http://www.jennifner.com/2007/10/29/thats-it-ive-had-enough-im-done-this-is-my-last-word/ Blogging since 2006. But, let's be honest, not really. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jennifner.com/2007/10/29/thats-it-ive-had-enough-im-done-this-is-my-last-word/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Bags Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:20:04 +0000 http://www.jennifner.com/2007/10/29/thats-it-ive-had-enough-im-done-this-is-my-last-word/#comment-11 Jennifner, As much as I'd love to share your views on this issue, I just can't do it. I think that your overwhelming respect and adoration for Rowling has indeed skewed your perception. She is not a person who can do no wrong. You can't tell me that she didn't consider that making Dumbledore a gay would ruin his image in many of her reader's eyes. She know darn well it would draw plenty of publicity and attention. As if being a billionaire wasn't enough... sounds to me like she's some sort of sycophantic attention whore who needs to have her cake and eat it too. I love her books, but I really don't love this publicity stunt. I realize that being a homo should not ruin the character... and for me it doesn't, but for others it presents a real issue that otherwise doesn't need to be introduced. I'm all for gay tolerance, but I'm also for defending little children from Dumbledore and his flaming wand. All in all, it just puts a strange taint and awkward flavor on the books for me now. Rowling made an unnecessary publicity stunt that honestly didn't need to be done. Jennifner,
As much as I’d love to share your views on this issue, I just can’t do it. I think that your overwhelming respect and adoration for Rowling has indeed skewed your perception. She is not a person who can do no wrong. You can’t tell me that she didn’t consider that making Dumbledore a gay would ruin his image in many of her reader’s eyes. She know darn well it would draw plenty of publicity and attention. As if being a billionaire wasn’t enough… sounds to me like she’s some sort of sycophantic attention whore who needs to have her cake and eat it too. I love her books, but I really don’t love this publicity stunt. I realize that being a homo should not ruin the character… and for me it doesn’t, but for others it presents a real issue that otherwise doesn’t need to be introduced. I’m all for gay tolerance, but I’m also for defending little children from Dumbledore and his flaming wand. All in all, it just puts a strange taint and awkward flavor on the books for me now. Rowling made an unnecessary publicity stunt that honestly didn’t need to be done.

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