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You've probably heard the news: J.K. Rowling outed Dumbeldore.
Instead of shock and awe, we, along with Neil Steinberg, feel more of a yawn.
She outed the oldest character, way too old for us to think about in a sexual way, and the revelation has no bearing on the books at all. It's not as if we're going to read them again and say "By Jove! Everything makes sense now!" and some mystery of the Potterverse will be revealed. Instead, it's page six gossip that Rowling didn't consider important enough to include within the context of the story.
What do you think? Are you hot for Dumbeldore's homosexuality?
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I'm confused--what does that even mean? It's a fictional character and the book series is complete. Has anyone got any juicy backstory on Ishmael or Captain Ahab?
Slow news day even in entertainment news.
This is my favority J.K. Rowlings outing:
http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2007/10/gfy-breast-poli.html
Ferdy: haha. J.K. does like the busty shirts I've noticed, which is weird considering she must lean over if she's reading to kids.
Barry S
Interesting that you should ask that!
The great white whale is symbolic of white America racism that drives and dominates
Imperialist capitalistic white patriartical male society, i.e. Captain Ahab, ultimately binding him up and dragging him down to his watery dark cold death of his own making.
Ishmale represented rare multi-racial solidarity,deep humanity,critical thought, and reflection.
Funny,way past Brotha Melville's death, that book never sold and was considered a failure.
Even today folks still walking around thinking one of the greatest American classics is little more than a fish story