When Rowling announced that Dumbledore was gay Terry Pratchett joked:
"Rincewind would like to announce that he is gay. Since he never gets any, it really doesn't make much difference which any he doesn't get, and at least he might get a brief reputation for social awareness"
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"Rincewind would like to announce that he is gay. Since he never gets any, it really doesn't make much difference which any he doesn't get, and at least he might get a brief reputation for social awareness"
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"They always held hands, when they thought they were alone. But it seemed to Polly that they didn’t hold hands like people who were, well, friends. They held hands tightly, as someone who has slipped over a cliff would hold hands with a rescuer"
Some of his most profound stuff comes from making a pretty basic and not-unproblematic gag, but following through on it past the punchline until the humanity shines out.