JK Rowling has offered an excellent response to a Harry Potter fan who "can't see" Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore being gay.
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Rowling made Dumbledore's sexual orientation public eight years ago, shortly after the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published.
Fan Ana Kocovic questioned Rowling's decision on Twitter, saying, "I wonder why you said that Dumbledore is gay" because she herself "can't see him in that way." The tweet has since been deleted.
Rowling bluntly tweeted back: "Maybe because gay people just look like...people."
Her comments received widespread praise and resonated with many others in the Twittersphere.
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@anakocovic21 Maybe because gay people just look like... people? — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling)
March 24, 2015
Nicely done,
@jk_rowling...
pic.twitter.com/7tc2KQCOvl — Robert Perry (Pez) (@pez_sez)
March 24, 2015
J.K Rowling is the sassiest person on Twitter. No question. pic.twitter.com/TUI8W3etHZ — Scott Bryan (@scottygb) March 24, 2015
goddamn, I love @jk_rowling. pic.twitter.com/Dl1onMmPYj — Ryan McCabe (@ryanmccabe) March 25, 2015
Ms Kocovic took it well, saying it was an "amazing" response.
@jk_rowling amazing answer... Yes you are absolutely right. Such an inspiration!!! — Ana Kocovic (@anakocovic21)
March 24, 2015
