A certain AP article is making the rounds, right on the heels of the MTV article where the Christian imagery in Harry Potter is revealed to have been intentionally put there by Rowling.
The AP article quotes Rowling as revealing Dumbledore was gay, saying her books were a plea for tolerance, and telling readers to question authority. All in one large distorted lump.
Before people are quick to pass on that article as the absolute unvarnished truth, I recommend reading the full transcript at the Leaky Cauldron site, or go to the Eldrich Hobbit Site for an eyewitness in detail report of what was said, when, and in what context.
When people read the newspapers articles, especially on anything like this, they SHOULD question authority. Especially the authorities who write the newspaper articles. Which, by the way, was part of the context of JKR's comments to "question authority" (she was referring to Nazi like government regimes and Bad and distorted newspaper reporting, specifically. In fact all the comments "quoted" -- and I use the term loosely -- and put in one lump in the AP article were replies to different questions in different contexts at the Q and A event )
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Well written article.
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