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Serious_Hand t1_j7ljpz9 wrote

Reply to comment by Calbinan in Witch Hunt For Hogwarts Legacy Content Creators Ongoing by windowhihi

Unfortunately, jkr has real world power because how well her books did. She has also been almost always displayed in an "angelic" light by media. Which means everyone ignores that she is actively trying to hurt other people.

In case you are wondering, how she is wielding that power is awful. She's actively trying to make being trans in the UK illegal, this isn't hyperbole, read that manifesto she wrote. Every single positive trans legislation that's been considered she rallys against and puts her money towards hurting people. This is going on in Scotland right now, which by the way was only making the paperwork to transition legally have less bureaucratic nonsense and cost the government less.

Why should a children's author wield political power? Why should she have the right to negativity effect other people's lives? Her reach is negatively effecting far more people, yet I don't see you criticizing her at all. She makes the world worse.

How would you suggest these people make the world a better place? By just allowing their rights be steamrolled? It's very obvious to me that you've never had your right to exist be a subject of public debate.

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Yotsubato t1_j7mr499 wrote

No one is going to become a TERF just because JK Rowling is one.

Her opinion sucks but it’s not going to influence people one way or another

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Serious_Hand t1_j7mrmr1 wrote

That's not true at all. Look at how well terfs in the uk have done by using her fame and money to normalize terf propaganda.

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Calbinan t1_j7ngbvu wrote

I would suggest they make the world a better place by focusing their efforts on the root, Rowling, instead of cancelling or stream-bombing people who are just playing this game, or trying to starve/cancel the people who worked on it. The Harry Potter brand is popular enough that it might take generations to fade away even if this game never existed. From what I’ve read, Rowling doesn’t even get royalties from the game’s sales, and was only paid for use of her IP. Whether this game died in development, sells poorly, or gets buried by the backlash, Rowling is fine. She’s not the one who stands to lose anything from this witch hunt, and I don’t believe for a second that playing the game is equal to agreeing with her.

TL,DR: I’m not concerned about Rowling’s wealth. I’m concerned about the normies who are gonna get burned, unjustly, over this controversy.

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LillBur t1_j7n8huc wrote

Money dude, it's called money. And when you have more money, you'll have more speech. It has nothing to do with her being a children's writer.

What would you prefer??

/s

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