Harry Potter: Joanne K Rowling's Legacy

[Andalusian girls]

Yeah that's a bit of a yikes unless there's some context I'm missing.

the context was where to place trans prisoners in Scotland after a multiple time rapist, who identifies male--->female, was placed in a woman's prison. it is causing quite the kerfluffle in Scotland atm

Rowling does not want any trans women who committed domestic violence or sexual violence to be placed in women's prisons, she was in no way calling all trans people rapists. and where to place trans prisoners is a real issue, but as the only time she engages with trans issues is when they are assailants betrays some darker impulses. she does not appear to care about trans suicide rates or trans homelessness or any of the issues facing the community, she only cares when trans issues impact people like herself (id est born biologically female).

[Corrderio]

the context was where to place trans prisoners in Scotland after a multiple time rapist, who identifies male--->female, was placed in a woman's prison. it is causing quite the kerfluffle in Scotland atm

Rowling does not want any trans women who committed domestic violence or sexual violence to be placed in women's prisons, she was in no way calling all trans people rapists

Yeah a bit of an oof going as far as to say rapists but I can't blame her for not wanting that. Wasn't there a similar situation where a guy claiming to be trans knocked up 3 women in a CA prison?

[Salodin]

Giving up Chick-Fil-A was a lot easier for me than giving up this game tbh

I joked about playing the game while eating Chick-fil-A to my wife. But seriously, Chick-fil-A is just not good compared to alternatives.

You shut your god damn mouths. The waffle fries are S tier

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[Melena]

Yeah a bit of an oof going as far as to say rapists but I can't blame her for not wanting that. Wasn't there a similar situation where a guy claiming to be trans knocked up 3 women in a CA prison?

That's one of her tame ones. She's repeatedly stated all Trans females are men, says they are all rapists and groomers. Just have to go through her feed and her re-tweets, she doesn't hide who she is.

[Andalusian girls]

Yeah a bit of an oof going as far as to say rapists but I can't blame her for not wanting that. Wasn't there a similar situation where a guy claiming to be trans knocked up 3 women in a CA prison?

i believe so, there have been a spattering of such cases. sometimes the relationships/encounters have been consensual, sometimes coerced. prison is uh not a good place, and trans people need to be placed with care both to protect them and to protect other inmates.

[Mrbeansman]

the context was where to place trans prisoners in Scotland after a multiple time rapist, who identifies male--->female, was placed in a woman's prison. it is causing quite the kerfluffle in Scotland atm

Rowling does not want any trans women who committed domestic violence or sexual violence to be placed in women's prisons, she was in no way calling all trans people rapists. and where to place trans prisoners is a real issue, but as the only time she engages with trans issues is when they are assailants betrays some darker impulses. she does not appear to care about trans suicide rates or trans homelessness or any of the issues facing the community, she only cares when trans issues impact people like herself (id est born biologically female).

Or trans women being raped in male prisons she certainly doesn't give a shit about that.

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[Mrbeansman]

Also no reasonable people expect you to stop enjoying Harry Potter just you know maybe consider not pumping money into the pipeline between the franchise and anti trans hate groups. Games gotta be in the pre owned section by now and 3rd party key sites exist.

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[Malithar]

I mean early access just started yesterday, it doesn't technically release until 2/10/23, so your two points don't really add up - Enjoy it, but don't buy it fresh, but there is no volume of used copies.

Just personally, I get how tangled this whole mess is, but I feel for the devs more than I do anyone else. It may not be the best game ever, but it's clear they fucking care about this world. There's so much stuff that's there literally "just cause it's fun." You don't see that in many games anymore. JKR can fuck on off with her shit, but this product is a reflection of the dedication by the devs and they should be recognized for putting out a solid, fun offering.

[Melena]

the context was where to place trans prisoners in Scotland after a multiple time rapist, who identifies male--->female, was placed in a woman's prison. it is causing quite the kerfluffle in Scotland atm

Rowling does not want any trans women who committed domestic violence or sexual violence to be placed in women's prisons, she was in no way calling all trans people rapists. and where to place trans prisoners is a real issue, but as the only time she engages with trans issues is when they are assailants betrays some darker impulses. she does not appear to care about trans suicide rates or trans homelessness or any of the issues facing the community, she only cares when trans issues impact people like herself (id est born biologically female).

https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/statu...78743174987776

https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/statu...-terfmas-tweet

https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/statu...0%2Fframe.html

That's just a few. And she's repeatedly stated that unless you menstruate, you're not a woman. She's a piece of shit, and the sooner she falls into obscurity, the better.

[Koul]

If this game makes you care about social movements cuz of the anti-trans stuff JK says and how you wanna "prove a point with your wallet". I would challenge you to look at all the other purchases you make because you're full of shit with the virtual signaling you're trying to do

[Melena]

I avoid Hobby Lobby like the plague despite them being the only realtor that doesn't charge a premium markup on Model Kits. So yeah, I don't consider it virtue signaling for refusing to partake in someone's work who calls my friends rapists cause of their sexual identity.

[Mrbeansman]

If this game makes you care about social movements cuz of the anti-trans stuff JK says and how you wanna "prove a point with your wallet". I would challenge you to look at all the other purchases you make because you're full of shit with the virtual signaling you're trying to do

Yeah casue everyone I buy things from has chosen to be the figure head of a global hate movement and are totally comparable.

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[Meresgi]

Honestly I don't believe it's possible to "cancel" or "boycott" these people with millions/billions. Cancel culture doesn't exist outside people cancelling each other on leftist Youtube/Twitter/Twitch.

[Souj]

The way you think it would work is, if you refuse to buy the game because of anti-trans, then don’t just not buy the game. Take that $70 you didn’t spend on the game and put it into a pro-trans charity. Would love to see the stats on the people who are in this literally just to spew hate on other people.

[Melena]

Honestly I don't believe it's possible to "cancel" or "boycott" these people with millions/billions. Cancel culture doesn't exist outside people cancelling each other on leftist Youtube/Twitter/Twitch.

May not be able to bankrupt them, but if anything it's going to give other companies pause to doing business with her in the future to avoid further backlash.

[Meresgi]

May not be able to bankrupt them, but if anything it's going to give other companies pause to doing business with her in the future to avoid further backlash.

Eh it depends on the group/person/company you're talking about though and especially in this case when the person in question is not going to feel an iota of the boycott in question. It is very infuriating on top of all this to see people flipping out and screaming when a lot of the "leftist" sphere of streamers were using this as a way to also promote trans rights and gather money for legit groups to help trans teens out.

[arus2001]

Feel like using the game to try and justify a "good guy" stance is up there with people thinking they can use the n-word because it's in the song. One can fundraise, if that's their intent, countless other ways.

That said, the media focus on "trans people bad" has done its job masquerading the exponentially greater hate lobbied at those speaking out in reminder of JKR's trash takes.

[Corrderio]

Okay this place is getting way too autistic for my tastes

[Souj]

Oh, anti-autistic, are you? I bet the r in your name stands for racist, too! I’m on to your secret code.

[Kachiko]

Guarantee you the vast majority of Potter fans have zero idea that a certain part of the interwebs is raging about something they never run into in their daily life, and probably never encounter in their life at all, bar a passing glance at a stranger walking by, or what they hear on the national news/opinion shows. If they did see what's been happening, most would be sickened by the behavior, because most people don't care to be public dicks to each other and just want to enjoy what they enjoy without politics coming into it. Seems fuckin crazy to me to bitch and rage about a game/IP that doesn't appear to have any of her personal beliefs on trans people in it, and instead, do it just because she has different beliefs then they hold.

It's literally just a game, bro; relax and move on.