Lol I was thinking the same thing it feels like a crazy extreme especially as some people are cutting their relationships over a game. Like most of the people that will/have played it don't even know JK said all those things.
Not even that. People should be ashamed to play it at all because the game sucks. It's horribly racist, transphobic, anti semitic, pro slavery and bigoted; playing it at all signals you're ok with all of her messaging
It’s crazy how doomerpilled this game made me. We can’t convince cis people to not play a mid tier open world game that supports a TERF. “Healing their inner child” is more important ig
There are more games to play than anyone has time for. Why play one that supports bigotry?
Many games have new worlds of magic and wonder to explore that will be a better reminder of what reading about Hogwarts as a kid felt like. Exploring a new world will feel better than retreading old ground.
It’s a great game and it captures the magical feel of the movies really well. I didn’t read the books so i’m not so sure how authentic it is compared to source material. It’s just a game and a universe you can enjoy without mixing the fiction with political opinions of the author. It’s not that deep
If you aren't engaging with the political ideas of a piece of media, you aren't engaging with the media. It's even worse if you are pretending there are no political ideas in it, that guarantees you'll swallow propaganda whole.
Worth noting I've only heard of people playing that game just to piss off trans people, not even because they like the game or whatever. It most likely sucks ass (somehow I've never seen footage of it lmao)
It contains such hits as: blood libel, pro slavery messaging, a token trans woman with a deep voice named SIRona Ryan (like come on), using Jewish ritual instruments as loot, Goblins as bankers with the star of david on the floor of said bank, and much more. It's a shit game.
I agree with the rest ("Sirona" is such a Potterverse token-minority name) but please don't diss Rebecca Root's voice.
I did just learn about Fettmelch's pogrom 1612-1619 and hoo boy that's too much of a coincidence for comfort. Thanks for pointing me towards that knowledge, I hate it.
It’s crazy that just two days ago I saw a friend who when it released was VERY vocal about not playing it, posting them making a Hogwarts Legacy character. I was so confused
I had a guy argue with me that she didn't have any part in making it so she doesn't make any money. I'm like homie she owns the IP, anything HP license related that is bought gives her money
i had a friend who really wanted to play it when it came out and i was like ok whatever but can you buy it used please so you arent giving her your money cause your "best friend" is trans and then he pre ordered the digital deluxe edition. we are no longer friends.
I’ll never forget tuning in to a stream and someone was showcasing just how bugged the game was - the lake filled the sky several times and then clipped right out of the skybox
ALSO ALSO: don't come onto my post with weak ass liberal "oh we need to be better by not calling names" SHE WANTS ME DEAD so again, FUCK that harpy until she rots.
Do you enjoy the racist themes, the transphobic characters, the pro slavery message and the anti semitism? Is that a good game to play?? The game is garbage. There are other MUCH better ones out there.
I think it's a fair comparison. Both cause some kind of cancer. One bodily, and the others societal. Cigarettes are just more easily accepted since they're addictive and popular.
Having one representative character is a small concession compared to all the things she continues to do. Especially since she was not the one who wrote in that character.
if you aren't contributing financially or anything else then yeah it's fine
consuming content in a vaccum is never bad imo because personal agency is paramount. it only becomes a problem when it infringes on the agency of others
stealing from transphobic fucks is completely justified 🏳️⚧️
I pirated it when it came out... What a dogshit game man, I feel bad for the non gamers who got stuck playing that instead of an actual good game because their grandma bought it for them or something 😂
Beyond it being based on the derivative writing of a bigot, it's just a generic, shit fantasy game. If it were just some unknown IP it would have been laughed at. It's so bad.
Well, it's 20:25. If you've been in any way involved with anything remotely Harry Potter since AT LEAST 2019, you've been deliberately ignoring how much she wants to genocide everyone who isn't white or cis. Even most cis LGB's. Or anyone who isn't rich...
She's been clear about it for a long time.
You can't be. You either support hate and bigotry or you don't. Giving money and time to that franchise is supporting it and the hate behind it.
I have no moral qualms ruining that experience for someone.
But seriously though, if we can also extend the same sentiment to FNAF and Scott Cawthon, that'd be really cool. He is every bit as vile as Rowling (if not worse), he's just not as vocal about it as she is.
He was exposed as having donated thousands (the legal maximum for a citizen) to alt-right political candidates like Trump or Gabbard. When called out, he made a post where he basically said "I'm sad that my fans feel betrayed by this, but I am a Christian and I will not apologize for my values".
Love it when they dont understand that Death of the Author applies to like, Lovecraft or Dalí or Picasso, not to some steaming pile of shit who is actively using the IP money to enact their hatred in real time.
What "Death of the Author" truly means is that the author's interpretation of their work is no more or less valid than a reader's. It has nothing at all to do with ignoring the shitty things authors have done, and I really dislike how it was co-opted like that. It almost feels malicious.
Also just like, from everything I've seen it looks like a pretty shit game. Just generic, soulless nostalgia bait slop that's helping prop up a raging bigot
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Many games have new worlds of magic and wonder to explore that will be a better reminder of what reading about Hogwarts as a kid felt like. Exploring a new world will feel better than retreading old ground.
I prayed it though. About the only ethical way to play it without giving the Cuntess of Transphobia any money
I did just learn about Fettmelch's pogrom 1612-1619 and hoo boy that's too much of a coincidence for comfort. Thanks for pointing me towards that knowledge, I hate it.
“but muh nostalgia” 😑
I don't miss the 3 that did and said "its just a game".
Does that take me off the asshole list
And I hate Harry Potter. Didn't know it had that stuff in it, so now I have more a reason to hate it.
But something can definitely be immoral and enjoyable. Like cigarettes, which I also despise.
plus, comparing enjoying cigarettes to enjoying racist, transphobic, and antisemitic tropes is a wild comparison.
That is hella fucked up 😭
consuming content in a vaccum is never bad imo because personal agency is paramount. it only becomes a problem when it infringes on the agency of others
stealing from transphobic fucks is completely justified 🏳️⚧️
Someone else also pointed out Sirona is the name of a goddess
Fuck her, and fuck anyone who defends the D-grade garbage associated with her work.
I play.
I some what enjoy.
I see tweet and it ruins my experience as a Transfem.
She's been clear about it for a long time.
If it's shit, I won't play it. But it's decent, I'll play it regardless of what they do. They made a GAME
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT
You ruin people's experiences by saying that. I like the game, but I don't like the developer.
You're making it sound like I can't be on the fence about it
I have no moral qualms ruining that experience for someone.
that's it, that's literally all he did.
Thanks for the info!