Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!
Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!
Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#1
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:33pm
Oh yes, it's true. According to JK Rowling herself:
"First, the biggest revelation of the night came when Jo revealed to her audience the fact that Albus Dumbledore is gay and had fallen in love with fellow wizard and friend, Gellert Grindelwald. This, by no doubt, elicited the biggest reaction of the evening with many audience members gasping upon hearing the news. So much so, it promoted Jo to say: 'If I had know this would have made you so happy, I would have told you years ago.' "
Full story can be found at the link:
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more
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re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#2
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:36pmPlease, GOD, don't let this turn into an analysis of his relationship and interaction with Harry.
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re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#2
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:37pmI was just about to come post this! Oh, Dumbledore. I love it.
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re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#3
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:37pmHmmm. Eight books and she never had room for that "Fact"?
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re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#4
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:39pmWhen would it ever come up? "Oh, by the way, Harry...I'm gay."
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#5
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:40pmIs this like how I believe that Joanna Marie "Jo" Polniaczek really was a lesbian?
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#6
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:41pmLoves it!
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#7
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:44pmAnd is the Jo in the article JK Rowling?
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re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#8
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:50pmMythus - throughout the series, Ms. Rowling took MANY opportunities to comment on and describe the romantic relationships of many characters - both in the present, and in the past. It IS somewhat telling that this was never even alluded to in the narrative - especially since she did spend a fair amount of time detailing the interaction between Dumbledore and Grindelwald.
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#9
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:54pmIt is. I played around with this idea ever since I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but to have this to be true. I am so happy.
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#10
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:55pmHe's a fictional character, people.
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re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#13
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:58pm
D2 - true, but he's a fictional character within a series that has reached the world. Look at how entrenched certain fictional characters can become, and emblemic.
Scarlett O'Hara comes to mind.
They can mean a great deal, especially in consideration of what they say and mean to the audience - and one of this magnitude.
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#14
Posted: 10/19/07 at 11:58pm
"se, GOD, don't let this turn into an analysis of his relationship and interaction with Harry."
DG, that was the second thought that popped into my head. The first was "Dumbledore's gay? That's pretty cool!"
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#16
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:00amWe all know that fictional characters can have some serious impact in our lives. If they didn't, then we wouldn't be posting on a BROADWAY message board.
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re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#17
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:02amPRS - if she had been, she wouldn't have had so many problems!
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#18
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:02am
True, but who would have known? Only Alberforth and Ariana, and I don't think Alberforth would have mentioned it (maybe he was homophobic) and we know what happened to Ariana.
If there is a stigma about having non-magical blood, can you imagine the stigma there would be if the wizarding community discovered that you were gay?
Rita Skeeter may have been able to dig it up, but she probably thought that turning Albus's and Harry's relationship perverse was a better selling point.
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re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#19
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:05am
Quite honestly, I think part of the reason I responded to the series the way I did was because of some sense of allegory.
If she's going to add the gay element after the fact, it somewhat diminishes that aspect for me.
I think I'll just leave well enough alone.
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#20
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:07am
I think that's wise.
I could be angry about this, but by doing it this way, she's forcing some people to deal with the fact that a character they may have loved and looked up to and cried for is gay.
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#21
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:07amI wish she would have revealed this in Deathly Hallows. It's not like it would've hurt book sales, by the time people found out, they would've already bought the book. It's interesting to know, but kinda worthless now.
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#22
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:07amPhyllis, you never told me you really were Dumbledore. Wow, your transformational powers are awesome.
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#23
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:09amI'm so unfamiliar with the series I don't know if I've been complimented or insulted.
re: Holy cow, Dumbledore's gay!#24
Posted: 10/20/07 at 12:09am
this is very odd. I mean I'm happy he's gay I guess, but why? It doesn't add or detract anything from the stories at this point and just seems so random.
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