Harry Potter Is Gay!
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Harry Potter is gay.
Or so former vicar and current J.K. Rowling rival Graham Taylor announced to a packed auditorium of 12-year-olds at a school in England, just before being asked to leave the premises by administrators.
"As for Harry Potter," said Reverend Taylor, "well, he's not the only gay in the village."
Reverend Taylor, who is becoming rich and famous from his novel-length tale of wizards and sorcerers called Shadowmancer, was asked by a local bookstore, Ottakar, to speak at the school as part of his nationwide tour promoting modern language.
Much to the distress of teachers his "modern language" included such words as "ass," "pee," "fart," "crap," and almost "f---."
"His language was going to go even further," said headteacher Barbara Vann, "but he stopped himself. He started to use the F-word and that is not acceptable in a school environment."
Undaunted, the reverend defended his speech. "If you stand in any playground you will hear language that is far in excess of that," he said. "I heard these kids speaking in the school and outside, and they were using language far worse than the language I used."
Mrs. Vann countered, "We know children will use inappropriate language but we don't have staff using that language. It would seem as if we are condoning inappropriate language and we don't."
The administrators further condemned the author for his attack on J.K. Rowling's popular novels, in particular calling his outing of Harry Potter "homophobic."
"All I said was that my villains are scarier than those in Harry Potter," said Reverend Taylor, "and they are. I call Lord Voldemort Lord Vulgarwart and said that Harry Potter was not 'the only gay in the village.' It was a joke, a joke from Little Britain that the children would know."
When the children got worked up by the language and the attacks, the meeting was ended and Reverend Taylor asked to leave.
"The teacher stepped in to stop the talk," the reverend lamented. "The children were all shown back to class and I was just left standing there. It was very embarrassing."
That's exactly how the school described teachers' reaction to the talk, "embarrassed and uncomfortable." But Reverend Taylor felt the talk should have been allowed to continue. "The kids were obviously interested," he said. "I thought they could just be told to calm down."
He also blamed the incident for exacerbating his heart condition. "I had to take heart medication after what happened," he said.
Mrs. Vann hoped the reverend would see the error of his ways. "We all believe there was an error of judgment," she said, "and with hindsight he should realise it is not an appropriate way to behave."
The manager of the store which invited Reverend Taylor agreed, saying the language was inappropriate for 12-year-olds.
But for his part, Reverend Taylor chalks up the incident to prudishness and something darker. "I think it is down to a growing climate of political correctness. It is curbing freedom of speech. People are so paranoid now about what is said about each other it is going to destroy writing."
SOURCES:
'Rude' author ejected from school
School expels author for gay jibe about Potter
Author expelled after calling Harry Potter gay
Or so former vicar and current J.K. Rowling rival Graham Taylor announced to a packed auditorium of 12-year-olds at a school in England, just before being asked to leave the premises by administrators.
"As for Harry Potter," said Reverend Taylor, "well, he's not the only gay in the village."
Reverend Taylor, who is becoming rich and famous from his novel-length tale of wizards and sorcerers called Shadowmancer, was asked by a local bookstore, Ottakar, to speak at the school as part of his nationwide tour promoting modern language.
Much to the distress of teachers his "modern language" included such words as "ass," "pee," "fart," "crap," and almost "f---."
"His language was going to go even further," said headteacher Barbara Vann, "but he stopped himself. He started to use the F-word and that is not acceptable in a school environment."
Undaunted, the reverend defended his speech. "If you stand in any playground you will hear language that is far in excess of that," he said. "I heard these kids speaking in the school and outside, and they were using language far worse than the language I used."
Mrs. Vann countered, "We know children will use inappropriate language but we don't have staff using that language. It would seem as if we are condoning inappropriate language and we don't."
The administrators further condemned the author for his attack on J.K. Rowling's popular novels, in particular calling his outing of Harry Potter "homophobic."
"All I said was that my villains are scarier than those in Harry Potter," said Reverend Taylor, "and they are. I call Lord Voldemort Lord Vulgarwart and said that Harry Potter was not 'the only gay in the village.' It was a joke, a joke from Little Britain that the children would know."
When the children got worked up by the language and the attacks, the meeting was ended and Reverend Taylor asked to leave.
"The teacher stepped in to stop the talk," the reverend lamented. "The children were all shown back to class and I was just left standing there. It was very embarrassing."
That's exactly how the school described teachers' reaction to the talk, "embarrassed and uncomfortable." But Reverend Taylor felt the talk should have been allowed to continue. "The kids were obviously interested," he said. "I thought they could just be told to calm down."
He also blamed the incident for exacerbating his heart condition. "I had to take heart medication after what happened," he said.
Mrs. Vann hoped the reverend would see the error of his ways. "We all believe there was an error of judgment," she said, "and with hindsight he should realise it is not an appropriate way to behave."
The manager of the store which invited Reverend Taylor agreed, saying the language was inappropriate for 12-year-olds.
But for his part, Reverend Taylor chalks up the incident to prudishness and something darker. "I think it is down to a growing climate of political correctness. It is curbing freedom of speech. People are so paranoid now about what is said about each other it is going to destroy writing."
SOURCES:
'Rude' author ejected from school
School expels author for gay jibe about Potter
Author expelled after calling Harry Potter gay
. I do agree with the guy though. Harry Potter does not match up to more adult-oriented books (HP is of course good, but it certainly is pretty childish. Nothing wrong with adults reading it though).
