I have nothing to say about this.
Cwazybushland
06-10-2005, 21:46
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/10/06/potter.gay.reut/index.html
That is messed up.
I have nothing to say about this.
So why did you start a thread about it?
Medellina
06-10-2005, 21:49
The best part is he said that he didn't mean to offend anyone.
Heh.
Eutrusca
06-10-2005, 21:52
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/10/06/potter.gay.reut/index.html
ROFLMFAO!!!! That's hilarious! :D
I V Stalin
06-10-2005, 21:53
That is messed up.
That sounds like you saying something about it...
Reading the article, I inferred from the quote that the guy meant that there are other books out there, similar to Harry Potter. Now, perhaps I'm just being naive, but so what? And how is it homophobic calling Harry Potter gay, anyway? It's just defamation, surely?
Eutrusca
06-10-2005, 21:54
That sounds like you saying something about it...
Reading the article, I inferred from the quote that the guy meant that there are other books out there, similar to Harry Potter. Now, perhaps I'm just being naive, but so what? And how is it homophobic calling Harry Potter gay, anyway? It's just defamation, surely?
Um ... you can't "defame" a fictional charcter. Heh!
Secretxanadu
06-10-2005, 21:54
What is the world coming to.. *sighs*
Drunk commies deleted
06-10-2005, 21:55
He also told the children that Santa Claus wasn't real, served them rabbit stew for lunch and later revealed that they'd eaten the easter bunny, and showed the children a video of their parents making out.
Cut Yo Face
06-10-2005, 21:55
God Damn clergy
"Oh no, its different and interesting...IT MUST BE GAY!!!"
...idiots
Secretxanadu
06-10-2005, 21:55
That sounds like you saying something about it...
Reading the article, I inferred from the quote that the guy meant that there are other books out there, similar to Harry Potter. Now, perhaps I'm just being naive, but so what? And how is it homophobic calling Harry Potter gay, anyway? It's just defamation, surely?
Its homophobic when you use the term *gay* as an insult...
I V Stalin
06-10-2005, 21:56
Um ... you can't "defame" a fictional charcter. Heh!
With today's legislation, I'm sure Daniel Radcliffe is currently consulting his lawyers over a possible defamation lawsuit...
Cwazybushland
06-10-2005, 21:56
That sounds like you saying something about it...
...Shut up.
Iztatepopotla
06-10-2005, 21:56
Hehehe
Cleric: "Harry Potter is gay; if you want to read about a hero who really knows how to use a wand, buy my book!"
God Damn clergy
"Oh no, its different and interesting...IT MUST BE GAY!!!"
...idiots
Did you read it? He made a "Little Britain" reference, he didn't call Harry Potter gay.
AllCoolNamesAreTaken
06-10-2005, 21:57
Don't badmouth Harry, man... he gets to hook up with a hot Asian chick AND a cute little redhead....
I V Stalin
06-10-2005, 21:57
Its homophobic when you use the term *gay* as an insult...
Indeed it is. And?
Drunk commies deleted
06-10-2005, 21:57
Its homophobic when you use the term *gay* as an insult...
That statement's so gay.
Its homophobic when you use the term *gay* as an insult...
He didn't. He used a reference from a TV show as an analogy.
Secretxanadu
06-10-2005, 22:00
He didn't. He used a reference from a TV show as an analogy.
If I were to quote, lets say Dave Chapelle, and call someone the n-word, it'd still be racist.. or am I wrong?
i cant believe people think he means harry potter is gay.he was talking about little britian.i think the big subtle hint was he has a similar book and thinks his is better
Secretxanadu
06-10-2005, 22:01
Subtle? how so.. lol.. i think it was pretty obvious
If I were to quote, lets say Dave Chapelle, and call someone the n-word, it'd still be racist.. or am I wrong?
Different situation. It's an analogy, not a quote.
The guy said something like..."It's like 'Little Britain', you all know 'Little Britain', right?...Harry isn't the only gay in the village...there are other books like that out there."
If that's homophobic then I think I might go and kill myself.
Really, you need to have seen Little Britain to understand it.
Secretxanadu
06-10-2005, 22:04
Different situation. It's an analogy, not a quote.
The guy said something like..."It's like 'Little Britain', you all know 'Little Britain', right?...Harry isn't the only gay in the village...there are other books like that out there."
If that's homophobic then I think I might go and kill myself.
Really, you need to have seen Little Britain to understand it.
I have, but I also know how impressionable 12 yr olds are.. If he'd been talking to adults then there probably wouldnt have been a problem
I V Stalin
06-10-2005, 22:04
If I were to quote, lets say Dave Chapelle, and call someone the n-word, it'd still be racist.. or am I wrong?
Depends. If it's obviously a quote that the vast majority of your audience would understand as being a quote, then no, probably not. Only if your audience doesn't understand it as a quote is it racist/offensive.
The majority of the kids probably understood the reference (from Little Britain), and so it's not homophobic. Unless you want it to be.
Anarchic Christians
06-10-2005, 22:05
As a side note, his book is pretty sucky. (well, Shadowmancer is, haven't read his other books).
I have, but I also know how impressionable 12 yr olds are.. If he'd been talking to adults then there probably wouldnt have been a problem
With Little Britain I can assure you that 99.9% of 12 year olds would get the reference. It's more likely to be adults that wouldn't.
I V Stalin
06-10-2005, 22:08
It's not just those of them who have seen LB that would know it either - I hate that f*cking show, and I know the reference.
Eutrusca
06-10-2005, 22:08
With today's legislation, I'm sure Daniel Radcliffe is currently consulting his lawyers over a possible defamation lawsuit...
LOL! Well, like they say, "You can sue anyone for anything, but collecting any money is another thing again!" :D
Secretxanadu
06-10-2005, 22:09
Depends. If it's obviously a quote that the vast majority of your audience would understand as being a quote, then no, probably not. Only if your audience doesn't understand it as a quote is it racist/offensive.
The majority of the kids probably understood the reference (from Little Britain), and so it's not homophobic. Unless you want it to be.
I think I would be offended if someone brought down another book for shameless self-glorification. Especially considering how popular HP is with most people. Besides, he wouldnt have been cut short if noone was offended...
That is all
*goes to bed*
I think I would be offended if someone brought down another book for shameless self-glorification. Especially considering how popular HP is with most people.
He wasn't taking down the book. In Little Britain this overly-camp guy:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/images/2004/06/16/daffyd_203_203x152.jpg
called Daffyd claims to be the "only gay in the village" when, really, most of the village is gay. The speaker was saying how there are options other than Harry Potter, not attacking the book.
Besides, he wouldnt have been cut short if noone was offended...
Haha...yes he would. You're obviously not familiar with the extremes some people go to in the UK to be politically correct.
Secretxanadu
06-10-2005, 22:16
He wasn't taking down the book. In Little Britain this overly-camp guy:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/images/2004/06/16/daffyd_203_203x152.jpg
called Daffyd claims to be the "only gay in the village" when, really, most of the village is gay. The speaker was saying how there are options other than Harry Potter, not attacking the book.
Haha...yes he would. You're obviously not familiar with the extremes some people go to in the UK to be politically correct.
Yes OBVIOUSLY... But *maybe* living in Hong Kong for 10 yrs *might* give me an idea.... Thank god I live in Dk now...
note: I have actually seen LB... but you *obviously* neglected to read that
Yes OBVIOUSLY... But *maybe* living in Hong Kong for 10 yrs *might* give me an idea.... Thank god I live in Dk now...
:confused:
Hong Kong isn't the UK.
note: I have actually seen LB... but you *obviously* neglected to read that
I "*obviously*" didn't notice.
Secretxanadu
06-10-2005, 22:31
:confused:
Hong Kong isn't the UK.
It was under British rule when I lived there.. and went to a British school and lived in a British area...
Plus, they're prudish as hell down there. I reckon worse than the UK, but I honestly wouldnt know about that.
anyways.. good night and thanks for the discussion
*hugs nadkor*
I am bushed.. *really goes to bed this time*
Harry Potter sucks anyway. The whole concept is plagarised from "The worst witch" series, and it has successfully revamped the old stereotype of British kids all going to boarding schools.
I V Stalin
06-10-2005, 22:51
Harry Potter sucks anyway. The whole concept is plagarised from "The worst witch" series, and it has successfully revamped the old stereotype of British kids all going to boarding schools.
Tis true. Not just that, but it's written so poorly, it's untrue.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
06-10-2005, 23:13
Tis true. Not just that, but it's written so poorly, it's untrue.
You mean, the truth is an untruth? The truth is a lie? But if x=y then y=x, so lies are also true. So I really am the Queen of the Universe and I really do live in a Fudgecicle World where all the buildings are made of chocolate!
*Bites wall*
No, nevermind, this building isn't made out of chocolate.
However, I fail to see what is wrong with calling Harry gay (even without the Little Britain thing), after all, if there is one thing that the Interweb has taught me, then Harry Potter repeatedly gets raped by Snape and Hagrid. No really, about half of all Harry Potter slash fiction is about Harry and Snape or Harry and Hagrid.
Now, if we aren't leading these people out and shooting them, I fail to see why some Priest guy should be bothered at all.
Mattsugame
06-10-2005, 23:17
Well he said one thing right 'called TV "crap" compared to books.' the truth :D :D :D :D ;)
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
07-10-2005, 00:24
Well he said one thing right 'called TV "crap" compared to books.' the truth :D :D :D :D ;)
Monty Python vs. The (Crappy) Invisible man by Ralph Ellison
The Simspons vs. The Awakening by Kate Chopin
History Channel WW2 Documentaries vs. Anything Written by Noam Chomsky
I'm probably going to be called shallow, but I'd say that TV is not completely "crap" compared to books. TV may have more crap, but at least when there is something on TV that is crappy people admit that it is crappy. No one ever said that the Real World was "soaring and exalted", no one ever tried to pass Survivor off as "subtle and a brilliant kind of art", and I have yet to see anyone pretend that Adam Carolla was "the most important intellectual alive."