RedHawke Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Unless he's humping male arch-villains to try to kill them Must get image.... out... of... head!!! *Screams and flees thread* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbieZ Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Unless she said this to start up fans going on about a prequel book to explain the backstories of a few characters. Would'nt surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 It's controversy, Jae. I know that. I just think the whole thing is rather silly. There's no such thing as bad press, most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Unless he's humping male arch-villains to try to kill them Must get image.... out... of... head!!! *Screams and flees thread* Reminds me of a joke about a bunch of unfortunate guys caught by primitive tribesman. Their only two options turn out to be......humped or humped to death by tribal warriors (the second only discovered upon the last guy seeing the first 2 humped savagely and opting for death instead....oh the irony). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 ^^^^ For a second there, I was thinking about death by snu-snu. Really, nobody cares about Dumbledore's sexual orientation. Just a silly episode... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Xander Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 ^^^^ For a second there, I was thinking about death by snu-snu. Really, nobody cares about Dumbledore's sexual orientation. Just a silly episode... Snu Snu!... ... ... ... ... ... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Unless he's humping male arch-villains to try to kill them, I'm not sure what difference it makes to the story.This from the young lady whose most posted phrase is keep in mind that this is a PG-13 forum[/Quote] I’m shocked and a little sicken by the description. I’m following RedHawke out of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Chill out, she meant dry hump them to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Chill out, she meant dry hump them to death. Oh ****, no lube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 "Rowling said she had read through a script for the movie adaptation of the sixth book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and corrected a passage in which Dumbledore was reminiscing about past loves by crossing it out and scrawling "Dumbledore is gay" over it." ^ looolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Skywalker Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 ^ Epic pwnaging win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentScope001 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Before this thread degenerates.... THE AUTHOR IS WRONG. The only thing that is canon is what is written in the books. Whatever the atuhor says outside of teh books is merely his interpretion of events. While interpretion may be useful, on the other hand, they are unreliable. They may be "after the fact", and may change. Therefore, I, the reader decide what interpretion to believe. And since I like Dumblore to be single, he is therefore single. The author is wrong. Article about this: http://firefox.org/news/blogs/20/Canon-Versus-Fanon-Versus-Authorial-Intent.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoiuyWired Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 But but but... what is said by the Author is G-Canon... or R-canon in this case. I'm not sure what all the excitement over this is about. He's an imaginary character who hasn't even managed to have imaginary sex, so the best he could be is imaginary straight/gay/whatever anyways. Unless he's humping male arch-villains to try to kill them, I'm not sure what difference it makes to the story. Well, that sounds like a "Rule 34" request for some Childhood Damaging fanfics. o.0 To be fair though, it does add some depth to the character by explaining some parts of the plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediphile Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Wow. She should have said that sooner. That might have convinced McKellen to actually play Dumbledore, methinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Skywalker Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 If the only thing that is canon is what shown in the books then you COULD also assume that everything Star Wars outside of the movies isn't canon and so therefore, KotOR isn't canon... Right? Besides, you are the one who decides what way to look at Dumbledore: as a wise old man or whatever he is in the books or an old flaming homosexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I think Star Wars canon and Harry potter canon are a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Skywalker Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Still, you can catch my drift. If the author says it's real, to me it's real. It's the person's choice whether to believe or actually care for it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediphile Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Besides, you are the one who decides what way to look at Dumbledore: as a wise old man or whatever he is in the books or an old flaming homosexual. Is there any particular reason he can't be both? Personally, I find this changes nothing, or at least very little. Basically it provides a reason for Dumbledore's fascination with Grindelwald, but otherwise Dumbledore is still Dumbledore, as wise and harsh and benevolent as he always was, and his motives throughout the plot of the books are the unchanged, since the matter with Grindelwald lies long before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoiuyWired Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Agreed. Though getting Old Elton John to play as Dumbledore would be interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Skywalker Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Is there any particular reason he can't be both? Not at all, Dumbledore can be whoever he wants to be and whoever Rowling writes him to be, but it is us who choose on how to look at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Architect Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Wow. She should have said that sooner. That might have convinced McKellen to actually play Dumbledore, methinks True. But then wouldn't they have had to implement a part into the films where the audience learn that Dumbledore's gay, to make the role more meaningful to McKellen, or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 True. But then wouldn't they have had to implement a part into the films where the audience learn that Dumbledore's gay, to make the role more meaningful to McKellen, or not? Ian McKellen is Gandalf, a wizard with a larger kick-ass factor who was just as wise and kind. He played his epic wizard part, so I don't see why he should have jumped right into another wizard part. Besides, the critics noted quite heavily earlier on that Dumbledore and Gandalf had a lot in common. Throw in the same actor and you might as well have the same character. Personally, I still enjoyed Richard Harris as Dumbledore somewhat more than Michael Gambon. It was a real heart break to learn that he had died shortly after the second film. The two actors are both good Dumbledores, but Ruchard brought an extra special something on screen that just sold the character to me instantly. Michael does a good job, but he is missing that extra something. I don't really see what Dumbledore's sexuality has so do with anything though. He is still there, still did exactly what he did, and still is the same old, wise wizard that stumbled through life like the rest of us. Why in the world would it have ever needed to have been said in the books, or the movies? If you care, fine, but I would have still read the books even if it turned out that Harry was gay. Like a character being gay matters. Most of the younger people I know aren't even allowed the read Harry Potter because their parents banned it from their house due to witchcraft. And, when I say "most" I do mean most. Not an exaggeration in the least. Bigots are bigots, and chances are if you read the books... you'll still be reading the books even after learning about this. Besides, I had already guessed that Dumbledore was gay by the end of the last book Thanks for catching up everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediphile Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 True. But then wouldn't they have had to implement a part into the films where the audience learn that Dumbledore's gay, to make the role more meaningful to McKellen, or not? Not really, I'd say. As long as McKellen knew the character was gay, he would certainly be able to play it without having to make it overt. Oh, and a slight note - the reason I mention McKellen in this context is because he was offered the role after Harris' death and turned it down, because he did not want to be associated with two wizards. It would be interesting to know, if he has looked at it differently, had he know at the time that Dumbledore was gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Besides, I had already guessed that Dumbledore was gay by the end of the last book Thanks for catching up everybody! What, in particular, brought you to that conclusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 What, in particular, brought you to that conclusion? A good feeling. When they were explaining Dumbledore's childhood about Grindlevald, and how Dumbledore let him get away with so much while he sat back and did nothing sounded like the classic denial that someone they liked could be so terrible. By the end of the book and the last conversation with Dumbledore, I have a solid feeling that he was gay. Something about the way he was portraid in the last book just made it click for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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