Leaky Cauldron Bubbling Over Harry Potter Gay Comment
October 10, 2005
The Leaky Cauldron is simply
bubbling over with comments about the "Harry Potter Isn't the Only Gay in the Village" remarks made by Shadowmancer author Reverend Graham Taylor. A number of British posters explained the reference so it made a bit more sense.
"Ok I'm from the UK, and the comedy phrase 'I'm the only gay in the village' is
a reference to a gay big brother reality tv show contestant who was from
a small Welsh village. Basically the show's producers brought in another gay
contestant later on in the game and he was much more experienced, and
the first gay contestant felt like his role had been usurped: 'he was the only
gay in the big brother house!'....The idea came from that [show]
and from the comedy show Little Britain [in which this] fictional
gay man 'thinks' hes the only gay in the village but he isn't. And when
he realizes he's not, his catch phrase is "I'm the only gay in this village!"
So in theory what the guys said was not that bad, but you have to
know the comedy show to get it, and realise that this show is
playing on the idea of political correctness. I know that might not
make sense to people from the US, but in my own opinion the guy
should have not made the assumption that everyone was a fan."
--Posted by lizzieeatworld
"I feel bad for the guy in general. If his whole book's campaign has to rest
on the idea of managing to shortly outsell another beloved series ("Hotter than Potter"),
then obviously he's struggling a little. The jokes, though probably not meant to be offensive,
were definitely weak. And as to Jo's villains being "wimps"? People have got to
understand that villains don't have to be dark and sinister and after our souls,
or whatever. Dolores Umbridge was scarier to me than any demon because
she was attacking Harry on and ideas-level, rather than just coming after him
with physical force."
--Posted by eruanna317
