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Old 25-03-2018, 07:07 PM #10
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I think it's fairer to say that some folk aren't begging to jump on a particular bandwagon. I thought as writers, we write about the things we know... to expect all those writers to then include certain minorities and trans-folk in all their stories, is a bit silly... because then the next thing that will be said is "Well, what do you know about X issues/contexts, so how could you write about this authentically?..." It's not a battle any creator of things can win I think.

There is a huge following of LGBT fanfolk who have rewritten or redrawn Harry Potter characters in those different contexts, and I think they do a far better job than the original creator in translating those characters to those romantic contexts... so I think that this is area of fanfolk, to reimagine these role models in those specific contexts... that doesn't dismiss that other writers or creators may create something totally new tomorrow (or even Rowling herself)... but then that again--she may very well be accused for only jumping on the bandwagon to "save herself" or some inauthentic nod.
Oh no. I mean Dumbledore is gay . They're not asking her to just include a gay character or make one gay. Dumbledore is.

But he doesn't reference it because it's not really relevant.

I'd say that's much more progressive than making a song and dance out of it. We're passed the stage where any and all gay characters must make the story all about being gay, so it makes me think some people are their own worst enemies. They want to be accepted and then at that crucial stage they fear being nothing special and just one of the kind.

My take on it anyway.
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