I don't think the actor has to change in any way just because Dumbledore is gay. Not every man who is gay acutally behaves like - well, like anybody thinks he SHOULD behave. There are also many men who are homosexual and you could never tell they are (I have a friend who behaves like every other man, but in fact he is gay). For me, Dumbledore is still the old, wise man, gay or not.
Well, I started reading the books right around the time that she said it. It really makes sence know that I think about it. Anyway, I think its really good that she waited this long because there are allot of homophobic people who read Harry Potter and this is a good way to try and make them a little less shallow. Score one for equality.
seriously?! OMG! I'm not homophobic but...I thought McGonagall and Dumbledore would be cute togheter too! I always thought they'd get togheter...oh well.
Now I even imagine him secretly loving Harry...I'm going to Hell for this xD
Dumbledore spend all his life searching and investigating about magic, that he never get serious about the womas, maybe thats the price for extreme wisdom, dont you think? o.O
I think that knowing that dumbledore is gay changes him as a character. Think of all the hardships he must have gone through, especially with his relationship with grindlewald and his sister's death. JK Rowing definately broke the gay stereotype and that's awesome! Anyone could be gay. Right?
it is perfectly fine to disagree with j.k. i personally don't like this information because i liked pictureing him and minerva together. i think everybody else did too. I really hope they don't make him look like a complete flamming homosexual in the movies. not that there is anything politically wrong with that its just i hope he doesnt suddenly speak with a lisp and wear pink. that would just be stupid but seriously I see him as a father figure to harry, its a little harder to do that now.
Why? Think about it. He was gay all those years you were reading about him and watching the movies. Nothing is going to change. Why would Dumbledore be any less of a father figure to Harry now? His sexuality has nothing to do with his ability to be a mentor.
Hold on now. Michael gambon in my opinion is superb as Dumbledore. I believe that whatever he does that is agianst DD's character is TOTALLY the director's fault. Gambon was good as dumbledore in POA, and you can't say he was horrible in OOTP...you know, I think JKRowling didn't say anything to Gambon after GOF because of this new alarming statement. The fact that DD's gay may not change Gambon's acting as DD..he that kind of strong
lol its not the directors fault, there were three different directors directing him and he was still to angry and retarded and un-dumbledore like in all the movies so... explain that? and what does GOF have to do with dumbledore being gay? If Jos always had it in her head that hes gay then... wth? I dont understand that part.
He wasn't angry in POA, if you think about it..and if the directors didn't like his performance, then he would have been asked to leave. But now that the news is DD is gay, Gambon may ease up on the seriousness he puts into the movies. Although, if you look at OOTP, Gambon hasn't shown a sign of anger, unless it was in the book, or when he fought Voldemort.
Yes but dumbledore is described as being calm. When he gets angry its a shock. Gambon practically strangled Harry in GoF after he got his name out of the Goblet. and he freaked out again when he burst into the room but Barty Jr.
Dumbledore did both of these thigns cool as a cucumber in the books. And directors dont just 'ask someone to leave' if they dont like their performance.
its the directors job to make the actors act how they want, so I do put blame in them somewhat for Gambon. But when you have actors of his magnitude, its sometimes hard to argue with them about their acting skills.
I suppose you're right, it's just that I'm seeing a big change in Gambon's acting from POA to OOTP, and there were different directors for all three, so somewhere along that might explain Gambon's acting, but still, Gambon is big in the movie world, and arguing with him would be difficult.
I'm gay ..and I was frankly elated when I heard this..I did think it was a joke at first and I was shocked too..but I guess the comments from people do reflect their personalities:people trashing a fictional character (whom they adore) and an author(they admire) just because of homosexuality!!I shudder to think how they would treat a family memeber or friend if they came out as gay to them!!
It's kind of hard to hear you b/c this is really soft. But trust me, it's perfectly normal to have romantic feelings towards gay characters. At least for me. I love Remus and Sirius even though they're gay. And yes, they ARE gay.
you are not a true fan if your are judging Albus on his sexuality.!So what if he was gay?He was still the sam old great guy and I say Bravo to jk for making a stsatement on this!Shes so brave to brave to show that sexuality doesnt amtter and you can be anyone!Go albus!Go JK!
The actor who plays Dumbledore now is SO horribly cast, I can't really expect him to do anything differently because he's fucked up the character so bad already. It's such a shame because everyone else is so perfectly cast.
I don't like the new Dumbledore either. I liked the Dumbledore from the first two movies. He was perfectly cast... but... he died. :[ the original casting directors knew what they were doing.
In harry potter he does like that witch or what ever i searched Dumbledoo on youtube because its on AOL homepage and know im on this. This probably will not mess him up yet he is gay his charactor is STRIGHT he likes the witch IN THE MOVIE while in REAL life hes gay.
hahahaha i loved ur ga impression. yeah the moment i found out, i called like a billion ppl. but i also will hate if gambon goes all gay in the nxt movie. dumbledore never ACTED gay.
I don't think the actor has to change in any way just because Dumbledore is gay. Not every man who is gay acutally behaves like - well, like anybody thinks he SHOULD behave. There are also many men who are homosexual and you could never tell they are (I have a friend who behaves like every other man, but in fact he is gay). For me, Dumbledore is still the old, wise man, gay or not.
ViolettPhoenix 1 year ago
the actor who plays Dumbledore said that he and david yates have known for a while that hes gay.
MissPrincessSarah 1 year ago
I didn't know Luna Lovegood had a youtube channel!
duran3d 2 years ago
McGonagall that who i thought he would go with
and the auido preview sounds like GANTZ LOL
SoraUzumaki28 3 years ago
Well, I started reading the books right around the time that she said it. It really makes sence know that I think about it. Anyway, I think its really good that she waited this long because there are allot of homophobic people who read Harry Potter and this is a good way to try and make them a little less shallow. Score one for equality.
redwolf1 3 years ago
i agree with u it is pretty surprising since we never knew this untill all the books were out
maneaterj 4 years ago
hmm.... madame pumfery...... i always thought he was for McGonnagall......
shmexiipunk99 4 years ago
i wonder how many 'HOLE-IN-ONE's did Dumbledore potted before Snape killed him?
dumbledore=GAY? hmm, reminds me of the teletubbies!!!!!
hitkid84 4 years ago
I thought McGonigall and Dumbeldore would have been cute together=(
goldilockfreak 4 years ago
Impossible: McGonagall is lesbian.
Chorus2 4 years ago
seriously?! OMG! I'm not homophobic but...I thought McGonagall and Dumbledore would be cute togheter too! I always thought they'd get togheter...oh well.
Now I even imagine him secretly loving Harry...I'm going to Hell for this xD
twntytwo 4 years ago
hahahahahahaha! OMG, dumby and harry 0.0 NEVA8 I'm gonna have nightmares now xD
xoxo
lily
dreamylovegood 4 years ago
Dumbledore spend all his life searching and investigating about magic, that he never get serious about the womas, maybe thats the price for extreme wisdom, dont you think? o.O
spektro999 4 years ago
its ok, he will die in the next movie.
kdog0088 4 years ago
i think the 7th book kinda pointed AD towards grindelwald pretty obviously.
i think if he's a real actor he knows just to play AD as he has been.
*totally sees mcgonnagal as liking girls*
dee1187 4 years ago
I think that knowing that dumbledore is gay changes him as a character. Think of all the hardships he must have gone through, especially with his relationship with grindlewald and his sister's death. JK Rowing definately broke the gay stereotype and that's awesome! Anyone could be gay. Right?
raschellgates 4 years ago 2
That's exactly right. She took a beloved character and said to all, "You love and revere a gay man." A brilliant pro-active move.
Illuminatta 4 years ago
Hear hear
JossetteDarling 4 years ago
well, I'm really confused about that too :s
check out my video, I showed my opnion about dumbledore there =)
larissa7riddle 4 years ago
=}
i love the whole thing
ppl have been saying that, too
but i just thought they were insane
but woew!
hansyfly 4 years ago
I totally saw him with either minerva or madem p.
katyykatt235 4 years ago
it is perfectly fine to disagree with j.k. i personally don't like this information because i liked pictureing him and minerva together. i think everybody else did too. I really hope they don't make him look like a complete flamming homosexual in the movies. not that there is anything politically wrong with that its just i hope he doesnt suddenly speak with a lisp and wear pink. that would just be stupid but seriously I see him as a father figure to harry, its a little harder to do that now.
WeDrinkTea 4 years ago
Why? Think about it. He was gay all those years you were reading about him and watching the movies. Nothing is going to change. Why would Dumbledore be any less of a father figure to Harry now? His sexuality has nothing to do with his ability to be a mentor.
Illuminatta 4 years ago
so true i thought he liked her too
cobblergobbler77 4 years ago
You mean if they show dumbledore in a wizard gay bar (the three brumsticks) would make you mad?? Ha ha
slyonetgh 4 years ago
dumbledore is gay? this is like torre kicked out of da yankees shock!
gong7000000 4 years ago
Hold on now. Michael gambon in my opinion is superb as Dumbledore. I believe that whatever he does that is agianst DD's character is TOTALLY the director's fault. Gambon was good as dumbledore in POA, and you can't say he was horrible in OOTP...you know, I think JKRowling didn't say anything to Gambon after GOF because of this new alarming statement. The fact that DD's gay may not change Gambon's acting as DD..he that kind of strong
DumbledoresElderWand 4 years ago
lol its not the directors fault, there were three different directors directing him and he was still to angry and retarded and un-dumbledore like in all the movies so... explain that? and what does GOF have to do with dumbledore being gay? If Jos always had it in her head that hes gay then... wth? I dont understand that part.
Touj0ursPur 4 years ago
He wasn't angry in POA, if you think about it..and if the directors didn't like his performance, then he would have been asked to leave. But now that the news is DD is gay, Gambon may ease up on the seriousness he puts into the movies. Although, if you look at OOTP, Gambon hasn't shown a sign of anger, unless it was in the book, or when he fought Voldemort.
DumbledoresElderWand 4 years ago
Yes but dumbledore is described as being calm. When he gets angry its a shock. Gambon practically strangled Harry in GoF after he got his name out of the Goblet. and he freaked out again when he burst into the room but Barty Jr.
Dumbledore did both of these thigns cool as a cucumber in the books. And directors dont just 'ask someone to leave' if they dont like their performance.
Touj0ursPur 4 years ago
its the directors job to make the actors act how they want, so I do put blame in them somewhat for Gambon. But when you have actors of his magnitude, its sometimes hard to argue with them about their acting skills.
Touj0ursPur 4 years ago
I suppose you're right, it's just that I'm seeing a big change in Gambon's acting from POA to OOTP, and there were different directors for all three, so somewhere along that might explain Gambon's acting, but still, Gambon is big in the movie world, and arguing with him would be difficult.
DumbledoresElderWand 4 years ago
LoLuMaD?
k4rma 4 years ago
Gay Dumbledore kicks ass (:
Dumbledore and Madam Pomfry ? I always thought it was Dumbledore and McGonagall...
Well it's Dumbledore and Grindlewald now. :D
kacieblackkk 4 years ago 8
I'm gay ..and I was frankly elated when I heard this..I did think it was a joke at first and I was shocked too..but I guess the comments from people do reflect their personalities:people trashing a fictional character (whom they adore) and an author(they admire) just because of homosexuality!!I shudder to think how they would treat a family memeber or friend if they came out as gay to them!!
witzbold20078 4 years ago
Of course he's gay. He's brilliant. All gay people are brilliant ergo Dumbledore is gay.
It's very very simple.
And madam pomphrey is a lesbian that's why they got along so well. =D
SFcoon 4 years ago
It's kind of hard to hear you b/c this is really soft. But trust me, it's perfectly normal to have romantic feelings towards gay characters. At least for me. I love Remus and Sirius even though they're gay. And yes, they ARE gay.
potterfreak0515 4 years ago
YES! Sirius/Remus FOREVER!
And Harry/Draco...
I'm not a slash whore... LOL!
MoonFox35 4 years ago
Dumbledore gay... odd, he always seemed so respectable for that. I wonder if the rest of the magical world knew his gayness.
Shadowycrafter 4 years ago
you are not a true fan if your are judging Albus on his sexuality.!So what if he was gay?He was still the sam old great guy and I say Bravo to jk for making a stsatement on this!Shes so brave to brave to show that sexuality doesnt amtter and you can be anyone!Go albus!Go JK!
UHGDSF 4 years ago 5
The actor who plays Dumbledore now is SO horribly cast, I can't really expect him to do anything differently because he's fucked up the character so bad already. It's such a shame because everyone else is so perfectly cast.
StewNWT 4 years ago
I don't like the new Dumbledore either. I liked the Dumbledore from the first two movies. He was perfectly cast... but... he died. :[ the original casting directors knew what they were doing.
Leviosaa 4 years ago 2
They knew what they were doing. But don't blame Alfonso Cuarón for casting teh new actor. After all, Cuarón did a good job in the PoA film.
Shadowycrafter 4 years ago
hell no PoA was the worst movie ever i hated it
andrewcavarno 4 years ago
Just remember that the director tells Michael Gambon what to do, seeing that he never read the books and all..
DumbledoresElderWand 4 years ago
Ps Hairy potter is GAY!!!!
patrickcody 4 years ago
In harry potter he does like that witch or what ever i searched Dumbledoo on youtube because its on AOL homepage and know im on this. This probably will not mess him up yet he is gay his charactor is STRIGHT he likes the witch IN THE MOVIE while in REAL life hes gay.
patrickcody 4 years ago
Real life? The book equates to real life? WTF? Patrickcody, you're confused.... :P
Glanecia 4 years ago
Also, I know. People are very touchy about the subject. I never said it was bad, just that I was shocked.
jessicalestrange 4 years ago
I thought that he had a thing for Madame Pomfrey as well. Especially when he 'blushed.' I'm pretty sure I mentioned it in my video.
Hahahaha, crazy fanfictions.
jessicalestrange 4 years ago
I was so surprised...seriously. nothing wrong with it, of course...I always just thought that it was Dumbledore/McGonagall
Not Dumbledore/Grindelwald...
LunaRocksTheRadishes 4 years ago
UH EVERYONE GOES ON MUGGLENET, mechaslade.
hahahaha i loved ur ga impression. yeah the moment i found out, i called like a billion ppl. but i also will hate if gambon goes all gay in the nxt movie. dumbledore never ACTED gay.
hpwilldie4goodnessAW 4 years ago
I'm so realpying right now!
WealeysRox 4 years ago
Her video definitely caused quite a stir. Maybe it is just me but reactions to the revelation seem to be positive overall.
forevershine 4 years ago
lol your gay impression hahaha
tyall11 4 years ago
Muggle net. like mugel net who goes to that shit
mechaslade 4 years ago