Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, hit back against a homophobic tweet from one Twitter user who just can’t his head around Dumbledore’s sexuality.
In 2007, JK Rowling revealed that fan favourite character Albus Dumbledore was, in fact, a gay man. At the time, the news was generally well received, with only a few complaints. Seven years later, one fan of the book franchise is still not happy.
This week Rowling got a tweet from one Twitter user by the name of Frank Fraticelli.
J.K. turned the sass up a notch and gave the perfect response, mentioning Scottish businessman Brian Souter.
In 2000, Souter funded he Keep the Clause campaign which was aimed at resisting the repeal of legislation known as Clause 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 in Scotland and the United Kingdom, which banned local authorities from “intentionally promoting homosexuality”.
@halfelven55ff I advise you to start following Brian Souter at once. He’s much more your kind of person.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 6, 2014
Thousands of fans retweeted Rowling’s witty comeback, and she recieved an outpour of support. Later she tweeted thanking them.
I want to thank all the people tweeting me lovely messages. Don’t worry about me – to paraphrase Albus Dumbledore… — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 6, 2014
If you’re waiting for universal popularity, you’ll be on Twitter a VERY long time. xxxx
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 6, 2014
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