what sort of effects do you see coming from j.k. rawlings announcement that dumbledore is gay. do you suppose there will be some sort of big book burning from the religious right once they realize that one of their children's most beloved characters is a homosexual?
2007-10-23 06:26:36 · 31 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Religious Right already condemned the Harry Potter books as sorcery and anti-Christian.
The rest of us -- the sane Christians -- love the Harry Potter books and could care less if Dumbledore is gay.
2007-10-23 06:29:39 · answer #1 · answered by kja63 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my life. Why would she write 7 books, and not mention, hint or give any clue to Dumbledores sexuality then after the 7th is released she announces that he's gay ? what purpose does it serve ? she also mentioned that Neville got married to some girl I just dont see what the point is unless she plans to mak an 8th book which I doubt.
On the other hand she may be trying to strike a blow for homosexual rights. If one of the most beloved novel characters in the last decade is gay people in some way may be more open to the idea that homosexuals can be nice people as dumbledore was a near perfect human being from what the books tells us.
2007-10-23 06:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by Brian B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, its "Rowling", not "Rawling".
Second, the Rabid Right doesn't need an excuse to mouth off about Harry Potter - they were doing so long before this became public anyway.
Third, I don't think anyone who actually read the books will even care - Dumbledore's sexuality is neither mentioned nor even hinted at in the story and has absolutely no effect on the plot. This is completely extraneous to the books.
2007-10-23 06:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by kingdom_of_gold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a huge HP fan, and was very thrown by what Rowlings came out with about Dumbledore. I think that HP has been attacked enough from religious standpoints because of the use of magics, when in fact, it is nothing more than another fairytale like Aladdin or Peter Pan (both of which include magic and flying)..but I won't go there.
I am a practicing Christian, and uphold my Lord to the fullest extent. If Rowlings were writing these books as instructions to children to become witches and wizards themselves, then I may think twice before becoming so engrossed in them. But I feel that they are nothing more than fairytales. But I feel that she crossed the line and pushed even more coals on the fire and gave those who already disliked her books for "moral" reasons more ammunition. I feel that she did a real dishonor to herself and the HP series. Right now, many schools are allowing the HP series to be required reading, but her "outing" of Dumbledore could stop that too. The HP series, to me, is a fascinating example of literature, but b/c of her stupidity, some children may never be allowed to see that for themselves.
2007-10-23 06:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by ¤¤Je§§ica¤¤ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off - the sacred name is J.K. Rowling, not J.K. Rawlings.
Anyhoo...
I personally think that J.K. Rowling brought up this fact to mock the religious haters, who are mostly Christian. But if she didn't, and she truly had the intention of making Dumbledore gay, kudos to her. Just getting them ready for the real world.
One thing I find hilarious is the mass majority of these "haters" have never read the books, therefore cannot make a judgment on it.
2007-10-23 06:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by miss elinor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many of the "religious right" don't allow their children to read the book because of its blasphemous, witch, and heretic ideas anyway, so I don't think this announcement will affect them.
For those that do read the novels, I don't see it becoming anything more than just a subtle undertone one can notice while reading. Despite the author making the announcement, it is all up to interpretation ; the book never blatantly says or demonstrates that he's homosexual, so the reader would have to infer it.
2007-10-23 06:34:20 · answer #6 · answered by urbaal_99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think parents will be up in arms because they have let their children invest so much of their life into these books. The children have come to love the characters and by having a key character be a homosexual, it subconsiously pushes children to believe that homosexuality is a norm and alright/acceptable. Traditional parents will probably have a field day in trying to denounce the character of Dumbledore and the kids won't have it.
Just my opinion...
2007-10-23 06:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by k k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the christian right is a big fan of Harry Potter to begin with.
For me, a person who's been with the books since their beginning, it doesn't really bother me. I see it as an after thought by the author. My experience with the content of the books is the only thing that affects my relationship with the characters. Not an author's last minute thought.
2007-10-23 06:30:32 · answer #8 · answered by collen_garey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the religious right had already condemned the books because of magic, so if he's a "beloved character" to their children, it is probably being kept secret from their parents. I suspect many, many kids growing up in the religious right learn how to keep things from their parents pretty effectively.
Where does your girlfriend hide her birth control pills?
2007-10-23 06:31:50 · answer #9 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious people are already not supportive of the books because of the "witchcraft." I don't think Dumbledore being gay will add too much more to that.
2007-10-23 06:29:43 · answer #10 · answered by peroxidekween 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋