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If you're sick of the topic, then why'd you make the comment in the first place? That makes no sense at all.
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11-01-2007, 02:06 AM | #42 |
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It makes perfect sense, Lotsy.
I'm not having a go at hector here, just making the observation that the whole genre: LOTR, Harry Botter, that sort of thing, seems to appeal equally to people from all parts of the political colour wheel. You've got your overtly religious stuff like Narnia, nostalgic conservative themes in LOTR, the overtly anti-religious His Dark Materials, and everything in between. Then you factor in how in fantasy, people invest quite a lot of themselves in bringing the story to life in their minds. They feel a sense of ownership of it. The result is mucho mewling and puking when the author comes out as having a different perspective on things to them. e.g. Personally, I never saw Christian themes in LOTR until I read some of the Letters and secondary analysis by others. It didn't put me off though! |
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GafferBaby, I'm telling Hectorberlioz that it makes no sense for him to stoutly refuse to back up or explain his claim that Ian McKellan implicated "gayness" on screen in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which bothered Hector, yet he stoutly refuses to provide us with evidence and references to evidence to support this claim of his.
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11-01-2007, 04:29 AM | #44 |
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Sure, and the reason he isn't doing so is because he's still in shock.
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11-01-2007, 12:16 PM | #45 |
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I remember a bit in the commentaries when McKellen insisted on Sam's holding Frodo's hand in the scene at Rivendell, and tied it in with his (McKellen's) homosexuality, but that's all I can recall offhand.
I wonder if book 7 is available at the library yet? I'll have to go check. I know a lot of people were disappointed, but I'd still like to read it and complete the series. I always liked Dumbledore, and how the first actor (wasn't it Richard Harris?) portrayed him - I've never liked the second actor, though.
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11-01-2007, 04:47 PM | #46 |
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I thought this was some sort of joke at first... It never even occurred to me that Dumbledore was gay. But I guess that's because he's an old guy. If he was a pretty boy, I'd probably be looking for hints that he might be, hahaha.
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11-01-2007, 11:13 PM | #48 |
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Well, being gay isn't a lifestyle, until people make it one. I know lots of not straight people that you'd never know until they mention it.
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11-16-2007, 11:56 PM | #49 |
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Hey, here's another springboard for discussion from the authorial comment...
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20....html#continue Who would have thought that HP and the US Constitution and interpretation would find common ground?
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