The goblins in the books were often treated as being second class citizens in the magical world. This has only worsened with the recent reveal that the game will feature a goblin uprising. Of particular umbrage has been the way that goblins are written in the series to be hook-nosed and gold hoarding creatures who control the wizard banks, which can easily be interpreted as an anti-Semitic allegory for Jewish people, whether it was explicitly intended or not. Granted, many of these were small side characters, but the fact that they were presented as little more than a few stereotypes and a name has rubbed many the wrong way. This had led to people going back over the books with a more critical eye and finding many characters that seemed to be downright stereotypes in in their portrayal. Rowling had already been the subject of criticism in recent years for her attempts to try and add representation into her books after the fact by statements she made through resources such as Pottermore. Now, I’m not trans myself, nor do I want to even think I could claim to speak for any trans folk, but it’s not hard to see how this would upset a lot of people even from an outside perspective. These occasional outbursts have only continued, popping up every few months. This was even happening just days before the reveal of the long rumored game, which is maybe the worst timing that I have ever seen. She’s also gone on another tweeting spree and promoted a shop that sells buttons, shirts, and stickers that are downright offensive to trans folks. Not to mention that some elements of her post-Harry Potter books have been taken in a much less charitable light now that her views are known. However, over the past two years things ramped up, with Rowling stating things outright herself and even going so far as to write what some consider to be an anti-trans manifesto where she lays out all her thoughts on the matter. This started as simply liking a few tweets or retweeting something odd, but quick deletions and these being attributed to being a slip of the thumb led many at the time to be willing to let these slide with just a wary side-eye. Most of her vitriol seems to be focused towards transwomen in particular, but the bases of her rhetoric do effect both transwomen and transmen. What’s up with JKR?įor those of you who are not aware of what has been happening with the Harry Potter author, she has revealed herself to be transphobic and, at times, antagonistic towards trans people. Rowling’s revelations about her deeper character and views. Either way, let’s get into it, because we really do need to still talk about the issue of the upcoming game Hogwarts Legacy and what it means for those who have been hurt or put off by J.K. However, discussions are making the rounds about this game again witht he more in depth look that we got recently, so it’s about time that I finally do, don’t you think? Obviously, though, I’ve had to make some edits and changes based on new information. So, this is initially something that I wrote about back when this game was first announced, but as time went on, the subject got talked to death and I never got around to posting my own thoughts.
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