I love Albus Dumbledore. I love the Harry Potter books. I can't stand J.K. Rowling. I was a big advocate for the single Mom rising to the status of amazing children's writer! Now, I'm rethinking my attitude about her. (This is where I start complaining)
Do we honestly need to know the sexual orientation of a fictional character that has no bearing on these books? Does it occur to anyone that none of the teachers at Hogwarts were married? Does it really even matter to the substance of the book? Not at all!! Is it at all appropriate for her to whip this make believe info. out of her pocket at a question and answer session with children and their parents? Thanks J.K. Rowling for forcing conversations between parents and children at a young age. It should be up to a parent as to when they want to have that discussion. She forced it on all parents in Carnegie Hall just to get a rise out of her readers! So selfishly lame!
Children don't see people as gay or straight, black or white until a stupid adult points out those differences. It doesn't matter to them. What matters is whether that person is a good teacher, etc.
Why mention this idea of Dumbledore being gay after all of the books are written? Generating controversary to build excitement for the next movie?? Is that even necessary. Once again a stupid comment about a lame issue!
Has it ever occured to the gay rights movement that we don't need to know everyone's sexual orientation? Can't we just appreciate an artist's paintings, a composers music, a directors movie, an actor's acting? We do not have to know anyone's sexual orientation to appreciate their contribution to humanity. I'm so incensed about this issue it's sickening!! Doesn't it work against the idea of acceptance and inclusion? Let's pretend that Dumbledore is a real wizard Head Master at some school. How would his being gay be any influence on his ability to do a great job at being the Head Master? NONE! Serves no purpose putting that stupid pretend information out there about a pretend character after the books have already been published and it has no bearing on the books!! Nice job - make a fictional character gay. Do your best to put the gay agenda in a children's book.
Have I ranted enough!! I'm so sick of being forced to teach my kids about sexual stuff before 3rd grade! Can our children just remain completely innocent a little longer? Can they please see the world in a light and loving way past the age of 8? Can they see people for their kindnesses and service rather than their sexual orientation? My children didn't even realize that they were "peach" (as Isaac says) and other people had different skin colors until they studied a little about slavery. What a beautiful way to see the world. To their little eyes, we're all just children of God. Nothing else matters.
I'm disappointed in J.K.Rowling! How lame! Thanks for tainting the Harry Potter experience.
7 comments:
Well said, and I couldn't agree with you more. You should send this letter the her web site- it is very well written!
Cath! I am so glad you wrote about this. when i read the article about how she announced it at carnige hall i was outraged! i called my sister, my mom, and everyone i could think of. I couldn't believe she would do something so ridiculous like that! I was really mad and could only think of that for a while. It is not nessesary at all and it was the stupidest thing she could have done for those books. Lame is the perfect word for all this. SO LAME!
Thanks for the article. I whole heartedly agree.
Maybe she's missing the media attention since she's finished the books now and had to create some hype for herself - otherwise I have no idea why she'd say that. Lame. Lame, lame, lame. I could not agree more!
AMEN!
Hear, hear. Well said. Purely ridiculous! If I were the parents of the children attending the Carnegie Hall reading I would have been outraged!
I believe this happens when people of fame and wealth decide it is their DUTY to force their opinions on others. So lame!
Hear, hear! And I agree with Camille. Let's get this published in an editorial somewhere.
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