leewilcox 0 #1 October 21, 2007 J.K. Rowling Outs Hogwarts Character"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion" - Democritus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #2 October 21, 2007 Quote Dumbledore is gay News flash: Dumbledore doesn't exist Dumbledore is ink on paper.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #3 October 21, 2007 Doesn't JK Rowling write fairy tales? "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #4 October 21, 2007 Quote Quote Dumbledore is gay News flash: Dumbledore doesn't exist Dumbledore is ink on paper. Teletubbies don't exist either, but that didn't stop certain groups from banning them from their children. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #5 October 21, 2007 Meh. The same groups that expressed issues with the series for it's "make believe" & supernatural theme are likely to be the only ones that have issues with Dumbledore being gay. What I think is funny is watching the news casters entice viewers with an upcoming "reaction". Reaction? Some people need to get a life. Take up sewing or something. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #6 October 21, 2007 QuoteJ.K. Rowling Outs Hogwarts Character Did Dumbledore do or say something in the books (perhaps that until now wasn't noticed) to support this assertion, or is it just something the author wants to assert now? It seems a rather meaningless statement unless there was something in the books to back it up.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #7 October 21, 2007 QuoteQuoteJ.K. Rowling Outs Hogwarts Character Did Dumbledore do or say something in the books (perhaps that until now wasn't noticed) to support this assertion, or is it just something the author wants to assert now? It seems a rather meaningless statement unless there was something in the books to back it up. Apparently she always thought of him as being in love with Grindelwald.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #8 October 21, 2007 QuoteQuoteJ.K. Rowling Outs Hogwarts Character Did Dumbledore do or say something in the books (perhaps that until now wasn't noticed) to support this assertion, or is it just something the author wants to assert now? It seems a rather meaningless statement unless there was something in the books to back it up. She's sending a message to homphobes and fundies "You, too, can stick it up your ass." Eh, I think it's pretty funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #9 October 21, 2007 QuoteShe's sending a message to homphobes and fundies "You, too, can stick it up your ass." Seems an awful lot of them do just that.... Anymore.. if you see a right wing homophobe.. you have to wonder why SOOO much trying to "PROVE".. that he could not possibly be gay..(or has leanings that way..OR has had experiences before and is guilt riddled about it) Me thinks most of them doth protesteth far to much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #10 October 21, 2007 She's sending a message to homphobes and fundies "You, too, can stick it up your ass." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seems an awful lot of them do just that.... Anymore.. if you see a right wing homophobe.. you have to wonder why SOOO much trying to "PROVE".. that he could not possibly be gay..(or has leanings that way..OR has had experiences before and is guilt riddled about it) Quote Me thinks most of them doth protesteth far to much. OK, you can come out of the closet now, and just admit that you're a hardcore neocon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #11 October 21, 2007 It's old News. Found this on the webHarry Potter is thinly-veiled homosexual propaganda By gndn in Op-Ed Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 08:18:41 AM EST The story is about a boy who lives in a cupboard (i.e. "in the closet"). His Aunt and Uncle are ashamed of him because his parents were quite eccentric (i.e. "flaming") and they are deeply concerned and afraid that he will turn out just like them. On his 11th birthday (i.e. roughly at the onset of puberty), the boy discovers that he is actually a "wizard", different in both style and substance from normal people, or "muggles" (i.e. "breeders"). The boy is groomed into his new existence by a large, hairy bear of a man who shows Harry a hidden underground community of "wizards" living right under the noses of the general population (i.e. the gay subculture). Harry's first trip to this subculture involves traveling through "Diagon Alley", a play on the word diagonally (i.e. not straight). One of Harry's first rites of passage in his new life is to select a wand (i.e. penis). The wand/penis is the most important tool in a Wizard's arsenal (or arse) and so this scene is treated with great reverence and mystery. While experiencing Diagon Alley for the first time, Harry also pauses with a group of other young boys to admire a much coveted broomstick (i.e. long hard shaft of wood)....http://www.kuro5hin.org/print/2007/7/16/162353/730 "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #12 October 21, 2007 QuoteOK, you can come out of the closet now, and just admit that you're a hardcore neocon. Sorry no reserach into that.. UNLIKE the research done on homophobia.... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/assault/roots/freud.html Specifically, the present study was designed to investigate whether homophobic men show more sexual arousal to homosexual cues than nonhomophobic men as suggested by psychoanalytic theory. . . . The results of this study indicate that individuals who score in the homophobic range and admit negative affect toward homosexuality demonstrate significant sexual arousal to male homosexual erotic stimuli. These individuals were selected on the basis of their report of having only heterosexual arousal and experiences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #13 October 21, 2007 Quote Harry Potter is thinly-veiled homosexual propaganda And we all know about Maverick and Iceman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW9YutYlUHo"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #14 October 21, 2007 QuoteJ.K. Rowling Outs Hogwarts Character Interesting tactical decision. She took a page from 2 Live Crew & Marilyn Manson's playbook (p 23, "Controversy Sells.") She creates controversy that serves to: -Re-market to the LGBT marketplace (result: More money to Rowling) -Cause her earlier titles to have renewed interest, with people buying copies of the older books to search for clues to Dumbledore's orientation (result: More money to Rowling) -Draw the ire of fundies, which will make those inclined to intentionally piss these asshats off buy her books. (result: More money to Rowling) -These same fundies will probably buy copies to burn in a protest (result: more money to Rowling) All in all, a brilliant marketing ploy.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #15 October 22, 2007 The study was quite flawed/designed to produce a desired result, as discussed in other threads. A '-phobe' should be used to mean an irrational fear of something. It isn't just an opinion of mine, it is the definition. Lefties apply the word homophobe to anyone that objects to their overt sexual displays during gay days at disneyland/gay pride parades, or anything else that gay rights advocates want. I think the use of the term is designed to mislead. Such use of the term "-phobe" should mean that you are a conservativephobe/republicanphobe. Perhaps you do have an irrational fear of them, but I think opposition to the conservative agenda is distinct from a phobia.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #16 October 22, 2007 QuoteQuote Harry Potter is thinly-veiled homosexual propaganda And we all know about Maverick and Iceman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW9YutYlUHo That was good. Gotta see the movie now. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #17 October 22, 2007 Quote Harry Potter is thinly-veiled homosexual propaganda Um...I think we have the ghost of Jerry Falwell posting on dz.com...Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #18 October 22, 2007 Quote Quote And we all know about Maverick and Iceman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW9YutYlUHo That was good. Gotta see the movie now. If you are talking about "Top Gun", don't bother. The most accurate review I ever read described it as "a two-hour recruiting commercial for Naval aviation". If you are talking about "Sleep With Me", don't bother because you just watched the only good part in that YouTube clip."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #19 October 22, 2007 Yeah, I meant Sleep With Me. Thanks for the heads-up, I won't bother watching it. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #20 October 22, 2007 Quote Perhaps you do have an irrational fear of them, but I think opposition to the conservative agenda is distinct from a phobia. Nope.. never have ridden around in my big ole pickup truck....looking for a republican to beat into becoming a moderate.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #21 October 22, 2007 Quote Quote Perhaps you do have an irrational fear of them, but I think opposition to the conservative agenda is distinct from a phobia. Nope.. never have ridden around in my big ole pickup truck....looking for a republican to beat into becoming a moderate.... A desire to beat a republican into something else - that would not be a 'fear of', that would be a 'hatred of'. Nevertheless, I accept your claim that you don't have an irrational fear of republicans, so I won't call you a -phobe. If you would grant that same courtesy to others, it would be nice.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #22 October 22, 2007 Psst the thread is about Dumbledore.....its about homophobes....I wonder how many right wingers out there are burning their Harry Potter DVD's tonight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #23 October 22, 2007 >Did Dumbledore do or say something in the books (perhaps that until >now wasn't noticed) to support this assertion . . . Yes. She made a big deal about the relationship between the "two young wizards" and about how crushed Dumbledore was when it ended. It seemed possible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #24 October 22, 2007 Quote Psst the thread is about Dumbledore.....its about homophobes....I wonder how many right wingers out there are burning their Harry Potter DVD's tonight. I'm not sure Rowling cares--if they've the DVDs to burn, they've paid for them, so the cash is in Rowling's pocket already...Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #25 October 22, 2007 Quote Quote Harry Potter is thinly-veiled homosexual propaganda Um...I think we have the ghost of Jerry Falwell posting on dz.com... The post was intended as a crack about the conspiracy theory types like Fallwell. My crack about gays was the post about Potter books being Fairy tales. Extra crack about straight white republicans added as compensation for not being clear about the propaganda post. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
