We are just so thrilled that Ireland has become the first country to legalize gay marriage!
But, we aren’t the only ones celebrating!
J.K. Rowling took to Twitter on Saturday to share her excitement about the groundbreaking vote:
Sitting here watching the Irish make history. Extraordinary and wonderful.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 23, 2015
Then, when a fan reached out to her about how Dumbledore — who the Harry Potter author has confirmed is gay — and other members of the wizarding world could be themselves in Ireland, J.K. decided to reference the highly rumored romance between the Hogwarts Headmaster and Gandalf from Lord of the Rings:
.@justaoifethings 💚🍀🌈💚 Then they could get married IN IRELAND! 💚🍀🌈💚 pic.twitter.com/yXedPavZfp
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 23, 2015
Sadly, there are people out there who aren’t supportive of Ireland’s decision, or gay marriage in general.
*Cough, cough* Westboro Baptist Church *Cough, cough*
[ Related: J.K. Responds To Fan’s Comment About Dumbledore! ]
The WBC felt the need to butt in on this happy convo by threatening to shut down any happiness we could hope for these wonderful wizards:
So @jk_rowling wants Dumbledore & Gandalf to marry in Ireland; if it happens, WBC will picket! #NotBanned @pinknews pic.twitter.com/zY7hT09Nv4
— WBCSays (@WBCsigns) May 26, 2015
Naturally, J.K. wasn’t going to let this fly.
All it took was less than 140 characters for the writer to put the bigots in their place:
.@WBCsigns Alas, the sheer awesomeness of such a union in such a place would blow your tiny bigoted minds out of your thick sloping skulls.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2015
BOOM!
Drop the mic, J.K.!
[Image via PNP/WENN.]
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