The people that would drop Harry Potter over this matter are probably 0,001% of the readers and media and game developers act like it's 70%.If J.K. Rowling gets cancelled then maybe people will drop Harry Potter and go read another book to which lazily compare to socio-political events or situations.
This also applies to Avatar: The Last Airbender. I love the show but it's TV version of Harry Potter. Watch. Another. Show.
If J.K. Rowling gets cancelled then maybe people will drop Harry Potter and go read another book to which lazily compare to socio-political events or situations.
This also applies to Avatar: The Last Airbender. I love the show but it's TV version of Harry Potter. Watch. Another. Show.
He's completely into it. He was a staff member at Kotaku which should tell you all you need to know.Is this Schreier guy just reporting these or is he completely into it? I don't know because if he is, I won't read anymore of his "journalism".
Her comments weren't just about transwomen, they were pretty inflammatory toward women as well
and overall poorly presented during a bad time in general.
She's also allowed to have an opinion and offend people with it. I think it's possible that content creators and the things they create can be separate entities. For some solid counter point here, Daniel Radcliffe responded to her tweets
d I think made some salient points regarding Rowling, her opinions, and how they apply to Harry Potter overall. There's a lot to criticize beyond this.
I saw a healthy discourse about her racial stereotypes surrounding the character Chou Chang as well, so I'd be interested to see if this studio has any Asians that are offended by this.
Except if the game looks like shit. And this way they have a good excuse.Will sell millions despite a few butthurt fans, the same as TLOU2
So the Devs are a bunch of misogynists, angry that an actual woman didn't know her place and spoke out of turn, basically.
Eh, I think Harry Potter has it's place. I'm an elementary school teacher and the series is a great way to build confidence with young readers. At it's reading level, there isn't a whole lot to really compare it to.
I think the series itself is a ton of fun, but I'll never understand people who tie it (or any form of media really) to their identity.
So.... Is it NOT a game discussions forum anymore? Absolutely none of those posts were shitty. Jesus Christ.You need to check out the Era thread.
And that's just a few.
Imagine actually being deluded enough to think that fans will give a steamy shit about Rowling's comments.
So sick of these out of touch SJW cunts in the media acting like they represent the majority.
Ask 100 people in the street if her comments were offensive and I guarantee that 90 of them will struggle to even understand the "problem".
You need to check out the Era thread.
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Avalanche? Must be an open world then, color me interested.
Windu
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please be good
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Next gen only?
Neat.
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Can't wait to play it. Give me a quidditch mode that's as fun as Quidditch World Cup was.
And that's just a few.
You need to check out the Era thread.
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Avalanche? Must be an open world then, color me interested.
Windu
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Next gen only?
Neat.
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Can't wait to play it. Give me a quidditch mode that's as fun as Quidditch World Cup was.
And that's just a few.
It's absolutely not a gaming forum.So.... Is it NOT a game discussions forum anymore? Absolutely none of those posts were shitty. Jesus Christ.
lol does every post have to be a fucking essay or commentary on how white men suck now? can't even make a simple comment about a game without bans.They expressed interest in a game and they were banned for it...
I thought it was a gaming forum? Fucking losers.
lol does every post have to be a fucking essay or commentary on how white men suck now? can't even make a simple comment about a game without bans.
Yeah, I mean... they're retarded for keeping posting there.You need to check out the Era thread.
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Avalanche? Must be an open world then, color me interested.
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Next gen only?
Neat.
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Can't wait to play it. Give me a quidditch mode that's as fun as Quidditch World Cup was.
And that's just a few.
This mob as power.The same way TLOU2 fans reacted to all the Twitter outrage. By not giving two shits.
She's also allowed to have an opinion
Imagine what this shit hole of a world is going to look like in twenty years.
Not gonna lie, I'm LEGIT scared.
Yeah, I just don't get this line of thinking. It's escapist fiction that takes place in a reality not our own. Why do some people need it to reflect their real life selves? Is it so important for them to be represented in a fictional world when the real world is what matters?
Take The Witcher for example. After the Netflix series premiered, it gained a whole new following among many people who weren't fantasy fans or gamers. And suddenly people are trying to justify that anyone can become a witcher even when it contradicts the lore. Check out this thread on twitter regarding witchers with disabilities:
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It's pathetic.
Yeah, I just don't get this line of thinking. It's escapist fiction that takes place in a reality not our own. Why do some people need it to reflect their real life selves? Is it so important for them to be represented in a fictional world when the real world is what matters?
Take The Witcher for example. After the Netflix series premiered, it gained a whole new following among many people who weren't fantasy fans or gamers. And suddenly people are trying to justify that anyone can become a witcher even when it contradicts the lore. Check out this thread on twitter regarding witchers with disabilities:
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It's pathetic.
Replying to this because it was the first attempt at discussion in a thread of drive bys.You can read it here. Be prepared to be reading for a while as she is anything but brief. I don't consider myself a true feminist as you'll not see me white knighting, but I quite enjoyed reading her essay on this topic. As one who never read Harry Potter, I'm kind of taken by her writing and have a new appreciation for her. Her points basically boil down this, if you don't have the half hour to read. 1) Women naturally have a whole set of issues that they must labor through that trans-women will never know, and this recent trans-women's rights actually undercuts much of the feminist cause's gains for women's rights, because suddenly now, unlike at any other time in history, anyone can be a woman instantly. 2) I believe a lot of her apprehension towards trans-women's rights is rooted in the pain and emotional trauma she has experienced as a biological woman who has been physically and emotionally abused growing up and in her first marriage. She can totally sympathize with the danger that trans-women face, but it does not replace or override the cause that is women's rights. In particular, she is extra guarded with restrooms and changing areas where someone who decided he feels like a woman today shouldn't just be able to enter unannounced. This can and will cause a lot of negative feelings (fear, embarrassment) for the women who are in there and vulnerable.
To the point, Rowling never suggests that trans-women's rights and the cause doesn't deserve support. Rather, she is blunt in suggesting they're barking up the wrong tree in expecting all the same rights and spaces as biological women.
It's important to remember the bubble this is in. The vocal trans crowd isn't even representative of the whole online trans world, and the online stuff means very little to most of the real world. The real world tends not to be quite as sensitive, and more to the point vocal, about things. And even for those who are that sensitive and want people to listen to them, Twitter gives them a platform they don't have elsewhere.When did people become so sensitive ? Serious question.
I think that if you got a dick you should get to a men area, I don't even know how this is even controversial.JK is worried about people just saying "Oh yeah I'm trans" to get into a women only area and perv. But I can't imagine anyone whose goal is to prove they're serious about it all and get started on hormone treatments is to go in a women's changing room and start windmilling their dick in front of strangers. They're going to want some privacy. Anyone being a perv, just like a lesbian could be a perv, is going to be called out and kicked out of any establishment they enter. It's also a lot of effort to go through. And even for the rare few that would do that, should everyone else be punished for the actions of a few?
Their whining only affects high profile people like actors dependent on the media and big companies for their careers. Angry joe, Rowling, Kojima etc probably couldn't care less what these nutjobs cry about.After ProJared, Angry Joe and JK Rowling..
My prediction for Resetera next target is....Hideo Kojima...
For being particularly sexist bulshit, putting sexy women in videogame, objectifying women blablabla..some sexist related bulshit...
You know the drill....
Those nutcase love dogpilling people
So where can I read her statement? From what I got second hand she sees a risk in exposing kids to transgender discussions and normalizing the topic?
I mean I'm a very liberal/progressive guy but that has always been a thought in my mind as well...
After ProJared, Angry Joe and JK Rowling..
My prediction for Resetera next target is....Hideo Kojima...
For being particularly sexist bulshit, putting sexy women in videogame, objectifying women blablabla..some sexist related bulshit...
You know the drill....
Those nutcase love dogpilling people