it does not change things.
Being gay is nothing more sexual than being straight. We have sexually
driven behaviour all over the books, we have pregnancies and children
everywhere. So, why does a gay Dumbledore, whom we did not see doing
anything driven by his sexuality, make the books "about sexuality"?

Without offence to anybody, but could it be that most of this discussion
here on the list is a very US-American one? I talked with some people about
this "news" here in Germany, and most just said "aha, is it important?"
There are intolerant people around here as well, but this intolerance is not
really important in political or cultural issues. Christian (or islamic)
fundamentalists are a small minority here, so few people will mind what they
think or what books they wouldn't read.

To repeat a question I asked before, what good is a message of tolerance
that excludes certain groups for tactical reasons?

Miles