The New Improved Dumbledore

So J K Rowling, called "Jo" by her buds, now says that Dumbledore is gay. I don't get it. Why does Dumbledore have to be anything? I don't know what the sexual orientation of Snape is. Maybe she should have made a list for us? What is the big deal that she has to bring up the sexuality of a character in what is, essentially, a children's book? What the hell has happened to childhood- you know, that place where kids were allowed to have imaginations, not to be taught about human sexuality before they are ready? In order to have a child KNOW what gay is, you will have to tell them what straight is, which they know anyway. But then you will have to explain more than that. Believe me, only the dumbest kid is going to accept the explanation that two guys are "together". If you haven't been a parent, then you don't know. It never ends there. THEN you are going to have to have a sex talk and keep it as brief as possible though neither YOU nor your kid is ready for it. Why should children care about Dumbledore's sexuality? why should they care about anyone's sexuality? I have no idea why this is applauded. Children live in a fairly sexless world for a long time. They can observe sexuality and ask questions about it when THEY are ready. Not because the best selling author of all time has decided that there is no time like the present. It isn't old fashioned to say that children deserve some time of innocence. They are exposed to so much, and really, isn't this just a woman who choose to announce it AFTER- and LONG AFTER- she has made a fortune. If she's such a damn hero, then why didn't she put it in the very FIRST book and announce it right then? Ah- maybe no money there. I used to think this woman was amazing- now I think she is a coward. If you are going to do something, do it up front- don't sneak it in after your billion is in the bank and now you feel very self righteous and feel you now have the time to make a statement. It's bizarre.