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She thinks you buying and playing the game means you agree with her views.
Yaarrrrrr
Ahoy matey of culture.
I don't think so, the devs made sure to make the game inclusive in many ways that she disagrees with. But I do think no one should buy the game as it gives her money, it's like buying from a brand owned by nestle. All she sees is money to give to people who support her disgusting and pathetic views and it doesn't matter if whatever thing that's based on her creation tries to go against those views. And it doesn't matter if that thing directly pays her, it will help continue the popularity of that thing so she ends up with more money anyway.
She's publicly said she takes people purchasing Harry Potter merch as support for her views.
She thinks a lot of things I disagree with. I don't put much stock in what she thinks. If you do, that's your business, but it's got nothing to do with me.
They used to say if you read Harry Potter you worshiped the devil. As an Atheist, I never put much stock in that. I, of course, did not worship the devil at any point, before or after reading the books and/or movies. Playing a game with LGBTQ+ characters and having people assume I share the view of bigots, and I've been a lifelong ally, makes even less sense to me.
Also, the game's been given away and sold for deep discounts (something like 90% off). It's assumed it's to get people playing so they pay attention to a sequel announcement.
What she thinks, not the problem. What she spends her Hogwarts licencing dollars is. She literally bankrolled the lawyers that got Gender Recognition Certificates made useless by enforcing a definition of woman that excludes trans women in the UK Supreme court. She did this to the tune of about seven hundred thousand pounds sterling personally out of pocket.
She spends her dosh on fighting to literally change laws that attack trans people's ability to exist in public and funds the defense of bigots who got fired or reprimanded at their workplaces for harassment of trans coworkers.
This stopped being about her being a troll about four years ago. The reason people say not to buy her shit these days is because of what she's doing with the money.
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I wasn't casting shade on you, just repeating what Jo has said publicly, that she views Harry Potter merchandise sales as a tacit endorsement of her views. It's always worth considering the views of the creator when consuming media, informed consumer and all that. But yes I've gotten the game free myself and also pirated it.
That's fair. I also have a Hermione (I forget which year) Pop figure because I always liked the character.
I think it's funny that J.K. Rowling considers Hermione to be the self-insert character. She's a bit more like Draco or the Slytherin house and their leanings toward purebloods, with regards to her opinions on trans women.
I never liked how she did the Houses. Gryffindor good, Slytherin evil, and the other two don't matter. I never got that. How I would have done it, Harry would still be Gryffindor, Ron would be Hufflepuff, Hermione Ravenclaw, and Draco Slytherin, but they'd all be friends, with different goals, and would have to work together in various pairings/trios/all four of them to solve problems relating to each of the four Houses. She set up a good system but then sold it short. My character is basically a more ambitious Hermione, so she's a Ravenclaw. She's a bit naive at first, but her thirst for power makes her almost seem Slytherin, and she uses dark magic. But only on evil. Like all information is good to know, it's the application of it that determines the ethics and morality.
I don't much mind shade, I get plenty of it at work. I make some of my own shade, but I also make light, by the same token or analogy. Even if you were casting shade, that would be your choice. It's my choice whether I dwell in it or "shine". It's not a great example. We all throw a little shade at things we don't like and it's hard to avoid it sometimes. I just try to have fun, even if some of the people involved in that fun aren't such good people, if that makes any sense. The TL;DR is, "you're good."
It all comes down to Harry Potter being kids books largely and most of the world building and themes don't hold up to real scrutiny.