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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 88864" data-attributes="member: 831"><p>I thought it was odd that she "outed" Dumbledore but after reading Kathy's posts, it makes sense. I kept thinking, "Why do I need to know THAT?" I hope my students don't hear too much about it. They are hypersensitive to the gay thing. Especially, middle school aged boys. That's a fact. A student can be a bully, thief, and even a murderer,but the WORSE THING EVER to be labeled is "gay". If you have preteen, or teenage boys, you know what I am talking about because boys interpet it to mean "weak".I can just see some kid reading a Harry Potter getting taunted because he's reading something "gay". I know it sounds harsh, but that is how it is in their world. Literacy got a black eye with this admission by Rowlings. I hope it goes away quickly.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>One of my zealot Aunts sent an email to everyone she knew and family (when she had brief contact with the family that left her wacky religious cult) about the "dangers" of Harry Potter when the first movie came out. Their problem is with the magic and "witchcraft" themes.</p><p></p><p>This is an important topic, in my opinion. Not so much because of the gender preference, but because this is more about censorship in the case of the banning woman. I don't have a problem with someone voicing their opinion about a particular book, but when they attempt to deny me and others access to it, it flies right in the face of one of our (I mean USA) most cherished rights: Freedom to access information. </p><p></p><p>Tenacity, though generally a good quality, in this case with that one particular woman, is grossly misplaced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 88864, member: 831"] I thought it was odd that she "outed" Dumbledore but after reading Kathy's posts, it makes sense. I kept thinking, "Why do I need to know THAT?" I hope my students don't hear too much about it. They are hypersensitive to the gay thing. Especially, middle school aged boys. That's a fact. A student can be a bully, thief, and even a murderer,but the WORSE THING EVER to be labeled is "gay". If you have preteen, or teenage boys, you know what I am talking about because boys interpet it to mean "weak".I can just see some kid reading a Harry Potter getting taunted because he's reading something "gay". I know it sounds harsh, but that is how it is in their world. Literacy got a black eye with this admission by Rowlings. I hope it goes away quickly. One of my zealot Aunts sent an email to everyone she knew and family (when she had brief contact with the family that left her wacky religious cult) about the "dangers" of Harry Potter when the first movie came out. Their problem is with the magic and "witchcraft" themes. This is an important topic, in my opinion. Not so much because of the gender preference, but because this is more about censorship in the case of the banning woman. I don't have a problem with someone voicing their opinion about a particular book, but when they attempt to deny me and others access to it, it flies right in the face of one of our (I mean USA) most cherished rights: Freedom to access information. Tenacity, though generally a good quality, in this case with that one particular woman, is grossly misplaced. [/QUOTE]
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