![]() ![]() Many may not even be aware that there’s a controversy at all. They’re playing the game because they have fond memories of Harry Potter, because they’re buying it for their kids, or just because they think it looks neat. As alarming as it’s been over the past few years to watch the most famous author on Earth commit herself to further stigmatizing an already marginalized community, most people buying this game likely aren’t thinking about that. Not wanting to give money or attention to Rowling, who has shown a willingness to use her platform to try and roll back trans rights, some trans people and their allies encouraged fans not to buy Hogwarts Legacy, Clearly, those attempts did not make an impact on sales.Īnd I think that was bound to happen. The backlash got to the point where Rowling did not appear in an HBO Max reunion special focused on the Harry Potter movies, nor was she involved in Hogwarts Legacy, which the developer took pains to point out. Rowling not only held bigoted views of transgender men, women and non-binary people, but was willing to spread them among her large audience and to fight against the advancement of rights for trans people. That’s because, over the course of a few years, it became clear that original Harry Potter author J.K. The release of the game was also met with backlash, as has been true of pretty much everything involving Harry Potter for a while now. ![]() Hogwarts Legacy, a new video game set in the Harry Potteruniverse, is out, and by all accounts it’s a big success! Sales have been fantastic and review are very solid. ![]()
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