https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_disputes_over_the_Harry_Potter_series
I just read this statement and it's such trash. Giving in to the Gamers TM who "just want to play a video game" as screamed by many a chud in the comments. Completely shutting down discussion as to why people shouldn't buy the game and allowing all discussion and platforming of the game which they've admitted they know is "controversial". Token "trans rights" at the bottom of a post which concedes to bigots. Trash.
It's on track to not only be the biggest selling game of the year but one of the highest rated as well. There's no way major corporate media would have allowed a ban to slide, unfortunately.
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I think I read something like this somewhere before, but I appreciate any and all trans positivity on a day like today. ❤️This popped up on my Firefox, thought it might be of interest here - JKR and Atwood are mentioned in it.:
This 1998 Advice From Ursula K. Le Guin About Gender-Neutral Language Is Still Relevant.
Le Guin discusses her regrets about not using gender-neutral language. “English has a truly ungendered pronoun only in the plural. He, she, and it are gendered, they is not.”getpocket.com
Yeah, one of the major German outlets even mentioned how many views their coverage of the game got in comparison to most other games. There is no way the big sites aren't going to cover it and I do wonder how much of it is enforced from the top (not that it makes in any better).
I think that's a good point. I hope those takes can be linked and/or discussed here. Kyuuji always does a great job highlighting that stuff, lot of reporting about these issues I may have otherwise missed.
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This is less than not giving a shit. This is making an effort to obfuscate and diminish the issue by referring to Rowling's crusade to harm trans people as "comments about transgender people." And to provide excuses, a false deniability of wrongdoing to those who opt to dismiss the damage she's causing by pretending like supporting this game does not support anti-trans bigotry, because while it undeniably does do that through Rowling being paid royalties...think of all this other stuff that doesn't change that, and think of the devs!ign not giving a shit. Not that anyone ever supposed they did but still.
The funniest thing about the Gamergate mascot was they didn't have any prominent women speaking on their behalf, so they had to make up a stupid anime girl to represent their movement, and there was Rule 34 shit of her within the hour.
Other people have made this point before, so I'm not saying anything original here, but I think the biggest problem with Harry Potter expanded universe stuff is that Rowling is still alive and actively working on the franchise. If they made a new Lord of the Rings game, it's not like Tolkien has any involvement. Or with Star Wars, George Lucas is still alive, but Disney bought him out - if he made himself a social pariah now, it wouldn't really reflect on Star Wars in the same way. Rowling, for now, is inseparable from the IP.
Yeah, expecting big websites and streamers not to cover he game is unrealistic, I would say that even small websites and streamers may feel compelled to cover it given the traffic it may bring.
ign not giving a shit. Not that anyone ever supposed they did but still.
Very sympathetic to this framing myself.
Is he generally good faith? Like will he actually read through it and be opened to having his mind changed?I'm trying not to stray off-topic here, but I'm trying hard as fuck to explain the difference between biological traits and gender to a friend... We've been growing more and more apart but I'm still trying to enlighten his ass. I just want to shake the goddamn bigotry out of him.
I found this... It feels fairly comprehensive but I'd like to make sure before I send it to him.
Biological Sex and Gender in the United States | Embryo Project Encyclopedia
In the United States, most people are assigned both a biological sex and gender at birth based on their chromosomes and reproductive organs. However, there is an important distinction between biological sex and gender. Biological sex, such as male, female, or intersex, commonly refers to...embryo.asu.edu
He hasn't been in quite some time... But at least I'd know that I've done my part. If he dissmises it, that's just another step further apart.
The bolded is what bothers me the most (outside of the obvious regarding her literally funding the suffering of trans folks), it's basically burying the lead.
The former allows them to justify to themselves that it's not that bad. If it's "just" stuff said on twitter or in interviews then they don't have to accept the reality of what she's doing.
Unless something changed from the email I got they're still evaluating whether or not they're covering it.
Already hearing noise about terrible PC performance so they may have a field day with it.
They said on twitter they're just waiting for code
