JKR messed up........ no/yes

[Steve]

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---  Kathryn Lambert <anigrrrl2 at ...> wrote:
>
> Bunny <bunnyc at ...> wrote: 
> I appreciate all your comments, but those making excuses for why
> JK Rowling 'outed' Dumbledore, should consider that homosexuality 
> in many countries and to many religions, is totally unacceptable 
> and offensive. ...
>    
>   ***Katie:
> So, because many people have an opinion, that makes it ok? I'm
> sorry, but intolorance is never acceptable, even if many people
> feel that way. JKR has said that she wrote these books as a story 
> about tolorance, acceptance, and love. 
>    
>   ...
>    
>   Katie

bboyminn:

Relative to the comment that 'in many countries and to religions
(being gay) is totally unacceptable and offensive'; the only 
problem I have with that statement is that for many billions of
people in the world, it is simply not true. 

As a religion and as a culture, I don't think Buddhists have a big
problem with gay people. They believe in Karma, that this life is 
payment for the previous life. They are more inclined to believe a 
person's lot in life is a matter of fate, than sin. 

As far as I know, Hindu's take a similar view, that what is - simply
is. If there are problems in India, it is probably with Muslims, or
it is contamination from western culture. 

To bring this all back to the books, and to keep our fair Mods happy, 
this series is not about Dumbledore's personal life. This is Harry's 
story, and Dumbledore only comes into play to the extent that his 
life intersects and affects Harry. What happened between Dumbledore 
and Grindlewald over 100 years ago, is only relevant to the plot in 
the way it played out in the story. Those extraneous details, while 
interesting, are not related to THIS story nor toward moving this 
story forward.

We know, to some reasonable extent, JKR has extreme details 
backgrounds on every character. She knows Theodor Knot and Draco
Malfoy's life inside and out, but those details are not relevant to 
the Harry's story, so we don't find them in the books.

Now if someone asks her a direct question about Draco, she is going 
to answer, and we have to accept the answer she gives. Maybe, though 
very unlikely, Theo and Draco had their own fling while at school. 
But how is that relevant to Harry's story? It's not, so you won't 
find and shouldn't expect to find that backstory in the book. If 
you want to read that, I'm sure it has already appeared in Slash 
Fiction. 

What is relevant to Harry's story is that Dumbledore and Grindlewald
were close friends when they were young, and they sought, or at 
least dreamed about seeking, the Hallows together. That friendship 
ended abruptly and tragically. Those are the details that are 
important to Harry's story. The exact, and possibly intimate, 
nature of Dumbledore and Grindlewalds relationship is not 'need to
know' information for Harry or for moving the story forward. 

JKR has a complete life story worked out for Sirius, but that is
Sirius's story, and all those details are not relevant to Harry.
So they are not in the books. Again, if asked directly, JKR
may reveal details she knows about Sirius, and we have to accept 
them even if we don't like them. 

Again, don't ask questions if you aren't prepared to hear the 
answer. 

Certainly, JKR told us everything we needed to know to understand,
and find resolution in Harry's story, but that is not EVERYTHING
there is to know. So, Dumbledore is gay; an interesting tidbit,
but unrelated to Harry's story. 

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn