to be honest i dont really care, to me it just smacks of wanting some publicity. ok if she announced it in a book, or if it actually made any difference to anything - but it doesn't. to me it just seems a pointless extra bit of information...

[quote="TheCollector"]JKR writes great/popular books, and whether Dumbledore is gay or not is a mere detail :D

I am sorry to say I have not read a single HP book, and I could not even say I have watched a whole one of the movies (although I didn't tell Dan that when I have met him!!) However, I do think I should, so when my life slows down a bit I will!

I think the "defect" statement is probably a language misunderstanding, or a case of naivity. Who cares? I certainly don't. We are all born equal.

Ian :mrgreen:[/quote]

Yeah, I advise you to. Once you start, you will be so absorbed in them, that no one will see you for a week.

JKR writes great/popular books, and whether Dumbledore is gay or not is a mere detail :D

I am sorry to say I have not read a single HP book, and I could not even say I have watched a whole one of the movies (although I didn't tell Dan that when I have met him!!) However, I do think I should, so when my life slows down a bit I will!

I think the "defect" statement is probably a language misunderstanding, or a case of naivity. Who cares? I certainly don't. We are all born equal.

Ian :mrgreen:

At first I was shocked. But I love it! The "defect" comment was funny, it made me look in the mirror for a second lol. I was like "I look normal right??" haha. I know that it must have come out wrong, but yeah lol.

I really love what JK Rowling did. I'm not sure if she did this on purpose, but I really like it. She told us this big piece of information after the final book. When she told us that, we all (at least, most of us) loved Dumbledore. If JK had told us that he was gay early on, people would have made judgements about him; many people wouldn't have liked him.

What she did teaches us a lesson. One of our favorite, most respected characters is gay. It really teaches us about gays - they are no different than we are.

i don't think it makes any difference ... Dumbledore is still a lovable character, and as mentioned, some of his quirkiness kind of makes sense now. BTW, giving the benefit of doubt, "defect" is clearly the wrong word used here. i'm sure the person, who brought it up, didn't mean for it to come out the way did ... :neutral: i hope ...

I know haha, i feel like i should have an extra toe or arm or something. lol

Wow. Being gay a defect? I don't agree with that at all :roll:

haha i'm defected now!! That's the best laugh i've had all day!
Must have been my gaydar or something but, it really wasn't a shock to me. It kind of made sense.

I don't think that being gay is a defect. I don't think it's any different than being black or hispanic. Would you call black and hispanic people defective? They were born that way. Dumbledore being gay was a pretty big surprise. I always pictured him and McGonagal getting together lol. I definitely don't think of him any differently. Still one of the best characters in the series imo.