Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Dumbledore is GAY!!!

Yes you heard me correctly! The lovable Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore has been pronounced gay by author J.K. Rowling. I bet the wizard would have preferred to take this secret with him to the grave, but that was not the case, when Rowling outed the character during an appearance this past weekend at Carnegie Hall. Rowling stunned the crowd with her revelation.

Big Deal, right! Well apparently this news has caused much debate and controversy in the news. The Toronto Globe and Mail called it "the biggest outing in the entertainment industry since Ellen DeGeneres." A British newspaper said, “there could hardly have been a bigger sensation if Russell Crowe, Rod Stewart or Sven-Goran Eriksson had come out.”

What do I think about it??? I think its great! There should be more instances of positive gay characters in literature. Most importantly, the portrayal of Dumbledore as a gay man strengthens the idea that being gay is ok. Which it is!

Also it is going to piss off a whole lot of conservative Christians and that’s fine with me.

We all kill each other because God told us too, Nah. Hello Hello!
JK

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