Canon citation requested (was Re: The problems with DD being gay)

[susanmcgee48176]

No: HPFGUIDX 178537

>I offended anyone with that second example. If
> the Percy/Crouch Sr. jibe (on p. 54, GoF, UK ed.) is the extent of
> homophobic expression in canon, homosexuality would appear to be...
> well, pretty much irrelevant in the WW. It's more misogynist, in my
> opinion, with the assumption that a wife must be ridiculously
> subservient to her husband.
> 
>
No, I think it was a homophobic jibe (which I put down to Ron's sexual 
insecurity - at this point, he had never even kissed a girl, and his 
general immaturity). Dudley also jeers at Harry "Who's Cedric? Your 
boyfriend?"

However, I would like to point out that Ron makes the exact same jibe 
at Hermione about Wilkie Twycross when they're learning apparition...
..he's going to pop the question any day now...because Wilkie was going 
on about how wonderful Hermione was at apparition..and of course, Ron 
was insecure, because apparition never really was his strong point.

Susan