Can someone explain this controversy?

[Juan Wick]

[-=Cloud Windfoot Omega=-]

A bunch of idiots are mad over something that does not matter.

[¥aeko]

TL:DR: Twitter, REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, because someone said weird things. (so, pretty much "business as usual")

[Profile Name]

Right. Ill take this one. So there is this magical school of witchcraft and wizardry. The controversy comes from which of the four houses to choose. They all just look to cool.

[Kyroterra]

People cancelled JK Rowling because they took something she said way out of context...or at least thats what ive gathered (If I am wrong, please correct me)
I am not super educated on the matter and only started looking into it recently.

[Frigidman]

Originally posted by Kyroterra:

People cancelled JK Rowling because they took something she said way out of context...or at least thats what ive gathered (If I am wrong, please correct me)
I am not super educated on the matter and only started looking into it recently.

Yeah i dunno what it was either. Something taken out of context to the extreme no doubt.

I dont know why everyone cant just live n let live and accept that not everyone will think the same. Goes for both sides, all sides.

[Dragon Master]

There isn't one beyond what twitter, twitch and reddit want. Ignore them and turn off social media and there is no controversy at all.

[JoshuaTree]

JK Rowling is anti trans, it is known from what she as said and how she said it. The controversy lays with the Harry Potter franchise as a whole, since Rowling will get paid a little bit from anyone using her IP, and there is currently a boycott on all of Harry Potter in hopes to let our voices be heard that the way she thinks is purely just not right.

Whichever way you think, buy the game or not, it's your money, use it to get serotonin the way you want.

[CrewsAider]

Originally posted by JoshuaTree:

JK Rowling is anti trans, it is known from what she as said and how she said it. The controversy lays with the Harry Potter franchise as a whole, since Rowling will get paid a little bit from anyone using her IP, and there is currently a boycott on all of Harry Potter in hopes to let our voices be heard that the way she thinks is purely just not right.

Whichever way you think, buy the game or not, it's your money, use it to get serotonin the way you want.

next gen advertisement.
have cultist fight for your product.
make record sales from a modest title

[-=Cloud Windfoot Omega=-]

Originally posted by JoshuaTree:

JK Rowling is anti trans, it is known from what she as said and how she said it. The controversy lays with the Harry Potter franchise as a whole, since Rowling will get paid a little bit from anyone using her IP, and there is currently a boycott on all of Harry Potter in hopes to let our voices be heard that the way she thinks is purely just not right.

Whichever way you think, buy the game or not, it's your money, use it to get serotonin the way you want.

Here is one of the people i refereed to talking about something that does not matter.

[Lugzan]

a bunch of idiots whining about non issues unrelated to the game

[Zane]

Basically during a bunch of tweets JK Rowling explained her belief that transwomen existing somehow makes life worse and more dangerous for other women.
Also her new penname is the name of the inventor of conversion therapy.

[sno0ks]

Originally posted by Kyroterra:

People cancelled JK Rowling because they took something she said way out of context...or at least thats what ive gathered (If I am wrong, please correct me)
I am not super educated on the matter and only started looking into it recently.

Rowling is a straight up TERF. She ideologically opposes trans people. So people aren't really taking her out of context. They just disagree with her. (I'm not disagreeing with her, mind you.)

[Chris1996]

Originally posted by AugustsEve:

Now it's even more fun. One side is pissed about Rowling being anti-trans and the other side about the game having a trans character.

Grab some popcorn, this gonna be funny.

lol thats what its about? im just pissed that consoles get to play earlier than PC. I have deluxe edition, 72 hrs early access. couldnt care less if we have or dont have a trans in it. ill be playing as evil regardless lol

[Decorus]

Trans people are mad that JK Rowling said they weren't the sex they are or want to be.
I can understand this and rather then apologize she doubled down on it, because what she said while technically correct is not how they feel or want to be viewed. Basically her statement is the metaphorical equivalent of taking a giant dump on them.

That being said the people who are boycotting the game don't seem to understand the people who developed the game don't agree with what she said and made it entirely possible for you to have a trans character in Hogwarts Legacy.

[Sora (งಠ_ಠ)ง]

Originally posted by Lepus:

Trans people mad it's JK Rowling
Trans people happy it has trans students
Right people happy it pisses off trans people
Right people mad they bought it before they knew it had trans students

a conundrum indeed