![]() In December, after Jessie Earl, who goes by Jessie Gender on YouTube, tweeted that “support of something like Hogwarts Legacy is harmful,” Rowling responded, claiming Earl “doesn't realise purethink is incompatible with owning ANYTHING connected with me, in ANY form.”Ī since-deleted FAQ on publisher Warner Bros.’ website claimed that “J.K. Rowling has spoken out against opponents of the game. Many gamers consider the game, an open-world RPG that officially came out Friday, to be tainted by the anti-trans rhetoric of the book’s author, J.K. ![]() The title has become the latest subject of the gaming culture wars. But not everyone is charmed by Hogwarts Legacy. ![]() ![]() “It doesn’t help that most people in the general public don’t care about trans people, but at the end of the day, we live in a world where consumerism reigns supreme, everyone has to have the latest thing, and we all know the psychic hold that Harry Potter has on every generation over Gen Z.” The average person, she believes, is not really plugged into the online culture wars - nor are they aware of the extent of Rowling’s association with far-right activists.When streamers like Kay with early access copies of the game started playing it on Twitch on Monday, 1.3 million people tuned in, breaking the record for the most concurrent viewers for a single-player game. “I do believe on some level that Harry Potter is too large to simply ignore,” Juniper says, adding that there was no chance the game would flop. The aggrieved reaction to any blowback for Rowling or the game is probably overstated, however, as many who play Hogwarts Legacy will never be aware of either. “Every troll on here that’s trying to stop us from enjoying this game is just wasting their time,” one user declared on Thursday. “I’m ashamed enough being me, I don’t need to feel even worse for being part of a community who acts like a bunch of Trumpers and Republicans over a fucking VIDEO GAME.” This post echoed a sentiment shared by many of the game’s defenders - that anyone giving them grief for enjoying the Harry Potter world was “ toxic.” On Discord, which also has at least two different servers for discussing Hogwarts Legacy, gamers were similarly dismissive of any controversy. “I’m officially distancing myself from the Trans and LGBT+community,” he wrote. 'Final Fantasy XVI' Is a Cinematic Peak for a Never-Ending Franchise ![]()
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