In 2021, when I wrote my pleading case for why people who otherwise called themselves allies should reconsider giving Hogwarts Legacy any money or attention, the most common refrain I heard was that this was a case where you can separate “art” from “artist.” I do not believe that is possible here. Dismantling Bad Takes That Defend Hogwarts Legacy Rowling has taken every possible attempt to make the Harry Potter series and her hateful bile synonymous, citing that each royalty check further legitimizes the correctness of her “gender critical” delusion. Her rabid obsession frothing over our lives has become the singular issue for which she uses her platform. JK Rowling, author of the Potter series, has devolved from dogwhistling her hatred of trans people to blatantly calling us “ violent, duplicitous rapists.” Any debate about whether Rowling was truly transphobic has long since passed, and pretending otherwise is simply trollish skepticism. Out of a concern for avoiding division, I shelved my thoughts, second-guessing the convictions that I poured into this article which made the case that you cannot simultaneously call yourself an ally to transgender people and play Hogwarts Legacy.įast-forwarding to 2023, I have zero hesitation making that claim, for things have gotten so much worse, so rapidly. Two years ago, I wrote a 7,000 word article titled, “Why You Shouldn’t Be Excited For The New Harry Potter Game.” It’s the only article I’ve ever completed and rescinded from publication for fear that I would incite division within the Epilogue community, a place generally devoid of controversy and grandstanding.
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