But like Harry Potter is just soooooooooo important to my childhood and I still love it so much.” The response is often “Oh yeah, like absolutely fuck J.K. Telling people that, hey, it's harmful to me that you actively support someone who thinks I would be better off dead.

I have desperately tried to explain this to my own friends and family. It’s a depressing reminder that so many people are unwilling to take the most basic step to support us. There are a million other mediocre objective-filled games to play.īut for me and other transgender people, Hogwarts Legacy is more than just a game. Hogwarts Legacy is just a game you can miss it. But at the end of the day, so many people are desperate to justify to themselves why it is ok to consume a silly video game, or a book, or a play because it was important to their childhood. All you have to do is not support Rowling. There have been countless outcries from trans people just asking for support. It hurts me to watch the games industry clap for Hogwarts Legacy. Hogwarts Legacy cannot escape the inherent racism of the Wizarding World. But Rowling herself is only part of the problem, the world of Harry Potter is intrinsically filled with racism and Hogwarts Legacy continues this problematic history. Attempting to view her art in a vacuum is a fight-or-flight response to protect a property that so many people have a deep connection with.

Both financially and in social currency, Rowling gains.

Rowling always benefits when you support the Harry Potter family of products. But the reality is that even in said messed-up society, an individual can choose to do what they can to protest unethical actions. First, “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.” I know buddy, you really caught me critiquing a society while also existing in said society! Good job. Cyberpunk 2077, another game that met with controversy over transphobic comments, also allowed this but it left transgender characters feeling alone in the game world.Ĭrucially, Rowling will financially benefit from Hogwarts Legacy, which means that supporting Hogwarts Legacy puts money in the pocket of a powerful celebrity who works to undermine the safety of trans people. In addition, the game will give players the option to create transgender characters. Wilson/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Imagesĭeveloper Avalanche and publisher Warner Brothers Interactive want to make it clear that while this game has the blessing of Rowling, she has no direct involvement with the game. Rowling’s connection to the Harry Potter franchise is not something you can pretend doesn’t exist.

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