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dwarf guy

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Date: Jun 10, 2007

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i am sorry if everyone knows this but i just found out. Ian Mckellen is gay? I mean what the 'BEEP'. No offence if anyone finds this offensive but it was a big surprise to me. i know it doesnt change anything about lotr cos mckellens only an actor but...big surprise... __________________

The Might

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Date: Jun 11, 2007

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I also was surprised when I found out, but who cares. He was a great Gandalf. __________________ Honor, Freedom, Fatherland

The Might

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Interesting information ArwenLegolas...
THIS article I believe...
Though you can also provide a link in the future, rather then copy/pasting such a long text, it is hard to read it in this format in the thread.

Anyway, I don't think you should accuse dwarf guy of anything.
As he says, it came as a surprise, so all he is doing is simply stating this, and as he also says, no offence is intended.
Indeed a person's sexual orientation is a fact more think about then one's health problems or other such matters, but this also has to do with the whole society.
And as the research shows, people don't and wouldn't care how it is determined, whether genetically or by personal choice...they care about it being something...abnormal.

Now it would be easy to say it's something like Mother Nature's population control mechanism by making sure some people won't procreate. But I personally doubt it...one of the basic instincts in all creatures is the fight for the survival of the species. So...it is something strange.

The fact is people have always been interested in strange or shocking or out of the ordinary things about stars.
If someone, especially a star, has a different sexual orientation, or goes to jail (Paris Hilton), or shaves her head (Britney), [many examples could follow], everyone is talking about it, because that's the way our society is.

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Tyrhael

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Date: Jun 12, 2007

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That was looooooong! Not that I haven't read it all before, plus many other articles on related topics, like the history of homosexuality and stances on it by various religions and societies, modern and ancient ... __________________

dwarf guy

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Date: Jun 14, 2007

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i understand, and as The Might said I was only saying I was surprised..... __________________

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Date: Jun 15, 2007

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It's not as though he was in the closet. My friend Pego in our Tolkien Society Group told me tonight that it is common and that he never tried to hide it.
Please except my apologies dwarf guy for thinking you said something you didn't.
And If I knew HOW to do that The Might, I wold have. I deleted the offendingly lengthy post so it will not slow down the thread

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The Secret Fire

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Date: Aug 9, 2007

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I was extremely surprised to learn this as well. It made no difference to me though, in my opinion Ian McKellan as Gandalf was the most perfectly cast role in the film. He was absolutely amazing. __________________

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