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Oregano
08/31/18 1:09:38 AM
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It was clearly suggested in the books, but times were different back then and it would have damaged the books commercial viability to make him openly gay. J.K. Rowling didn't just randomly make Dumbledore gay to get media attention--it was always there in the subtext. If the books were written today, she likely would have made him open about it.
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Tyranthraxus
08/31/18 1:11:36 AM
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I don't care.

But he wasn't. It was a retcon she invented after the fact like when she tried to claim she never mentioned Hermione's skin color in the books.
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SailorGoon
08/31/18 1:11:47 AM
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The real question is was Dumbledore butthurt because he was gay?
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Oregano
08/31/18 1:12:23 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
I don't care.

But he wasn't. It was a retcon she invented after the fact like when she tried to claim she never mentioned Hermione's skin color in the books.

The whole Dumbledore Grindelwald thing was dripping with sexual tension.
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SauI_Goodman
08/31/18 1:12:35 AM
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I see dumbledorm all the time but where is it from
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Oregano
08/31/18 1:12:47 AM
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SailorGoon posted...
The real question is was Dumbledore butthurt because he was gay?

No, because when done properly, gay sex is not painful.
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Tyranthraxus
08/31/18 1:13:08 AM
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Oregano posted...
The whole Dumbledore Grindelwald thing was dripping with sexual tension.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tc7MH5ZXbg" data-time="

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SailorGoon
08/31/18 1:13:19 AM
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Also, Dumbledore was* gay
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SailorGoon
08/31/18 1:14:46 AM
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Oregano posted...
SailorGoon posted...
The real question is was Dumbledore butthurt because he was gay?

No, because when done properly, gay sex is not painful.

Y'all don't know what wizard sex consists of tho. They got growth/enlargement charms and shit.
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Oregano
08/31/18 1:15:49 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Oregano posted...
The whole Dumbledore Grindelwald thing was dripping with sexual tension.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tc7MH5ZXbg" data-time="

Its like those people who say Makoto isnt gay for Haruka. Bitch please.
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Vindris_SNH
08/31/18 1:18:23 AM
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Gay, straight, who gives a shit. Doesn't change how badass he was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cV-MCqEMF8" data-time="

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Darkrobotisback
08/31/18 1:19:41 AM
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People still read Harry Potter?
That's so 1997!
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DerRickSanchez
08/31/18 1:20:50 AM
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i don't buy it, prove he's gay without Rowling
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ProfessorKukui
08/31/18 1:20:52 AM
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Lol JKTrollin' retconing shite to suit her needs.
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SailorGoon
08/31/18 1:21:53 AM
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Minute
08/31/18 1:22:04 AM
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DerRickSanchez posted...
i don't buy it, prove he's gay without Rowling

without rowling, dumbledore doesn't exist

:thinking:
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MelzezDoor
08/31/18 1:23:18 AM
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magic wand

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Oregano
08/31/18 1:25:18 AM
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SailorGoon posted...
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Oregano
08/31/18 1:25:50 AM
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oops just noticed the typo lol
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SailorGoon
08/31/18 1:36:31 AM
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OUzeW9c

I myself prefer the subtitle format
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Oregano
08/31/18 1:40:59 AM
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SailorGoon posted...
OUzeW9c

I myself prefer the subtitle format

10/10 thanks for the improvement.
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ChouBF
08/31/18 1:49:15 AM
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Vindris_SNH posted...
Gay, straight, who gives a shit. Doesn't change how badass he was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cV-MCqEMF8" data-time="


Meh, that scene was cooler in the book. He actually did it himself instead of just having a magical pet save him.
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Chicken
08/31/18 1:50:33 AM
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Hey. Snape loves Dumbledore.
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refmon
08/31/18 1:57:08 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
It was a retcon she invented after the fact like when she tried to claim she never mentioned Hermione's skin color in the books.

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Vindris_SNH
08/31/18 9:07:16 AM
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ChouBF posted...
Vindris_SNH posted...
Gay, straight, who gives a shit. Doesn't change how badass he was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cV-MCqEMF8" data-time="


Meh, that scene was cooler in the book. He actually did it himself instead of just having a magical pet save him.


Wow, at least you didn't come off as elitist there.
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DrizztLink
08/31/18 9:09:31 AM
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The thing that weirds me out about it is there's a list of "hints" dropped.

One of them is when they're swimming to the cave with the notHorcrux at the end of HBP. Apparently, him doing a swan dive and swimming surprisingly well is one of them.
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Abyssea
08/31/18 9:24:51 AM
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I didn't really think it was that surprising. Old, unmarried man with fabulous robes and shoes? What were you expecting? I don't find it hard to believe Rowling always intended it either. The fact he was gay just never came up. I mean, why would it? :v No one was interested in his love life after all.
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White Eagle
08/31/18 9:35:42 AM
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It doesn't matter whether he's gay or not to me. My issue is with the "proof." Dumbledore/Grindelwald works the same whether Dumbledore was attracted to him or if he was straight and they were friends. You don't have to be attracted to someone to be hurt and betrayed by them. He's gay because Rowling says he is, and that's okay, but I'm not going to pretend the books are filled with proof.
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FF_Redux
08/31/18 9:37:40 AM
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ChouBF
08/31/18 10:30:45 AM
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Vindris_SNH posted...
Wow, at least you didn't come off as elitist there.


Nah, this is legitimately a scene that was underwhelming in the movie.
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iPhone_7
08/31/18 10:38:25 AM
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What are the hints in the books that hes into having budsecks?
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SageHarpuia
08/31/18 10:44:10 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
I don't care.

But he wasn't. It was a retcon she invented after the fact like when she tried to claim she never mentioned Hermione's skin color in the books.

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s0nicfan
08/31/18 10:45:16 AM
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Aren't people upset now that he wasn't gay ENOUGH in the latest play/book or something?
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Turbam
08/31/18 10:46:05 AM
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DrizztLink posted...
The thing that weirds me out about it is there's a list of "hints" dropped.

One of them is when they're swimming to the cave with the notHorcrux at the end of HBP. Apparently, him doing a swan dive and swimming surprisingly well is one of them.

Well I've never seen a straight man do that :V
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BigSLM1993
08/31/18 10:51:48 AM
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s0nicfan posted...
Aren't people upset now that he wasn't gay ENOUGH in the latest play/book or something?


Which is ironic, because if he was any gayer the complaint would be Rowling "SHOVING IT IN OUR FACES! Or them really pushing the gay agenda."
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vocedelmorte
08/31/18 10:59:06 AM
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Been gay is irrelevant for his character, who the fuck cares if some old man is gay
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SageHarpuia
08/31/18 11:00:43 AM
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vocedelmorte posted...
Been gay is irrelevant for his character, who the fuck cares if some old man is gay

That's the point. Rowling just went "oh btw Dumbledore is gay lol" randomly to seem progressive.
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Abyssea
08/31/18 11:05:12 AM
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fenderbender321 posted...
If his sexuality wasn't mentioned in the books, why would the author come out and say this?


im assuming because someone asked? :v
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Abyssea
08/31/18 11:08:48 AM
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fenderbender321 posted...
Abyssea posted...
fenderbender321 posted...
If his sexuality wasn't mentioned in the books, why would the author come out and say this?


im assuming because someone asked? :v


If I was the author, I would just say "I don't know, you'll have to ask him".


well, youre not the author bender. the only thing you're the author of are some crazy posts on gamefaqs. :v
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Tyranthraxus
08/31/18 11:14:00 AM
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White Eagle posted...
It doesn't matter whether he's gay or not to me. My issue is with the "proof." Dumbledore/Grindelwald works the same whether Dumbledore was attracted to him or if he was straight and they were friends. You don't have to be attracted to someone to be hurt and betrayed by them. He's gay because Rowling says he is, and that's okay, but I'm not going to pretend the books are filled with proof.


"Proof" is literally irrelevant you can have a gay character that is married to a woman and has 6 kids because that's not how homosexuality works. People can and do hide the fact that they're gay and enter heterosexual relationships that they're generally miserable make it appear that they're not actually gay. The only thing that makes Dumbledore gay is that Rowling said he was. She did so after the fact as she was trying to post-inject diversity into her generally all hetero white european kids books.
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s0nicfan
08/31/18 11:45:53 AM
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Abyssea posted...
fenderbender321 posted...
If his sexuality wasn't mentioned in the books, why would the author come out and say this?


im assuming because someone asked? :v


http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more/
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pegusus123456
09/01/18 11:01:37 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
The only thing that makes Dumbledore gay is that Rowling said he was. She did so after the fact as she was trying to post-inject diversity into her generally all hetero white european kids books.

So? Even if she did have this unrealistically cynical motive that you've ascribed to her, that would still make him gay. No one cares about the Pottermore backstory she gives to every brick in Hogwarts, but this one thing makes people so butthurt.
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SailorGoon
09/01/18 1:19:10 PM
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Just accept it guys. He was called the "head master" for a reason. Albus was finna get that Dumbledick
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Tyranthraxus
09/02/18 9:08:38 AM
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pegusus123456 posted...
Tyranthraxus posted...
The only thing that makes Dumbledore gay is that Rowling said he was. She did so after the fact as she was trying to post-inject diversity into her generally all hetero white european kids books.

So? Even if she did have this unrealistically cynical motive that you've ascribed to her, that would still make him gay. No one cares about the Pottermore backstory she gives to every brick in Hogwarts, but this one thing makes people so butthurt.

I already told you I don't care.
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Squall28
09/02/18 9:14:38 AM
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Why do they need proof he is gay? What proof is there that he is straight?
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Youngster_Joey_
09/02/18 9:14:56 AM
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I don't really care cause I'm not *that* into Harry Potter.

But it did seem like Rowling just said he was gay just to have a gay character in her books, but at the same time that works better. That shit is only annoying when they try to make a characters whole background that they are gay or something.
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