When Noma Dumezweni, a Black actress, was cast in the role of Hermione, many people pushed back criticizing her for lack of "consistency" between the movie and the play. In 2015, Rowling found herself at the center of controversy when casting for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a play that took place in the Harry Potter universe.
Here are some tweets that capture fans' frustrations with the author's recent comments.ĭumbledore's sexuality isn't the only piece of information Rowling revealed after the series ended. Elite Daily reached out to Rowling's representation for comment on the response to her interview, but did not hear back at the time of publication. Rowling revealed that Dumbledore was gay during a Q&A with Harry Potter fans in 2007, so while the information about his sexuality isn't new, it's reigniting frustration in Harry Potter fans, especially queer Harry Potter fans, who feel she should have honestly represented his sexuality in the books - not just after the series came to a close. It was passionate, and it was a love relationship," she said, adding, "But as happens in any relationship, gay or straight or whatever label we want to put on it, one never knows really what the other person is feeling." According to Complex, Rowling says, "Their relationship was incredibly intense. In a special interview on the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald BluRay, which was released March 12, Rowling discussed the relationship between two characters in her books, Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald.
These tweets and memes about JK Rowling explaining Dumbledore's sexuality indicate that people are over the way the author talks about diversity and inclusivity in her books.
In a recent interview, the world-famous author revealed a piece of information about Dumbledore's sexuality that, quite frankly, has many people on Twitter rolling their eyes. Sorry folks, if you see JK Rowling trending on your Twitter feeds today it's not because she's releasing an eighth Harry Potter book.