Dumbledore was Gay

Post by **High Lord Tolkien** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:14 pm

I got this from the theonion.com:

"Hey, that wasn't supposed to come out yet. Incloseto putbacko!"

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:16 pm

are there still movies to be made from the books? How is this going to affect that I wonder.....

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:38 pm

Esmer wrote:are there still movies to be made from the books? How is this going to affect that I wonder.....

That has already happened, Es...

Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:42 pm

yea, but WE didn't know about it, I'm not sure if Gambon or Harris knew it either. I'm thinking more of the pressure for the character to "respond" to the "gayness" that is now "expected" of him in the next movie? Will we now see blatant, or even not so blatant even subtle, references to it now?

Post by **wayfriend** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:46 pm

More likely, we'll see anti-gay protests at movie openings.

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:53 pm

OMG, here comes Fred Phelps! "God hates Dumbledore!"

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:53 pm

Esmer wrote:yea, but WE didn't know about it, I'm not sure if Gambon or Harris knew it either. I'm thinking more of the pressure for the character to "respond" to the "gayness" that is now "expected" of him in the next movie? Will we now see blatant, or even not so blatant even subtle, references to it now?

I think people will see what they want to see. I doubt Gambon will change his portrayal because of this.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:54 pm

Geez, I hope not. I think Gambon is a decent enough actor that he won't get it all femmed up.

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:58 pm

Any chance he might refuse the role? He is mentioned as being a strict Catholic, but I haven't found any comments yet from him, so at least he's not speaking out about it, but I wonder.....

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:18 pm

I doubt it. It's just a role it's not like he is promoting homosexuality or condoning it or anything. Right?

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:22 pm

not saying he should refuse it, you just never know these days. people can be funny that way? I mean, if they had originally approached him and asked him to play a gay wizard, would he have taken the role? What about Harris?

Post by **wayfriend** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:25 pm

Wait! This just in! A production picture from Half Blood Prince:

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Michael Gambon as Rudumble, Hogwarts Headmaster.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:26 pm

*snort*

Thanks WF!!

Es...he's an actor. Did you ever see the commercial Loretta Switt, a strict vegetarian, did for Burger King? Or that Earth, Wind, and Fire did for a beer (I think it was Miller High Life), even though several members were strict tee-totallers? Same principal.

I mean shoot. I'm Jewish. I don't write out any names of G-d if I recognize a word as such. But sightreading in chorus, at least in my experience, is almost always done using a hymnal. And I have no problem with that.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:27 pm

Harris would have done it. He was fearless in the roles he took.... "A Man Called Horse."

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:31 pm

I loved Harris, and miss him. He was my Mhoram.....

I hear you, Menolly, I'm just sayin'.......

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:21 pm

Esmer wrote: I hear you, Menolly, I'm just sayin'.......

...more like "stirrin' the pot," Es...

But then, that is what Esmer does, isn't it?

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:06 pm

every pot needs stirrin'! you just have to know not to stir the bottom....

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:13 pm

Esmer wrote:every pot needs stirrin'! you just have to know not to stir the bottom....

*giggle*

...sounds like I should split this thread and put it into the other forum I host...

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:44 pm

Who the hell cares. The beauty of JKR's "revelation" is that D being gay ISN'T relevant in and of itself to the story. Dumbledore is what he is REGARDLESS of his orientation, just like non-fictional gays.

I must admit however, abot a dozen cheap wand jokes came to mind....

Post by **stormrider** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:14 pm

I still don't see the point of revealing this information outside the context of the books. If JKR was trying to help fans understand why Dumbledore was so easily infatuated with Grindelwald and his ideas, why not work out the issue of his homosexuality within the actual storyline? If the information wasn't important enough to be given to us in the books, why mention it now? I can see why she's telling us about the other characters' futures -- naturally, people are curious. But Dumbledore was already dead. Personally, once he was dead and the issues about his family were resolved, I wasn't very curious anymore.

But I guess everyone's already said that.

Still, I suppose it'll be interesting the next time I read the books. I've got a funny feeling about that twinkle in his eye...

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