So, are you really supporting Rowling here? Or are you supporting hundreds of game developers, artists and publishers that, we assume, don’t share the same views as the author? Does the basis of the game, rooted in Rowling’s own mythology and ideas, make it tainted by association? It’s also important to note that Hogwarts Legacy itself has been developed and published by Portkey Games and Avalanche Studios, with the Hogwarts Legacy website claiming that Rowling has not been directly involved in the creation of the game. We could talk about the ongoing pushback to her statements, but the question comes down to this: are you willing to buy into something that’s strongly associated with someone with such controversial views? To be clear, I don’t agree with these statements, and with the trending hashtag #JKRowlingDoesntSpeakForMe, I can only assume that a lot of other women don’t agree either. We are not going to break down everything she’s ever said on the topic, and you can view Rowling’s own rambling 3700-word essay if you’re that interested, but it all boils down to the idea that she is not supportive of the transgender community, and believes cisgender women no longer feel safe in ‘women only’ spaces. Rowling has spent a good few months using her Twitter account to promote her own views on transgender people, specifically transgender women. For anyone that’s somehow missed this news, author J.K. It also puts me on a very specific soapbox, as we’re all likely aware of Rowling’s controversial views on the transgender community. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever consumed anything that Rowling has produced, which does put me in a fairly neutral position. For transparency purposes, I will open with the fact that I have never seen a Harry Potter film and never read a Harry Potter book.
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