1. 5% is not zero. That's one out of twenty people, so when your protag interacts with dozens upon dozens of characters... Do the math.

1. No work is above criticism, even something you personally love. And that criticism doesn't necessarily equate to "BURN THE WITCH!" so much as it's about what went wrong and how that can be fixed in the future. You can still proudly display HP on your bookshelf while admitting some of it's flaws.

Well done on the buzz word and insult, I guess? Dumbledore's romantic feelings were treated differently than those of all other characters, even extremely minor ones, in much the same way gay romance and identity are often treated across various forms of media (ambigious, crafted in a way that children won't notice,…

Key word: hint. As in, ambiguous in a way straight characters are not, which holds true for all children's media. And even then, the hints at Ren and Stimpy's relationship only became remotely obvious once the show was remade for an adult audience on Spike TV.

Look at it in a broader sense: gay characters in children's media are almost non-existent. You say Rowling could have chosen to include unambiguous gay characters if she wanted... but she didn't include them. And neither does any other prominent creator of children's media.

You can include gay characters without focusing on homophobia. X-Men, while not focusing so much on racism and sexism, still managed to include black and female characters.

Jewish people make up 0.459% of the UK population.

She specifically straight-washed Dumbledore. Or just forgot to elaborate on the most important relationship in his backstory, while pretty much every other major and minor character had their heterosexuality confirmed.

For all intents and purposes, there weren't. An author's idea is separate from what's on the page or screen.

The "token" characterization is a meme based on T-Dog staying in the background in the second season, despite Patricia and Jimmy holding the same place. Morgan, Tyreese, Bob, Gabriel, Michonne, Sasha, and even Noah are not even close to tokens.

She's officially a series regular, so it stands to reason that she'll be explored further.

The show's women usually walk a successful line between sexy/cool and practical... But this look was a big failure. Sure, it's hot in Georgia and maybe she loves looking good... but does she just want to die?

You are not the Gay Ambassador.

So... women tearing other women down, based primarily on their clothes, cars, and eating habits?

People wouldn't talk shit about the Tea Party if they didn't make it so damn easy. Not content to stick to economic issues, they make ignorant statements about social issues and civil rights with poorly spelled signs. The Tea Party voter base is poor, undereducated, white, straight, and religious. Literally no one…

At no point did I say that Japanese men are unappealing or reference the falling birth rate.

Well, I think it still works. She's there to promote herself as a personality, so that when we do see the trailer for her movie, we'll be that much more interested.

Yes and no. A black president being treated unlike any white president directly compares.

Both are valid judgements. Large numbers of Americans elect Tea Party candidates.

*eyeroll*