Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10390252-20150427084942/@comment-24198837-20150506221720

Wait, Rowling actually confirmed him as gay? Wow.

...You'd think I'd know.

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A lot of times I feel like creators just say characters are gay post-production because some fans wanted it to be that way, and I actually really dislike that - it feels dishonest. Now, I'm not gay (so I can't really be offended by it), but it seems like doing that is more harmful then helpful.

What I mean by that is, creators seem to do it for praise and profit. Not people.

I've noticed that, often, creators just up and say someone's gay because it makes a large portion of the LGBT community go starry-eyed in admiration. They get boosted sales and reviews from them, and it benefits the author.

I have problems with the public reaction to the news as well, but that's for another day.

It does not bother me that Ddore is gay, it bothers me how Rowling announced it (Because I went and looked it up). She announced it where she knew she would get immediate press and support, and where she knew it would benefit her publically and monetarily.

Good on her if she did it for honest reasons. It just seems like the way she did it was perfect to generate the most profit and news.

...Also ships.