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Originally Posted by katepoet
I realized when I saw the longer clip that it seemed she had just slipped as part of a conversation about the characters, but what a big slip! Thing is, children really shouldn't be seeing their teachers and principals as sexual - married, yes, even to the same sex, fine, but not sexual. It's different. The way her comment was taken out of context and blasted by the media - which she should have expected - created something sexual in my view. So sad. And it gave ammunition to those who dislike the magic in the books, who feel it is anti-religious. I imagine the companies that produce the books and films were not happy with her.
Such a shame that she had to muddy the waters.
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I'm not sure it was an accidental slip. I think she created him as gay, which is fine.
I think she just doesn't care or even realize that it might impact people in a way they don't need in the context of the HP series. It adds nothing.
She's a brilliant author, and you know what they say about geniuses!