[HPforGrownups] Re: JKR messed up........ no.

[Kathryn Lambert]

No: HPFGUIDX 178351

Carol <justcarol67 at yahoo.com> wrote:          
Carol, who thinks that JKR has sidetracked us from the real themes of
the book with her imagined view of Dumbledore
  ***Katie:
  I disagree. The real theme of the book - the *main* theme of the book - is that bigotry is wrong and tolorance and acceptance are right. 
   
  From the reaction of many fans, I can see that there is a lot more work to do, even amongst Potter fans, in working towards tolorance and acceptance. JK obviously felt these books were a long thesis against bigotry. I have previously debated whether or not she was successful in this pursuit (IMO, the House Elf story was a big failure)...however, there is no doubt in my mind that this was certainly her *intention*.
   
  I see Dumbledore's sexuality as simply a continuation of what she (and I) saw as the theme of the books. I simply wish that she had actually included it in the books, instead of just admitting it now. Part of the problem with not including openly gay characters in mainstream works that are *not* primarily about homosexual issues, is that then people don't see that gay people are normal and not overly focused on their sexuality. 
   
  Dumbledore's sexuality is only a distracting issue if it's made into one. 
   
  Katie


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